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The California Report

Chief Justice Says California Should End Money Bail 

California’s top judge has joined a chorus of Democrat lawmakers who argue the state should do away with bail — the system that lets people pay for their freedom before trial.

“We’re not troubled kids.” Former Foster Youth Change the Narrative

Foster children are used to being objectified as statistics, people to pity. But in “Lost Childhoods,” an exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, they got a chance to craft their own story.

To Help Heal an Uneasy History, Congress Awards Medal to Filipino World War II Vets

Some long, long overdue recognition later today for a group of veterans who were instrumental in helping the United States defeat Japan in World War II.

Trump Administration Imposes New Limits on Refugee Entries

The Trump administration’s 120-day suspension of refugee admissions ended yesterday, and was replaced by new restrictions.

Tesla Workers Claim Retaliation over Unionizing Efforts

Around twenty Tesla factory workers staged a protest Tuesday at a Tesla showroom located on the electric car maker’s Fremont factory grounds. Some of the workers said they were fired because of their efforts to unionize with the United Auto Workers.

North Bay Fires Uproot Scores of Hospice Patients

Among the people displaced by the Wine Country fires were scores of very ill people whose final wish was to die peacefully at home. For some, the fires made that dying wish impossible.

 

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