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Swalwell said he would step down from the office he’s held since 2013 but continued to deny the allegations against him by four separate women.
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Jungho Kim/CalMattersThree years of cancelled salmon seasons have devastated the industry. Now, salmon fishing is expected to finally reopen. Will it be enough for the industry to survive? -
Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalFellow Democratic candidates are calling on Swalwell to drop out of the race for California governor as major organizations are reviewing their endorsements of him following a report in the San Francisco Chronicle alleging he assaulted a former staffer. Swalwell denied the allegations.
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Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts is questioning the decisions by the guides to lead such a large group through dangerous terrain amid avalanche warnings. -
California joined a growing legal fight against a Trump administration policy requiring many detained undocumented immigrants to remain in custody without the opportunity to request a hearing to determine whether they can be released from jail before a trial and under what conditions. -
A federal judge rules that the Border Patrol again broke the rules in California immigration sweeps, saying agents acted “without considering or complying with law Congress enacted.” -
Newsom promised to help a Native tribe restore sacred salmon to their ancestral river. Now California is ending the funding. -
Oregon, the first state to adopt universal mail voting, is one of more than 20 states suing to block the order -
Candidates for California’s 2nd Congressional District met at a League of Women Voters forum in Redding, debating health care, immigration and election policy in a newly redrawn region. -
Democrats have run California for years, but in a nationally critical election the party is being confronted by the limits of its own power: the race for governor is out of control. -
Construction on the $100 million project is now about a year behind schedule and expected to open in 2027. -
A judge sealed the warrants allowing a sheriff to seize 600,000 ballots. News organizations say the public has a right to see what’s in them. -
With reservoirs brimming — but snowpack abysmal — experts warn of a potentially early fire season. -
California has experienced an unseasonable stretch of warm March weather, breaking temperature records across the state. The early heat wave raises questions about whether state rules put in place to protect agricultural workers from extreme heat are working. -
Here’s a snapshot of the top candidates for governor’s incomes and taxes. Billionaire Tom Steyer dwarfs them all.
