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Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments
Read full article: Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampmentsA Sacramento prosecutor is suing California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments.
Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercion
Read full article: Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercionFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration says three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the southern border to California on private planes went willingly.
Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
Read full article: Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many citiesHomelessness is expected to be up when the federal government releases results from an annual count in coming months, the first full tally since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Mass shooting suspect served less time with California law
Read full article: Mass shooting suspect served less time with California lawOfficials say a suspect arrested in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting near the California state Capitol would likely still be in prison were it not for corrections officials’ use of sentencing credits authorized by voters in 2016.
Law reduced prison time for man tied to Sacramento shooting
Read full article: Law reduced prison time for man tied to Sacramento shootingOfficials say a suspect arrested in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting near the California state Capitol would likely still be in prison if not for corrections officials’ use of sentencing credits authorized by voters in 2016.
Official: Sacramento shooting suspect seen on video with gun
Read full article: Official: Sacramento shooting suspect seen on video with gunA law enforcement official says a second suspect arrested in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento posted a live Facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun hours before the shooting.
Arrest made in connection with Sacramento mass shooting
Read full article: Arrest made in connection with Sacramento mass shootingSacramento police have announced an arrest connected to the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives.
Schiff in mix as Newsom deliberates on next California AG
Read full article: Schiff in mix as Newsom deliberates on next California AGScott Applewhite, File)SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The public and private jockeying to be California's next attorney general is intensifying as Gov. It's a powerful nod of support for Schiff, who does not have much of a personal relationship with Newsom. AdThe job of attorney general is among the highest profile in California, second only to governor in terms of public recognition and overall power. Steinberg, the Sacramento mayor and former leader of the state Senate, is making private appeals to Newsom and his inner circle. Steinberg has a long and close relationship with Newsom, which could be an asset as Newsom faces a potential recall.
Large crowds march across California for George Floyd
Read full article: Large crowds march across California for George FloydThe protest is sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (Jason Pierce/The Sacramento Bee via AP)SAN FRANCISCO Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets in San Francisco, Sacramento, Simi Valley, San Diego, Los Angeles and elsewhere across California on Saturday, continuing more than a week of protest marches expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd. The large turnout of white protesters "is sending a powerful message. It was there that four white Los Angeles police officers were found not guilty of beating motorist Rodney King, sparking riots in 1992. Police can't operate without community trust that is broken when officers act improperly as they did most recently with Floyd, he said.
Police: Man had hammer, not a gun, when he was fatally shot
Read full article: Police: Man had hammer, not a gun, when he was fatally shotJoined by community faith leaders Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti takes a knee in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. "This young man was shot multiple times while he was on his knees and appeared to be trying to surrender, Burris said. Gavin Newsom made a low-key visit to Los Angeles. .-Antczak reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press journalists Kathleen Ronayne and Cuneyt Dil in Sacramento and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report