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Can Trump take back California’s high-speed rail money? A look at the political and legal battle ahead
By on February 21, 2019
LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration’s decision to cancel a $927 million grant to California’s troubled high speed rail project and claw back $2.5 billion in funds already spent has »

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Sierra Club, ACLU challenge Trump national emergency declaration as unconstitutional
By on February 20, 2019
The Sierra Club and a coalition of border community organizations sued President Donald Trump in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge his declaration of a national emergency to »

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Trump administration vows to cancel $929 million in California rail funding
By on February 19, 2019
(LOS ANGELES) The U.S. Transportation Department announced Tuesday it would attempt to cancel $929 million in federal grant funds for California’s troubled high-speed rail project. The move marks an escalation »

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45 priests accused of sexual abuse named by diocese
By on February 18, 2019
OAKLAND — Calling it an “act of contrition,” Diocese of Oakland leaders on Monday named 45 priests who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children over the past six »

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Gavin Newsom says California will sue Donald Trump over border wall emergency declaration
By on February 15, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday that California plans to sue the Trump administration over the president’s decision to declare a national emergency at the Mexico border. “President Trump is »

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California’s governor and top cop escalate battle with Trump administration
By on February 12, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gavin Newsom’s decision to reassign National Guard troops from the Mexico border is likely just the beginning of a more aggressive stance by California and its new activist »

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Kamala Harris embraces Oakland, but the feeling isn’t necessarily mutual
By on February 11, 2019
OAKLAND, Calif. — When Kamala Harris considered places to launch her White House bid, she had options: Washington, where she serves in the U.S. Senate; Sacramento, where she served as »

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Gov. Gavin Newsom to pull National Guard from California’s border with Mexico
By on February 11, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As a second partial government shutdown looms in Washington over border discussions, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday will order the removal of roughly 360 National Guard members »

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