New California law expands tax credit for immigrants
California will give tax breaks to more immigrants — including those living in the country illegally — under a…
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Central Coast gears up for 2020 elections
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) Voters from across the Central Coast say they are excited about elections and explain that their focuses at the polls will…
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Voting options for fire victims in Santa Cruz County
About 35,000 people have been told to leave their homes as a result of the CZU August Lightning Complex…
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“A fighter” – Central Coast Democrats react to Harris VP pick
Leon Panetta served as Secretary of Defense under President Barack…
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California rejected 100K mail-in ballots because of mistakes
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom calls mail-in voting safe and secure, but it’s not…
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California Senate delays work as coronavirus cases soar
The California Senate will delay its work because of a coronavirus outbreak at the Capitol and an…
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Seaside councilman announces he is running for mayor
Seaside councilman Jon Wizard announces he is running for mayor in the November…
Continue Reading California sets in-person voting rules under virus threat
California is sending every registered voter a mail-in ballot for the November election, but the state will also establish hundreds of…
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Judge tosses California ammunition purchase law
A federal judge has blocked a California law requiring background checks to buy ammunition.…
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Legislation to protect farmworkers during COVID-19 pandemic introduced by Central Coast assemblymember
To help protect California farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) introduced…
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Better Ask Barry: Why are we still changing the clocks?
Didn’t we vote to abolish the time change? Why are we still falling back and springing…
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Central Coast’s Congressional race features candidates with clear differences
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Congressman Jimmy Panetta is seeking his 3rd term in office representing the Central Coast in California’s 20th…
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WAMM and KindPeoples providing free cannabis to eligible patients
WAMM, or Wo/Mens Alliance for Medical Marijuana, is teaming up with KindPeoples to distribute free cannabis products to eligible patients…
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CVRA: Polarized voting negatively impacting Latino voters in Santa Cruz
The California Voting Rights Project said it will be giving the City of Santa Cruz a Notice of Violation of the California Voting Rights…
Continue Reading Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level cosponsored by Rep. Panetta
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act would decriminalize marijuana at the federal…
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California bill seeks takeover of nation’s largest utility
A California lawmaker wants to transform the nation’s largest electric utility into a publicly owned company.…
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California bill treats suspects 19 and younger as juveniles
A proposed law in California would raise the age people are automatically tried as adults in criminal cases to 20.…
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California asks for surplus federal land to house homeless
California is asking the Trump administration to provide surplus federal land that could be used to build housing for the…
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Sheriff’s deputies evict homeless moms from Oakland home
Homeless women ordered by a judge last week to leave a vacant house they occupied illegally in Oakland for two months have been evicted by sheriff’s…
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California budget seeks more firefighters, fire protection
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to hire more state firefighters and make low-income communities safer from devastating…
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