A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury earlier this year found Jesse Manuel Figueroa guilty of murder, for fatally striking 8-month-old Baby Raina in 2020 while babysitting her.

The top-two primary election law designed to encourage moderates was approved by California voters. But in most races, it ends in a conventional Democrat vs. Republican ballot, prompting complaints the 16-year-old law should be scrapped.

The ballot count is barely two-thirds complete, but that didn’t stop President Trump from jumping in to stir controversy and challenge the outcome, prompting multiple U.S. Department of Justice investigations in Los Angeles.

As the counting progressed, the Becerra-Hilton battle settled into a steady pattern, as the pair widened their gap over Tom Steyer to nearly 300,000 votes.

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer put up $216 million to fund his campaign for governor. All together, more than 200 candidates have contributed about a quarter billion dollars of their own money this year. 

The independent Emerson College poll of likely voters showed that Becerra, who was among the also-rans at 4% in early April, is now clearly leading the race for governor at 28%.

Shannon O’Connor, 52, was convicted in March on dozens of felony and misdemeanor charges: for bringing vodka and Fireball whiskey, providing condoms and discouraging teens from telling their parents or police about the parties.

About 40% of California’s community college courses are online now, redefining education. These courses are more accessible, college officials say, but they come with serious drawbacks.

The Santa Clara stadium, home for the San Francisco 49ers, will host six matches for the world’s biggest sporting event. Five group-stage games and one round-of-32 knockout match are scheduled over three weeks.

In 30 counties, including Santa Clara County, in-person voting began Saturday, May 23.

Because of his age, the accused juvenile attacker was ineligible to be tried in Superior Court where he could have faced 15-years-to-life in prison. Because it was a juvenile court case, his name was not released.

Billionaire Tom Steyer is paying influencers to boost his $200 million California governor campaign. Some didn’t disclose it. A state law offers little accountability.

Democrat Tom Steyer faded and candidates Chad Bianco, Katie Porter and Matt Mahan were left in the dust in what the California Democratic Party called its final tracking poll from the California VOTER Index.

The Florida-based foundation and Springboard for the Arts partner to connect communities with $3.5 million in grants for locally driven arts strategies.

After a spike in fraudulent applications to California’s community colleges, school officials say they are getting better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.

Prosecutors said Francisco Castillo, a county jail guard, approved the beating in the jail beforehand, provided rubber gloves to one attacker, opened the victim’s cell, watched as the beating took place, and then covered it up.