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Gov. Gavin Newsom orders state agencies to inventory crime prevention efforts sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Gov. Gavin Newsom orders state agencies to inventory crime prevention efforts

The outgoing governor directed state public safety agencies to collaborate on efforts to cut down on bureaucratic hurdles for crime victims.

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Judge blocks federal agents from questioning Californians on ‘flawed’ voter lists sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Judge blocks federal agents from questioning Californians on ‘flawed’ voter lists

A federal judge ruled that a “surge” of armed agents sent to question people suspected of illegally registering to vote was likely unlawful, citing flawed government data.

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Sen. Alex Padilla makes surprise visit to Sacramento ICE facility. What he found sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Sen. Alex Padilla makes surprise visit to Sacramento ICE facility. What he found

The senator made a snap visit to the downtown Sacramento holding center Thursday to monitor conditions: “I’ve seen better and I’ve seen worse.”

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DOJ threatens to prosecute California election officials. Experts call it ‘absurd’ sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

DOJ threatens to prosecute California election officials. Experts call it ‘absurd’

County elections offices say they can’t verify citizenship. The DOJ is threatening to prosecute them over noncitizen ballots anyway.

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Have your election questions answered by The Bee, from the comfort of your own home sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Have your election questions answered by The Bee, from the comfort of your own home

Join The Sacramento Bee for a virtual edition of our Understanding Your Ballot event on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Three California state worker unions stood together at SEIU Local 1000 strike sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Three California state worker unions stood together at SEIU Local 1000 strike

When SEIU Local 1000 President Anica Walls took to the stage at Wednesday’s strike, two other unions had leaders by her side.

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Additional California federal lawmakers receive suspicious white powder mail sacbee.com/news/california/a…
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With no deal, SEIU Local 1000 state workers join one-day strike. What to know sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

With no deal, SEIU Local 1000 state workers join one-day strike. What to know

Today’s walkout is the largest state worker strike in California history.

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Utility leader urges CA lawmakers to find ‘durable’ solution on wildfire liability sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Utility leader urges CA lawmakers to find ‘durable’ solution on wildfire liability

The meetings follow a contentious fight over the summer over the liability of utilities after wildfires they cause.

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Legislative attorneys say definition used by Prop. 45 likely excludes data centers sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Legislative attorneys say definition used by Prop. 45 likely excludes data centers

Legislative Counsel finds definition of broadband facilities used in the measure doesn’t include data centers. Opponents maintain it does.

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Newsom’s death row mulling has support — though tempered — in California Legislature sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Newsom’s death row mulling has support — though tempered — in California Legislature

The governor has until early January to act if he wants to commute the sentences of people on death row.

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‘Our strike is moving forward.’ SEIU Local 1000 doesn’t make last-minute deal sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

‘Our strike is moving forward.’ SEIU Local 1000 doesn’t make last-minute deal

California state workers are expected to strike Oct. 21 after SEIU Local 1000 and CalHR didn’t come to an eleventh hour deal.

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Judge releases Sacramento man accused of illegally voting in federal elections sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Judge releases Sacramento man accused of illegally voting in federal elections

Three Sacramento-area residents accused of voting illegally as noncitizens have been released from custody but still face misdemeanor charges.

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Democratic legislators push back on California voter fraud claims after charges sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Democratic legislators push back on California voter fraud claims after charges

It is unlikely to quiet concerns raised by Republicans about the integrity of the state’s elections.

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How much longer will Sacramento’s progressive politics let Califia suffer? | Opinion sacbee.com/opinion/article31…

How much longer will Sacramento’s progressive politics let Califia suffer? | Opinion

“Cali is dying on the streets because there is no way...to help her.”

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CA immigration business seized over allegations of practicing law without a license sacbee.com/news/california/a…

CA immigration business seized over allegations of practicing law without a license

The State Bar of California raided the North American Immigration Center in Chino, calling it an unauthorized law firm

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SEIU Local 1000’s one-day state worker strike is Wednesday. What to know sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

SEIU Local 1000’s one-day state worker strike is Wednesday. What to know

California’s largest state worker union has planned a strike for Oct. 21. What do state workers and Californians need to know?

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68-year-old Sacramento man among Californians charged with voter fraud by feds sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

68-year-old Sacramento man among Californians charged with voter fraud by feds

“It was a really big mistake,” said a Sacramento man who was charged. “I’m really nervous and really upset.”

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Feds target alleged noncitizen voters with ‘flawed’ data, groups tell judge in CA sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Feds target alleged noncitizen voters with ‘flawed’ data, groups tell judge in CA

A federal judge in Oakland must decide if a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s investigations of possible voter fraud can proceed.

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Sacramento-area Democrats Matsui, Jones drop millions into their House races sacbee.com/news/politics-gov…

Sacramento-area Democrats Matsui, Jones drop millions into their House races

The two Democrats are both wealthy and locked in intra-party, generational battles in the Sacramento region.

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