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Sheriff's Office Dispels Social Media Rumors About Missing Teen Mint Butterfield

The 16-year-old was last seen by their mother inside their Bolinas home.

Kern County Supervisor Investigated for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting His Child

Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner had a physical altercation with his children and was stabbed twice in the upper torso over allegations that he had sexually assaulted one of them, according to Sheriff Donny Youngblood.

Image caption: Mario Ramirez Garcia does homework on April 23, 2021.
Will Less Homework Make California Students Happier?

A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students.

SF Doughnut Shop Employee Severely Hurt in Hit-and-Run on His Way to Work

A baker at Bob’s Donuts was hit by a driver while riding his electric scooter.

Oceanside Pier Fire Now Contained, Officials Say

Firefighters have managed to contain a large fire that broke out on the Oceanside Pier on Thursday, city officials said.

California Battery Storage Increasing Rapidly, but Not Enough to End Blackouts, Gov. Newsom Says

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is critical to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was not enough to avoid blackouts during heat waves.

Steve Garvey Calls Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters ‘Terrorists’

The Republican contender for U.S. Senate criticizes USC student encampments as acts of terrorism. Nearly 100 demonstrators were arrested on trespassing charges.

Pro-Palestinian Protests Grow at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara

Nearly 100 are arrested at USC in Israel-Hamas protests

A Deal to Buy Skid Row Homeless Housing Fell Apart. Here's Why Vulnerable Tenants and Taxpayers Are at Risk

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation abandoned its bid to buy six failing Skid Row buildings. The decision might leave the city on the hook for more funding.

San Bernardino County Teacher Arrested After Allegations of Inappropriate Conduct With 16-Year-Old Girl

A teacher in San Bernardino County was arrested after being accused of lewd conduct with a 16-year-old girl, according to authorities.

Hamas Video Shows Bay Area-Born Hostage Alive but With an Amputated Arm

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage by Hamas last year, was born in Berkeley.

Duncan Wood Is Named President of L.A.-based Pacific Council on International Policy

Pacific Council board unanimously chooses Duncan Wood as its new president and CEO to replace Jerrold D. Green, who is retiring after 16 years

'Rivers in the Sky' Have Drenched California, Yet Even More Extreme Rains Are Possible

Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared.

Man Who Drove Tesla Off Cliff With Family in Car Was 'Psychotic,' Doctors Say

Dharmesh Patel, a Pasadena radiologist, was charged with three counts of attempted murder after he drove the family's Tesla off the cliff at Devil's Slide on Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay.

USC Cancels 'Main Stage' Commencement Ceremony

After tensions led USC to drop its valedictorian and keynote speaker from its main commencement ceremony, the school cancelled its largest graduation event.

Is Harvey Weinstein's California Conviction in Jeopardy After N.Y. Appeals Ruling?

After Harvey Weinstein won an appeal to overturn his New York rape conviction, legal experts say he faces a much tougher hill to climb as he attempts a similar strategy in his California case.

Amid Gaza Protests and 'Hateful Graffiti,' Cal Poly Humboldt Closes Campus Through the Weekend

Cal Poly Humboldt administrators weigh whether to keep the campus closed beyond this week as protesters occupy Siemens Hall and another building.

Colleagues Remember Delaine Eastin, the Only Woman to Be Elected State Superintendent

From 1995 to 2003, Eastin successfully pushed for lower class sizes, new academic standards and the installation of school gardens.

Man's Body Discovered in Remote Malibu Area With Apparent Gunshot Wounds

The man's body was found on Wednesday in the 800 block of Westlake Boulevard. Authorities have said little about the incident.

How Treatment of Miscarriages Is Upending the Abortion Debate

New abortion restrictions after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, such as an Arizona legal ruling that effectively bans abortions there, are affecting women who miscarry.

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