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They were designated among the most vulnerable Congressmembers because their agriculturally rich districts are Latino majority, have a Democratic registration edge, had highly contested previous ...

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California voters sent a clear message Tuesday: They are sick and tired of crime. Proposition 36, the measure that increases penalties for certain repeat drug and property offenses, led with … ...

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When Donald Trump was president in 2019, he attempted to open up 1 million acres of federal land near Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks to fracking. The Sierra … Click to Contin...

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The Modesto Bee Editorial Board has made endorsements in local races ranging from Congress to school boards on the November ballot. Here are summaries of those endorsements plus links to … Clic...

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This year’s general election ballot is filled with a presidential race, a U.S. Senate race, congressional races, legislative races, local government races, school board races, local measures an...

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Our American culture is littered daily with examples of elected officials using social media like X — formerly Twitter — Facebook and Instagram to slam those they disagree with in … Click t...

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Republican Asm. Heath Flora of the California Assembly’s 9th District has emerged as a bipartisan legislator who can work across the political aisle to confront problems such as retail theft �...

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Hardly a week goes by when we don’t hear about a blatantly outrageous retail theft committed by smash-and-grabbers or solitary shoplifters who pull items off store shelves, not even bothering �...

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The race for the 9th Congressional District seat is being closely watched because it could be one in a handful of hotly contested elections in California that decides whether Democrats … Click ...

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The race for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Dianne Feinstein pits Democrat Adam Schiff, a veteran lawmaker from Burbank, against Republican Steve Garvey, a former baseball … Click t...

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California’s decades-long failure to build affordable and middle-class housing has created a crisis that has left renters feeling like second-class citizens. The question is whether abandoning ...

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Proposition 2 on the November ballot needs support as it represents a request to invest in modernizing and expanding California’s public school system with state funds that would match local �...

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Proposition 5 is arguably the most consequential measure on the ballot this November for California communities struggling to invest in their own futures. It deserves a “Yes” vote so local �...

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The idea of raising the California minimum wage is both a moral and economic dilemma, but on the November ballot, voters have only one reasonable choice. It should be our … Click to Continue »...

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Midway through his October 1996 solo concert at Fresno’s Saroyan Theatre, Bruce Springsteen stopped to encourage fans to feed a piggy bank that had been set up at the exit. … Click to Continu...

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Media companies like ours have not done a good job of explaining to our readers why years of job reductions, newspaper closures, sales and mergers have resulted from fundamental changes … Click...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom may have placated some big retailers when he signed a package of bills last week that aims to deter retail thefts, including the “smash and grab” robberies … Click to Cont...

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Good news for anyone who cares about civil discourse: A County Government Center in California is now a porn-free zone. On Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors … Click to Co...

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PG&E has filed for yet another rate increase, this time to pay for the continued operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo. Starting in 2025, … Click to Continue �...

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What does her first major decision as a presidential candidate say about Kamala Harris? In picking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential nominee, Harris chooses a candidate who …...

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PG&E feels our financial pain. It says as much, right there on the outside of its billing envelope. In bold print, next to the address window, is this message: “We’re … Click to Continue »...

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Joe Biden’s late exit from the presidential race plunges a divided nation into uncharted territory while providing a fresh alternative to Donald Trump that many Americans have been yearning for...

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Donald Trump came within inches of losing his life Saturday at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Thankfully, the former president was said to be well, according to family members, after … Click...

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A sexually explicit video and slides were displayed during public comment at Tuesday’s San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meeting — all part of an offensive and bizarre effort … Cl...

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We have recently introduced several changes that will impact our readers. We launched a new digital product called Edition, reintroduced commenting in our online stories and, next month, are tran...

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California’s Democratic leaders are seriously overplaying their hand by trying to force a tough-on-crime initiative off the November ballot. Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President P...

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If image is everything, then the one that emerged from pro-Palestine protesters blocking an entrance to Cal Poly was discouraging and not something we want to see on the streets … Click to Cont...

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Donald Trump’s conviction Thursday on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, all designed to hide his affair with a porn star from the voting public, will not alter the … Click to C...

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It is a true story sure to bring tears to the eyes of any dog owner: A Siberian Husky ended up in an animal shelter in Orange County after being … Click to Continue »

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California Democrats are demonstrating that they view Sacramento as their own little club, where duly elected Republicans have no power. This malignant feature of California’s one-party state r...

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