The Democrat-controlled Legislature is still negotiating with Gov. Gavin Newsom on how to spend more than $300 billion for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Here’s a look at the sticking points.
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Why ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ will be California’s next abortion battleground
In rural areas with acute primary care shortages, “crisis pregnancy centers” outnumber abortion clinics 11 to 2.
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Driver in fatal West Long Beach hit-and-run arrested, police say
The fatal hit-and-run occurred at the intersection of Willow Street and Caspian Avenue around 11 p.m. on Friday, June 16.
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Stolen vehicle pursuit ends in 91 Freeway crash
A CHP officer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after a stolen vehicle crashed during a police pursuit.
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City Council will consider 2 trash rate increases to comply with new organic recycling law
The City Council is holding a special hearing Tuesday to authorize the two rate increases, the first of which is expected to go into effect July 1.
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Cabrillo instructional aide named LBUSD employee of the year
Martha Jenkins was recognized late last month for going above and beyond to help her special education students learn and grow.
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California artists, chefs find creative ways to confront destructive ‘superbloom’ of wild mustard
Mustard was among the most prominent of wild flowering plants that seemingly popped up everywhere in California this spring. As temperatures warm it is starting to die, making it tinder for wildfires in a state that has been ravaged by blazes.
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California’s COVID unemployment reckoning goes national
A former federal technology official enlisted by Gov. Gavin Newsom to triage California’s pandemic unemployment response details in a new book how technical and political failures combined to block payments to workers while enabling fraud.
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Judge dismisses Long Beach vacant lot fee challenge
The lawsuit by a Long Beach property owner and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association challenged the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance in which landowners are charged a monthly fee for letting their property sit vacant.
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Graduation photos: Educational Partnership High School celebrates class of 2023
Educational Partnership High School held its commencement ceremony Friday, where 297 graduates commemorated the end of their high school education.