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Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump in Challenge to Sanctuary Cities…

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A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on sanctuary cities, by upholding a nationwide injunction that blocked the Justice Department from denying funding to jurisdictions that fail to cooperate on immigration matters. A panel of three Republican-appointed judges on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

California BANS TROOPS from Helping Border Patrol Agents…

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The government of California officially rebuked the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard to the southern border Monday; saying federal plans had their troops working “too closely” with immigration enforcement. According to the Associated Press, state officials notified federal authorities that deployed soldiers will be prohibited from tackling duties seen as cracking down […]

Homeless Encampments Increasingly Affecting California Train Traffic…

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The explosion of homeless encampments alongside railroad tracks has contributed to a spike in delays for California’s rocketing passenger ridership, an outbreak of accidental fires and deadly collisions, frustrating executives who call the impact on passengers “unacceptable.” In a recent note to passengers, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority said on-time performance on the route […]

Los Angeles Approves Plan to Pay Property Owners to Build Houses or Renovate Garages to Shelter the Homeless…

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City officials in Los Angles want to help pay homeowners with extra space to put small accommodations in their backyards for homeless people. Los Angeles county has been facing a growing homeless population, and there are currently nearly 58,000 people without living shelter. Last month protests called ‘Not in my backyard,’ blocked new homeless housing […]

L.A. Painting City Streets White in Bid to Combat Climate Change…

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California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious — and cooler — summer. Officials in Los Angeles have been painting streets white to reduce the effect of urban “heat islands” and combat the effects of climate change. The LA Street Services began […]

More Than a Million Undocumented Immigrants Have Received California Driver’s Licenses…

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More than 1 million undocumented immigrants have received driver’s licenses, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Wednesday. Assembly Bill 60, authored by then-Assemblyman Luis Alejo in 2013, required California DMV offices to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants as long as they can prove their identity and residence within the state. The law has […]

4 Marines Die in a Helicopter Crash, the Second Marine Aircraft to Crash That Day…

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Four Marines are presumed dead after their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed in California during a training mission – the second Marine Corps aircraft crash on the same day, officials said. The helicopter from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down near El Centro, California, around 2:35 p.m. local time on April 3, the Marines […]

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