Category: State News

Actor Jeremy Renner Wants Tax Credits for Film Projects in Northern Nevada, but He May Have to Wait

May 23, 2023
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CARSON CITY, Nev.—Actor Jeremy Renner’s hopes to expand a measure for the film industry to northern Nevada were effectively dashed Monday when the bill’s sponsor said it’s too late to entertain in the current legislative session. A bill moving through the Nevada Legislature would provide $190 million annually in tax credits over at least 20…

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San Diego Housing Commission Applying for Funds for Additional Affordable Housing

May 23, 2023
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The San Diego Housing Commission approved a motion 4–0 during their May 12 meeting to apply for up to $18 million in state funding to purchase another vacant hotel to transform into housing for the homeless. The city already has purchased three hotels for such housing. If it receives the funding, part of it would…

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4-Year-Old Boy Dropped From Border Wall in San Diego

May 23, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A 4-year-old child was dropped into the United States from a high border wall with Mexico in a surveillance video that captures a routine—and highly risky—occurrence. “Remarkably, the child is ok!” Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz wrote on Twitter in his caption to the agency’s one-minute, 37-second video, which was posted on Twitter May…

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Earn $100,000 and Still Be Broke in These 8 California Cities: Study

May 23, 2023
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California is home to eight of the 16 largest U.S. cities where families can earn $100,000 and still be broke, according to a new study by Lending Tree. San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley, ranked first as the most expensive city in the nation, according to the report, issued April 24. A family…

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Man Killed While Helping Ducklings Safely Cross Busy California Street

May 23, 2023
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ROCKLIN, Calif.—His family says it’s no surprise that Casey Rivara’s final act was one of compassion. When he spotted a mama duck trying to guide her ducklings across a busy California intersection, Rivara stopped his car at a red light and got out to help them make it to safety. Rivara made sure traffic in…

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Shooting at San Diego Central Library Leaves One Dead, Another Wounded

May 23, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A shooting in front of San Diego Central Library left one person dead and another wounded May 23, authorities said. The gunfire in the 300 block of Park Boulevard erupted about 12:15 p.m., according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). One of the victims died at the scene. Paramedics took the other to…

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Woman Feared Kidnapped From Bus at Gunpoint in East Los Angeles

May 23, 2023
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A woman was possibly kidnapped while boarding a bus in East Los Angeles, authorities said May 23. The incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. Monday in the 3800 block of East Third Street where a man confronted the victim from behind as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus, according to the Los Angeles County…

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Woman Possibly Kidnapped From Bus at Gunpoint in East Los Angeles

May 23, 2023
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A woman was possibly kidnapped while boarding a bus in East Los Angeles, authorities said May 23. The incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. Monday in the 3800 block of East Third Street where a man confronted the victim from behind as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus, according to the Los Angeles County…

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Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Against Elite Virginia High School, Dismisses Racial Discrimination Claims

May 23, 2023
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A federal appeals court has upheld the admissions policies at Virginia’s top public high school, ruling that the school district didn’t discriminate against students of Asian ethnicity by trying to reduce their presence in the student body. The decision, issued Tuesday by a panel of three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

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Huntington Beach Changes Who Selects Prayer Leader for City Council Meetings

May 23, 2023
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The Huntington Beach City Council voted 4–2–1 on May 16 for its mayor to select who opens its meetings with an invocation, instead of an interfaith council that has done so for decades. The council’s new conservative majority, in February, requested the city investigate changing the policy claiming a group known as the Greater Huntington…

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