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Jessica Godoy Ramos, 37, of Lynwood, Calif., was sentenced this week to 15 months in federal prison for stealing the identity of an attorney and filing immigration petitions for people who believed she was a real lawyer.
Read moreJessica Godoy Ramos, 37, of Lynwood, Calif., was sentenced this week to 15 months in federal prison for stealing the identity of an attorney and filing immigration petitions for people who believed she was a real lawyer.
Read moreMary Ross, president of Californians for Consumer Privacy, said Thursday big firms that make money selling consumers’ personal data know more about us than we may think.
Read moreThe agency tasked with reimbursing local providers who service Los Angeles County’s homeless residents must overhaul its process for reimbursement and improve management of funds, according to a state audit released Thursday.
Read moreGovernor Jerry Brown said Wednesday that 400 members of the California National Guard will fight “criminal gangs, human traffickers and illegal firearm and drug smugglers,” at the Mexican border and elsewhere, but “will not enforce immigration laws or participate in the construction of any new border barrier.”
Read moreThe long-missing first wife of New York real estate heir Robert Durst told her medical school professor she was terrified of her husband, who had “a homicidal side,” the professor told a Superior Court judge Wednesday.
Read moreResidents sued the Orange County city of Los Alamitos on Wednesday, fighting the City Council’s new ordinance exempting the town from California’s sanctuary state law.
Read moreEvidence in the murder case against eccentric New York real estate scion Robert Durst will show he killed his friend and confidant Susan Berman in 2000 to keep her from revealing his involvement in the disappearance and presumed murder of his young wife nearly 19 years before, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read moreA California state senator’s bid to address the pressing housing crisis consuming the Golden State stalled in committee on Tuesday.
Read moreDespite pleas from dozens of San Diegans Tuesday not to join Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California’s “sanctuary state” law, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved joining the federal lawsuit suing its own state.
Read moreDodging heavy fire from AT&T and Verizon lobbyists, California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a first-of-its-kind measure that would fill the regulatory void left by recently nixed federal net neutrality laws.
Read moreA hearing on whether New York real estate heir Robert Durst should stand trial for the December 2000 murder of his close friend got under way Monday with photos of the bullet wound in the back of the friend’s head and bruising to her body.
Read moreSan Pedro resident Anthony Scott Lloyd pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles federal court Monday for calling the office of Rep. Maxine Waters and threatening to kill her over her criticism of President Donald Trump.
Read moreRebutting reports that California spurned the Trump administration’s plan to send the National Guard to the border, California officials said Monday that the state has not backed out of an agreement with the federal government.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed with prejudice Thursday a horseshoeing school’s claim that California unconstitutionally prevents students without high school diplomas from enrolling, as the state has the power to regulate postsecondary education.
Read moreA former partner of a California thoroughbred horse racing company is suing the company for $40 million for a breach of contract, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Read moreIn what could become a future model for funding local journalism, hyperlocal news website Berkeleyside announced Thursday that it has raised $1 million from 400 readers to bolster its news coverage.
Read moreWith less than two months until the field is whittled to two candidates, Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom maintains a double-digit lead in California’s crowded gubernatorial race, according to a nonpartisan poll released Wednesday.
Read moreA California appeals court reversed a lower court decision with implications for the property rights of landlords in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Read moreIn what was called “long overdue,” the California Coastal Commission Wednesday held the first public hearing on a new policy to consult with Native American tribes in California on coastal matters.
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