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May 18, 2023

Bob Lee murder suspect Nima Momeni's lawyer says it was accident, client acted in self-defense

Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old Bay Area entrepreneur accused of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in April, pleaded not guilty to murder Thursday.

May 18, 2023

New Jersey kidnapping suspect faces new charges after woman held captive for 1 year made daring escape: AG

James Parrillo Jr., a kidnapping suspect arrested in New Jersey after video showed a woman escape in February, faces new sexual assault charges.

May 18, 2023

California doctor 'purposefully drove' Tesla off cliff with family inside: affidavit

California doctor Dharmesh Patel "purposefully drove off" a cliff in his Tesla with his entire family inside, his wife reportedly told investigators in January.

May 18, 2023

California city gives celebrity chef José Andrés an exemption for his restaurant to use gas stoves

After a legal challenge, the city of Palo Alto, California, backed down from demanding a highbrow restaurant should have to use electric stoves rather than natural gas.

May 18, 2023

High-tech cameras helping California firefighters battle wildfires are now publicly accessible

The University of California San Diego and state fire agencies announced a program called AlertCalifornia, which has made over 1,000 cameras publicly available.

May 17, 2023

California officials to pay $1.4M to churches after abortion mandate backfires

California officials have agreed to pay $1.4 million in attorney fees to multiple churches that pushed back and won a court victory against the state's abortion coverage mandate from 2014.

May 17, 2023

San Francisco reparations task force member touts tax on billionaires to get $5 million per city resident

Reparations task force member Rev. Amos Brown spoke optimistically about the prospect of reparations being paid to Black San Franciscans.

May 17, 2023

Late Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California

The late Tupac Shakur is getting part of a street named after him after the Oakland City Council voted on the matter on Tuesday. The street will be called Tupac Shakur Way.

May 17, 2023

Californians slam 'unbelievable' proposal to pay unemployed migrants: 'Doesn't make any sense'

Some California residents are warning against what they can an unsustainable proposal granting weekly checks to unemployed migrants amid the ending of Title 42

May 17, 2023

US power grid facing elevated risk of shortages this summer amid green energy push: watchdog

The nation's top power grid watchdog warned Wednesday that most Americans are at an elevated risk of facing power outages this summer as states continue pushing green policies.