Category: Northern California

California Gives $53 Million in New Housing Grants for Older Adults and Those With Disabilities

October 19, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced $53 million in new housing grants intended to create more residential options for low-income older adults and those with disabilities, including people at risk of homelessness. “California is making significant housing investments to support some of our most vulnerable residents … to live with safety and dignity in their…

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Police Investigate LGBT Chatrooms Open to Minors After Receiving Complaints

October 19, 2022
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After California parents and teachers requested police investigate a controversial LGBT advocacy group and its affiliated online chatrooms that they claim put at-risk youth in even greater peril and make them easy prey for potential sexual predators, at least one law enforcement agency looked into the allegations. Celeste Fiehler, a parent in Coachella Valley, Calif.,…

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Police Investigated LGBT Chatrooms Open to Minors After Receiving Complaints

October 19, 2022
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After California parents and teachers requested police investigate a controversial LGBT advocacy group and its affiliated online chatrooms that they claim put at-risk youth in even greater peril and make them easy prey for potential sexual predators, at least one law enforcement agency looked into the allegations. Celeste Fiehler, a parent in Coachella Valley, Calif.,…

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California Man Charged in 3 Slayings Linked to Serial Killer

October 18, 2022
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STOCKTON, Calif.—Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Northern California man with fatally shooting three men whom police have said were among six victims slain by a serial killer over the past year and a half. Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings…

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Man Convicted of Killing Missing California College Student Kristin Smart

October 18, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted Tuesday of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago, but his father was acquitted of helping him conceal the crime. Jurors unanimously found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder. A jury in a separate trial found his…

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Gavin Newsom’s Augmented Reality Undermines Public Safety

October 18, 2022
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Commentary The fall season acts as a California criminal justice bellwether, as the legislature feverishly votes on bills to beat their Aug. 31 deadline and recess for the year. The Governor then has until early October to take action on many of them in the form of a signature, no action or a veto. In…

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Details Emerge About Alleged Serial Killer’s Criminal Past

October 18, 2022
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STOCKTON, Calif.—A man suspected of killing six men and wounding a woman in a series of shootings in Northern California has a criminal history that includes traffic violations and convictions for drug crimes, authorities said Monday. Stockton police arrested Wesley Brownlee, 43, on Saturday after surveilling him as he drove through the streets of the…

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Admitted Pedophile on Trial for Kidnapping Dies in Custody

October 18, 2022
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FRESNO, Calif.—A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate and accused kidnapper who was on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody in Arizona, according to public records. Nathan Larson was arrested in 2020 by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country with the girl who he had persuaded to run…

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California’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration to End in February 2023

October 17, 2022
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California’s COVID-19 state of emergency will be lifted on Feb. 28, 2023. The date is set to ensure the health care system can be prepared for the possible winter holiday surge and give state and local governments time to prepare for the phaseout, according to Newsom’s office. “Throughout the…

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Prosecution Witness Stands by Testimony in Holmes Trial

October 17, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Prosecution witness and former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff stood by his earlier testimony during a court appearance in Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud trial on Monday. Rosendorff’s statements could pave the way for Holmes’ sentencing in the case, which was postponed after Rosendorff sought to speak with Holmes following the trial. Rosendorff made an…

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