Tag: California

Illegal Farmworkers Would Get Path to California Residency Under New Proposal

April 5, 2023
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Democrat state Sen. Anna Caballero in California introduced a residency program to help illegal immigrant farmworkers apply for citizenship on April 3. The Agricultural Worker Permanent Residency Program would provide both local and federal aid to pave the way for agricultural workers to begin applying for legal permanent residency in California, according to Senate Bill…

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Cash App Founder Stabbed to Death in San Francisco

April 5, 2023
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Bob Lee, the creator of the mobile payment service Cash App and the former chief technology officer of Square, has been stabbed to death in San Francisco. The 43-year-old tech executive was found by officers in the early hours of April 4, after suffering multiple stab wounds. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said there had…

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54 Ghost Guns Seized as Part of California’s Gun Protection Program

April 5, 2023
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California law enforcement confiscated 54 “ghost guns” last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38 percent jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a state program, officials said Monday. The ghost guns—privately made firearms without a serial number—were part of nearly 1,500 guns taken statewide last year…

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Ex-San Diego Police Detective, 3 Others Plead Guilty in Massage Sex Scheme

April 4, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego police detective and three others charged by federal prosecutors with operating massage parlors that offered commercial sex services pleaded guilty April 4. Peter Griffin, 78, a former vice detective and attorney, owned and operated five businesses in California and Arizona with his co-defendants between 2013 and 2022, according to the…

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California AG: 54 Ghost Guns Seized in Unique State Program

April 4, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—California law enforcement took away 54 so-called ghost guns last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38 percent jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a unique state program, officials said Monday. The ghost guns, which are privately made firearms without a serial number, were part…

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Stockton Man Arrested in San Diego Homicide

April 4, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a 38-year-old Chula Vista man in the Grantville neighborhood of San Diego, authorities said April 4. A shooting call led officers to a parking lot in the 10900 block of San Diego Mission Road at 5:51 a.m. on March 27, according to the San…

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California Bill Requiring Dyslexia Screening for Young Children Advances in Senate Committee

April 4, 2023
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A California Senate bill that would require schools to screen young children for dyslexia passed the state Senate Education Committee last week. The committee unanimously voted to pass state Senate Bill 691 during a March 29 hearing and sent it to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote on April 10. The bill would require…

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Californians Take on Larger Auto Loans Since Pandemic: Report

April 4, 2023
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Californians have taken on bigger car loans at an alarming pace since the pandemic and more people are falling behind on their payments, according to a new study released by the University of California–Berkeley’s California Policy Lab. “The escalation in auto loans was steady through the 2010s, but when the pandemic began in 2020, it…

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National Boysenberry Day Celebrated at Knott’s Berry Farm Annual Festival

April 4, 2023
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BUENA PARK, Calif.—“Do you want me to get a picture of you kissing this giant Boysenberry?” a man jokingly asked a Knott’s Berry Farm park-goer over the sounds of people joyfully screaming from an overhead rollercoaster. “Do it, this thing is huge!” In celebration of National Boysenberry Day on April 3, the Knott’s Berry Farm…

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K9 Uncovers Over 5 Pounds of Heroin and Fentanyl During Traffic Stop, Driver Arrested

April 4, 2023
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Authorities seized over 5 pounds of suspected heroin and fentanyl from a vehicle during a regular traffic stop on March 25 in Lake Forest, California. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking activity. A deputy from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle—that was missing its front license—at…

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