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- Seven months ago I visited the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge in Stanislaus County, as part of a birding trip to see wintering migratory birds. Even on chilly January days in years past, it […]
- A long decline in the number of people managing wildlife refuges in California accelerated after the Trump administration's DOGE staffing cuts.
- The federal aid agency updated its fraud protections, delaying financial aid notifications to students by several weeks.
- Budgets can gloss over key trends, such as how much government has grown in size and cost under Gov. Gavin Newsom. These sources reveal the data.
- The California Supreme Court threw out a guilty plea from a woman who did not understand that a conviction would jeopardize her immigration status.
- For now, the only place you’ll find grizzlies in California are in zoos or on the state flag.
- The warrantless arrests have been a key feature of the government's mass deportation efforts.
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A two-year federal investigation found decades of staff sexual abuse against incarcerated women at the state’s correctional facilities.
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