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March 14, 2023

Paralyzed California man shot dead in care facility in 'targeted shooting,' officials say

A partially paralyzed man was fatally shot in his room at a California care facility over the weekend, authorities said.

March 14, 2023

Biden announces executive order to expand gun background checks, calls on lawmakers to go farther

President Biden gave a speech in Monterey Park, California Tuesday afternoon where he announced an executive order to address gun violence by expanding background checks.

March 14, 2023

Half of all 'unsheltered' homeless people are located in one state: report

California's homeless population has grown over the past three years, though data for the 2023 snapshot, which would show the 2022 population, will remain unavailable for months.

March 14, 2023

San Francisco considers reparations proposal to give $5 million per Black person

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is meeting Tuesday to review a proposal to give $5 million each to qualifying Black residents in reparations as a way to make amends for slavery.

March 14, 2023

Dead body found wrapped in plastic inside grocery store shopping cart; police investigating as homicide

Detectives in Chico, California, launched a homicide investigation after a man's body was discovered wrapped in plastic inside a shopping cart in front of a grocery store.

March 14, 2023

Biden hauls in big bucks for Democrats on west coast swing ahead of likely 2024 re-election launch

Ahead of a likely 2024 re-election campaign launch in the coming months, President Biden is raising big bucks for the Democratic National Committee.

March 14, 2023

Bodies, cremated remains of at least 154 people found in warehouse linked to unlicensed California mortuary

California authorities discovered 160 sets of remains stored improperly in a warehouse linked to an unlicensed cremation and mortuary company this week.

March 14, 2023

California hit by 11th atmospheric river storm, bringing heavy rain and forcing evacuations

California is being pummeled by the 11th atmospheric river storm since December, with damaging winds and dangerous flooding forecast up and down the state.

March 14, 2023

California motorists caught in crosshairs amid alarming trend of freeway gang shootings

Shootings on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area have been on the rise since 2020, with officials saying gang violence and road rage incidents are driving the trend.

March 14, 2023

Feminist outraged over Catholic hospital's sign confirming dignity of life: 'Lunatic thread'

Feminist author Jessica Valenti took to Twitter to attack a California-based Catholic hospital over a pro-life sign espousing the value of life from conception to death.