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California Sheriff’s Department Pays $1.1 Million in Ransom to Hackers After Cyberattack

May 6, 2023
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A southern California county sheriff’s department paid a ransom of $1.1 million to cyber hackers to remove ransomware that affected some of the department’s systems, the county has confirmed. A cyberattack in April disrupted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s network, interrupting a limited number of systems, including the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System used by…

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Girl, 17, Killed in California Party Shooting That Wounds 5

May 6, 2023
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CHICO, Calif.—A 17-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting early Saturday at a party near a college campus in Northern California, police said. Officers responding around 3:30 a.m. to reports of gunfire found six people shot at an apartment building in Chico, police Chief Billy Aldridge said. All the…

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Southern California Republicans’ Method to Win Latino Votes Looks to Expand Statewide

May 6, 2023
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A grassroots nonprofit formed during the pandemic to encourage voter participation in minority communities—especially Hispanics—in Orange County, California, is now gaining some recognition from Republicans across the state. Established in 2021, leaders of the Santa Ana-based organization chose the name ¡BASTA!, which means “enough” in Spanish, because, they said, it has been used historically for…

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Former College Student Pleads Not Guilty to California Murder Charges

May 6, 2023
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DAVIS, Calif.—A 21-year-old former university student on Friday pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of attempted murder in connection with a series of stabbings in the college community of Davis. Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk also denied bail to Carlos Dominguez, citing the risk to public safety and the…

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With a Secure Border, No One Would Worry About the End of Title 42

May 5, 2023
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Commentary In a recent op-ed for the Orange County Register, Congressional Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) praised the fact that President Joe Biden is going to overturn Title 42, which was reactivated in 2020 by President Donald Trump during the pandemic. Trump reinforced the mandate in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19 into the…

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With a Secure Border, We Wouldn’t Have to Worry About the End of Title 42

May 5, 2023
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Commentary In a recent op-ed for the Orange County Register, Congressional Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) praised the fact that President Joe Biden is going to overturn Title 42, which was reactivated in 2020 by President Donald Trump during the pandemic. Trump reinforced the mandate in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19 into the…

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Janitor Sentenced for Placing Hidden Camera in Imperial Beach School Bathroom

May 5, 2023
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CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A janitor who set up a hidden camera inside a bathroom at the Imperial Beach school where he worked was sentenced May 5 to one year in county jail and three years of probation. Freddy Mogollan, 39, must also register as a sex offender for filming victims inside a women’s restroom at Bayside…

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UC Berkeley Professor Apologizes for False Indigenous Identity

May 5, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—An anthropology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose identity as Native American had been questioned for years apologized this week for falsely identifying as Indigenous, saying she is “a white person” who lived an identity based on family lore. Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management, said in an…

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Man Gets 105 Years to Life for Molesting 2 Girls in Anaheim

May 5, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 42-year-old man was sentenced May 5 to 105 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting two young relatives, including one when she was about 4 years old, in Anaheim. Cesar Alexander Machuca was convicted March 28, 2022, of a dozen felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger…

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California Defaults on $18.6 Billion Debt, Now Businesses Have to Pay

May 5, 2023
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California borrowed approximately $20 billion from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits during the pandemic, and with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent decision to not pay it back, employers are now saddled with the expense, according to experts. “The state should have taken care of the loans with the COVID money it received from the…

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