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The pause comes after California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Santa Clara County filed suit seeking to stop the project, arguing it violates state law.

Prosecutors said Zachary Chernicky was driving his Telsa more than 140 mph on Highway 87 before he smashed into the back of a car, killing a woman and her 2-year-old child.

The grape plants may harbor invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter, a destructive invasive species.

A new federal law requires California colleges to prove that their graduates earn more than someone with only a high school diploma or face losing access to federal loans. About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.

The entire incident was captured on a home security camera.

The federal complaint alleges that San Jose State University police have since October 2024 recorded more than 20 instances of hateful and threatening messages written in men’s and gender-neutral restrooms around the San Jose State campus.

Since the program’s inception, the DA’s office has successfully distributed more than $280,000 in grants to almost 60 local organizations. Application deadline is Aug. 14.

Since Gavin Newsom became governor, state support for California’s public universities has grown by 50%.

In the 1940s, Gordon Getty, a son of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, lived with the Newsom family while attending school in San Francisco.

Ken Pham Tran was convicted by a jury last month after a trial for felony insurance fraud, felony vandalism and reckless driving. 

Some California colleges revealed their military weapons stockpiles after CalMatters investigation uncovered violations of college policies and state law. San Jose State University and San Francisco State University revealed they own AR-15s even though this is not authorized by CSU policy.

California’s tribal casinos found an ally in Attorney General Rob Bonta who sought to ban blackjack at private cardrooms, but a judge ruled Bonta overstepped his authority. 

Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security.

Prosecutors said Ray Fitzgerald Montgomery, 59, violently assaulted and strangled a 42-year-old woman in 2024 in his home.

All consumer fireworks — including those labeled "Safe and Sane" — are dangerous and illegal to use, possess, or sell in almost all of Santa Clara County. The lone exception is the City of Gilroy.