California - Page 788

September 29, 2022

Gov. Newsom reverses stance, signs farmworker union bill after pressure from Biden team

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a farmworker unionization law that he had previously hinted he would oppose. The law was one of his most contentious bills this year.

September 29, 2022

California doctor prescribed unnecessary drugs to over 1K patients

A doctor in California pleaded guilty to prescribing and selling unnecessary medication to steal taxpayer money. He was ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution.

September 29, 2022

California high school football team to stop carrying ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag at games, district says

The Saugus High School football team in Santa Clarita, California, will no longer carry the "Thin Blue Line" flag at games because it is "divisive," the district says.

September 29, 2022

Machete-wielding man fatally shot by Sacramento deputy

A California man armed with a machete was shot and killed by a Sacramento County deputy. The official was responding to a report that a woman’s husband was suicidal.

September 29, 2022

Tennessee Gov. Lee new law enforcement recruit video features officers who fled Dem-run California, New Mexico

Republican Gov. Bill Lee renewed a nationwide pitch to join Tennessee Highway Patrol, releasing a video featuring officers who left agencies in Democrat-run California and New Mexico.

September 29, 2022

California woman charged with murder for driving into man she accused of trying to run over cat: authorities

A woman allegedly ran over a man with her car on Sunday in Southern California after accusing him of trying to hit a cat with his car. The victim is a father of five children.

September 28, 2022

Los Angeles woman injured by teen hit-and-run driver blasts DA George Gascon at early release hearing

A woman who was injured along with her baby by a hit-and-run driver blasted Los Angeles County District George Gascon during an early release hearing for the suspect.

September 28, 2022

California girl killed with father after Amber Alert also shot at deputies, sheriff says

The California teen who was the subject of an Amber Alert before she was killed Tuesday in a firefight also shot at deputies, officials said.

September 28, 2022

Oakland shooting near schools leaves six adults injured

Six adults in Oakland, California, were injured in a shooting near several schools Wednesday afternoon. No children were injured, according to the mayor.

September 28, 2022

Ninth Circuit says California's ban on private ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional

The Ninth Circuit appeals court this week reaffirmed its decision to overrule a California law that that would have outlawed private immigration facilities.