Tag Archives: California

Photos of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest held in California

Photos of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest held in California

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2025. — This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Truffles, a 6-year-old micro bully, prepares to compete in in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., …

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California

Editor’s Note: This release was edited Aug. 9, 2025, to update the International Space Station docking port for the Crew-10 mission. The first crew to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program completed the agency’s 10th commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Saturday. NASA astronauts Anne …

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A grassroots effort is underway to monitor ICE operations in Southern California

A grassroots effort is underway to monitor ICE operations in Southern California

Pasadena, California — School librarian Sharon Nicholls and her neighbors have made their local Home Depot in Pasadena, California, a top priority. “I’m not an activist,” Nicholls told CBS News. “We’re all just regular people.” Nicholls and her neighbors are part of a campaign called Adopt a Corner which comes to the Home Depot every morning to provide day laborers …

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Top California Democrats endorse redistricting plan

Top California Democrats endorse redistricting plan

By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson addresses the media during a press conference with a delegation of Texas Democrats who fled their state over the GOP redistricting plan, at the Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in Sacramento, on Aug. 8, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for …

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Fight over California school board member’s Instagram ‘likes’ escalates into Nazi name-calling

Fight over California school board member’s Instagram ‘likes’ escalates into Nazi name-calling

A school board meeting in Redlands, California, devolved into name-calling and Nazi comparisons this week amid a heated argument over a board member’s social media activity. Candy Olson — part of the board’s conservative-voting majority — has hit “like” on Instagram carousels of images that include racist and antisemitic memes, according to screenshots collected by a group of parents. More …

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California governor threatens "trigger" redistricting plan based on what Texas GOP decides – Axios

California governor threatens “trigger” redistricting plan based on what Texas GOP decides  Axios California Democrats Back Newsom Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps for 2026  KQED California backs absent Texas Democrats as redistricting fight escalates  The Guardian Why Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley wants to stop the national fight over redistricting  WBUR Blue-state Republicans sound alarm on redistricting tit-for-tat  The Hill Source link

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California Democrats Back Newsom Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps for 2026

California Democrats Back Newsom Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps for 2026

Some Democrats in California initially were skeptical of scrapping the district lines drawn by the state’s independent redistricting commission. Voters approved a ballot measure in 2008 creating the commission to draw state legislative district lines, and expanded its power to congressional maps with a separate measure in 2010. Others worried about the tight timeline to place a measure before voters …

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Contagious tuberculosis case prompts notice at Northern California casino – Sacramento Bee

Contagious tuberculosis case prompts notice at Northern California casino  Sacramento Bee Tuberculosis exposure prompts health alert at Northern California casino  San Francisco Chronicle Popular Northern California casino said tuberculosis exposure happened on property  The Mercury News Case of contagious tuberculosis confirmed at Cache Creek Casino Resort  KCRA Cache Creek Casino and Resort alerts of contagious tuberculosis  KTVU Source link

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