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A California bill that would increase penalties for child sex trafficking and the solicitation of sex from minors has received backlash from activists claiming it would unfairly affect the LGBTQ community.

A homeowner in Los Angeles opened fire on numerous alleged intruders Monday around 3 p.m., critically wounding one. 

Rep. John Garamendi revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer, offering his “love and solidarity” to all people “managing cancer.”

A woman could not believe her eyes when she saw how much it would cost her to buy a fast food meal for her family as inflation chokes people across Democrat President Joe Biden’s America.

The owner of a gas station in Democrat-run Oakland, California, is picking up the pieces after his business was hit by a mob of looters early Friday. 

Police are unsure how a lifeless baby ended up the backyard of a home in Fresno, California, according to local media reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) left California — despite an ongoing wildfire emergency — to “stand with” President Joe Biden at the White House at a Democratic governors’ meeting that he could have attended virtually.

An uncertain number of suspects allegedly attempted to rob an elderly couple, ran over the 69-year-old wife, and fired shots in California.

A California inmate who vanished from a Bay-area prison camp has been arrested 13 years later— in New York City.

Homelessness has declined in Los Angeles for the first time in six years, according to the results of the latest homeless count, conducted earlier this year.

Some donors to President Joe Biden in the San Francisco Bay Area are urging Democrats to stick with him, telling them to make the message to voters about electing “a team, not just one guy.”

Los Angeles reported seeing a decrease in the city’s homeless population for the first time in six years after the city had gone through countless efforts to address the homelessness situation.

Future high schoolers in California will soon be mandated to complete a financial literacy class to graduate, the governor’s office said.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that it is not “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment to remove homeless people from encampments and to imprison them for repeatedly violating anti-camping laws.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) attended the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election at the CNN studio in Atlanta — watching from the sidelines as he did his best to support President Joe Biden as a surrogate.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) “condemned” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Wednesday for speaking out (belatedly) against an antisemitic protest at a synagogue on Sunday, saying the protest was legitimate.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ignored his state’s nearly $50 billion budget deficit in his annual “State of the State” address — but focused instead on attacking Republicans and conservative media, his favorite targets.

Joseph Iniguez was arrested in a DUI stop in 2021 and seemingly attempted to intimidate police officers, a video reveals.

President Joe Biden said that he was “appalled by the scenes” from an antisemitic mob that had targeted the Adas Torah synagogue in the Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson on Sunday.

A long-standing San Francisco McDonald’s franchise has closed down after 30 years because of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new $20 minimum wage law, the owner said.

An infant died after she was left in a hot car in Santee, California, on June 13, a mere two months after a gay couple adopted her.

Roughly 44 million people are under either heat warnings or advisories in the United States as the National Weather Service (NWS) identifies extreme heat as the “number one weather-related killer.”

New figures from the FBI show that heavily gun-controlled California led the nation in “active shooter incidents” in 2023.

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Monday that Israel condemned the “absolutely shocking” violent protest against Jews by pro-Palestinian activists outside a synagogue in Los Angeles, California on Sunday.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) were silent Sunday after an antisemitic mob targeted the Adas Torah synagogue in the Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson.

A man was found alive Thursday after being lost and spending nine nights alone in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains.

everal dozen pro-Palestinian activists targeted an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the heart of the Pico-Robertson on Sunday

A Tesla vehicle operating in “self-drive” mode reportedly collided with a police car at the scene of a fatal accident in Fullerton, California, narrowly missing an officer investigating the prior crash.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and state legislators struck a deal this weekend to close a $47 billion budget deficit — and agreed to spend $12 million to implement proposals to provide reparations for slavery.

The California Supreme Court blocked a ballot initiative for the first time in 25 years Thursday in a unanimous decision against a referendum that would have required voters to approve any state or local tax increases.

A new high-rise residential tower for the homeless that cost $600,000 per unit to build opened Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles.

A Florida family is vowing to bring their son home from an Oakland university after being robbed while dropping him off.

Left-wing Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is likely to face a recall ballot in November.

A man from Oakland, California, who is suspected of being involved with the firebombing of a University of California Police Department (UCPD) car and several other incidents was arrested on Monday.

The mayoral debate in San Francisco, California, took a bizarre turn after Democrat Mayor London Breed asked her challenger to name three LGBTQ advisers to his campaign as well as three drag queens in the city or prove his loyalty to the cause.

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation to prohibit credit card companies from tracking firearm and firearm-related purchases in Louisiana.