California Gov. Gavin Newsom has to reconcile a $73 billion budget deficit by the end of June, a problem some lawmakers and analysts say his “mismanagement of state finances” helped create. In 2022, Newsom signed a $301 billion budget into law and boasted a $97 billion surplus. The budget, nearly triple what it was the prior fiscal year, included billions …
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Three U.S. airports can now boast that they have some of the best travel dining experiences in the world. The 2024 Global Tastemakers panel of more than 180 food and travel experts revealed their 10 favorite airports for dining and drinks on Tuesday, with one bonus. Among those on the list were New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, …
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A young fan was recently living one of her very own “Glory Days” at the conclusion of a Bruce Springsteen concert. During the March 31 show at Chase Center in San Francisco, an 11-year-old student held up a poster that read, “SKIPPING SCHOOL SIGN MY NOTE?” Springsteen noticed the young fan’s placard and very willingly penned the absence slip to …
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As the most populous state in the nation, California educates hundreds of thousands of college students each year. Accordingly, the Golden State is home to the largest higher-education system in the U.S., according to the Public Policy Institute of California. The 10 campuses that comprise the University of California system are the state’s main academic research institution, while the California …
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. – Surging border crossings are putting a strain on communities in Southern California, where hordes of migrants are often spotted at transit hubs after immigration officials resumed street releases, local politicians say. “There’s no end in sight,” San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond told Fox News. “This is a new norm, which I think we’re going …
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A California rehabilitation foundation for people addicted to heroin transformed into a “communal living experiment” with cult-like tendencies in the 1950s, according to a new documentary series. Charles Diedrich, a former alcoholic, initially founded his storefront rehabilitation center in Santa Monica that would become known as the Synanon Foundation in 1958. By 1978, the center had amassed thousands of members …
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Media personality and fashion icon Paris Hilton is taking her advocacy against institutional child abuse to the California Capitol. Hilton — who alleged that she was a victim of sexual abuse as a teenager in the ‘90s at a boarding school in Utah — is sponsoring California Republican lawmaker Shannon Grove’s bill, theAccountability in Children’s Treatment (ACT), which seeks to …
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The man convicted in Polly Klaas’ 1993 kidnapping from a sleepover and subsequent murder is asking the California Superior Court to overturn his death sentence. Richard Allen Davis, who is locked up at San Quentin State Prison, was sentenced to death for abducting 12-year-old Polly — now known as the first missing girl on the internet — from a sleepover …
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After a pro-Palestinian protest erupted at a California college on Friday, the president cracked down, saying that the students would be “subject to immediate suspension.” President Gabrielle Starr of Pomona College in Claremont, California, addressed the campus community after she said a group of protesters refused to identify themselves to Campus Safety and Student Affairs staff and verbally harassed staff, …
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California law enforcement shot and killed a suspect at a mall in Los Angeles County following a police chase on Friday, according to officials. The shooting happened at around 4:30 p.m. at the Los Cerritos Center shopping mall in Cerritos, California, according to KTTV. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said California Highway Patrol was involved in the shooting. CALIFORNIA …
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