California town rallies behind Trump
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Around 160 firefighters from multiple agencies have been working to contain the Henderson Fire in the south of the Golden State.
California wildlife officials confirmed three new wolf packs in Northern California, bringing the state total to 10.
Originally, California’s road signs were black with white lettering, but the state changed them after a federal rule was extended to the states. A federal study found that blue-and-gold and black-and-white signs were less visible at night. White-and-green signs retain the desired contrast at the longest distance.
A transgender high school student was pushed into the national spotlight this week after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California over her participation in this weekend’s California state track and field championships .
In February, Trump signed an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” which gave federal agencies the ability to penalize schools for allowing transgender athletes to compete — something the Trump administration says violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sexual discrimination.
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Immigration advocates say over 10 people, including children, were detained by plainclothes ICE agents outside the immigration courthouse in Santa Ana this week.
The job market covering Los Angeles and Orange counties had the 16th largest surplus, 107 workers for 100 jobs. The nation’s second-largest employment hub’s 6.74 million workers outnumber 6.28 million jobs, or a 452,500 surplus.
Heat advisories have been issued for large areas of California, as forecasters expect temperatures to climb above 100 across the state this weekend.
The California State Senate has opened an inquiry into whether Paramount violated state laws against bribery and unfair competition, Semafor reported on Friday.
An Orange County judge in April rejected their arguments in the case and said the law did not violate the right to vote.
Thousands of California prisoners falsely tested positive for opioids last year because of a laboratory mistake. Now hundreds of decisions to deny parole to some of those prisoners are getting a second look.