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Is California Ready to Lead the Nation in Science? New Bill Aims to Fill Federal Gaps Is California Ready to Lead the Nation in Science? New Bill Aims to Fill Federal Gaps
Politics March 29, 2025

Is California Ready to Lead the Nation in Science? New Bill Aims to Fill Federal Gaps

Senator Scott Wiener pushes for a state-run research agency to counter federal ... more

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International Nelson Mandela Day: 10 powerful quotes International Nelson Mandela Day: 10 powerful quotes
Politics July 18, 2023

International Nelson Mandela Day: 10 powerful quotes

International Nelson Mandela Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of ... more

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Inside Mexico’s border troop deployment following Trump’s tariff threats Inside Mexico’s border troop deployment following Trump’s tariff threats
Politics February 21, 2025

Inside Mexico’s border troop deployment following Trump’s tariff threats

More than 2,500 Mexican troops, from the states of Tlaxcala, Durango, Yucatán ... more

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Initiative to name drug traffickers as terrorists Initiative to name drug traffickers as terrorists
Politics March 15, 2023

Initiative to name drug traffickers as terrorists

The U.S. should label Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, said ... more

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Initiative seeks to legitimize psychedelic drugs against anxiety Initiative seeks to legitimize psychedelic drugs against anxiety
Mental Health February 28, 2023

Initiative seeks to legitimize psychedelic drugs against anxiety

State Sen. Scott Wiener aims to decriminalize a variety of plant-based psychedelic ... more

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In the Land of the Free… A Growing Push for Military Involvement in Civilian Policing In the Land of the Free… A Growing Push for Military Involvement in Civilian Policing
Justice August 4, 2025

In the Land of the Free… A Growing Push for Military Involvement in Civilian Policing

New reporting based on a leaked briefing memo from a recent meeting ... more

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In July, the law that sealed the criminal records in California goes into effect In July, the law that sealed the criminal records in California goes into effect
Politics November 30, 2022

In July, the law that sealed the criminal records in California goes into effect

California lawyers approved one of the most far-reaching criminal justice reform measures ... more

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In California, employers must give you time off to vote. Here’s how that works In California, employers must give you time off to vote. Here’s how that works
Politics November 5, 2024

In California, employers must give you time off to vote. Here’s how that works

Tuesday is Election Day. Polls are open in California from 7 a.m. ... more

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Immigration Takes Center Stage in the Elections: Republicans and Democrats Clash Immigration Takes Center Stage in the Elections: Republicans and Democrats Clash
Immigration November 3, 2022

Immigration Takes Center Stage in the Elections: Republicans and Democrats Clash

According to the Pew Center, the immigration issue is no longer the ... more

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Immigration Arrests Are Up Sharply in Every State Immigration Arrests Are Up Sharply in Every State
Immigration June 30, 2025

Immigration Arrests Are Up Sharply in Every State

Immigration arrests have increased nationwide and more than doubled in 38 states ... more

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Immigration ‘kidnappings’: The danger of having brown skin Immigration ‘kidnappings’: The danger of having brown skin
California July 3, 2025

Immigration ‘kidnappings’: The danger of having brown skin

Two novel challenges to the Trump administration were filed this week in ... more

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Immigrants Are Becoming U.S. Citizens at Fastest Clip in Years Immigrants Are Becoming U.S. Citizens at Fastest Clip in Years
Immigration August 13, 2024

Immigrants Are Becoming U.S. Citizens at Fastest Clip in Years

The federal government is processing citizenship requests at the fastest clip in ... more

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ICE would receive more than $100 billion through September 2029 ICE would receive more than $100 billion through September 2029
Immigration July 4, 2025

ICE would receive more than $100 billion through September 2029

The Big, Beautiful Bill, passed Thursday by Congress, dramatically increases funding for ... more

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ICE shifts tactics to target workplace raids ICE shifts tactics to target workplace raids
Immigration June 8, 2025

ICE shifts tactics to target workplace raids

The chaos that engulfed Los Angeles on Saturday began a day earlier ... more

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ICE Agents: Untouchable and Dangerous — Victims of Trump’s Arrest Quotas? ICE Agents: Untouchable and Dangerous — Victims of Trump’s Arrest Quotas?
Immigration June 13, 2025

ICE Agents: Untouchable and Dangerous — Victims of Trump’s Arrest Quotas?

A few weeks ago, Tom Homan, the border czar, received a reprimand ... more

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ICE Agents Have Been Losing Credibility: Grand Juries Refuse to Indict LA Anti-ICE Protesters ICE Agents Have Been Losing Credibility: Grand Juries Refuse to Indict LA Anti-ICE Protesters
Latinos July 24, 2025

ICE Agents Have Been Losing Credibility: Grand Juries Refuse to Indict LA Anti-ICE Protesters

A Trump administration appointee has been going hard after demonstrators in Los ... more

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Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Politics February 28, 2025

Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ... more

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Humanitarian parole, TPS and DACA: Everything is at stake in these elections Humanitarian parole, TPS and DACA: Everything is at stake in these elections
Immigration October 10, 2024

Humanitarian parole, TPS and DACA: Everything is at stake in these elections

It was President Joe Biden himself who decided not to extend the ... more

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Hugo Soto-Martinez: We Have Hope, Los Angeles is a Strong City. Hugo Soto-Martinez: We Have Hope, Los Angeles is a Strong City.
Politics March 5, 2025

Hugo Soto-Martinez: We Have Hope, Los Angeles is a Strong City.

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez has been a fighter for the community, and now ... more

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How would mass deportation of migrants under Trump actually work? How would mass deportation of migrants under Trump actually work?
Immigration July 17, 2024

How would mass deportation of migrants under Trump actually work?

Two former officials who handled immigration issues for then-President Donald Trump say ... more