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Sexual Misconduct Reports Spike in California Prisons
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article215378095.html?#emlnl=BreakingCapitolState_Alert California prison inmates filed 1,150 complaints last year alleging they were mistreated sexually behind bars, a 29 percent increase over 2016. The numbers are striking, but victim advocates and state prison officials say the trend might actually reflect greater confidence among inmates that their complaints will be taken seriously since the department adopted policies complying with a federal rape reporting rule. “It seems counter-intuitive, but it a...
‘You Really Need to Resign’: Vice Mayor’s Comments on Gays Draw Big Protest at Dixon Council Meeting
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article214659185.html .mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Almost 200 people showed up at Dixon City Hall on Tuesday night to call for the resignation of Vice Mayor Ted Hickman, who has been the subject of escalating outrage since a controversial column calling for a Straight Pride American Month and referring to gay men as “faries” went viral. “We are different from them…. We work, have families (a...
Southern California Water Agency Agrees to Spend $11 Billion on Delta Tunnels - Again
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article214648385.html .mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Southern California's powerful water agency reaffirmed its commitment to the Delta tunnels project Tuesday, agreeing for a second time to spend nearly $11 billion on a majority stake in the twin tunnels. The vote by the board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California keeps the controversial $16.7...
He Tried to Use His Burning Car to Light a Cigarette, Witnesses Say. Now He's Been Arrested for DUI
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article214537559.html .mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} A man tried to light his cigarette with the flames coming from his burning sedan after rear-ending an SUV westbound on Interstate 80, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident information page. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. on Sunday west of Antelope Road near Citrus Heights, the CHP said. According to a log...
El Dorado County Fire Burns 200 Acres, 70 Percent Contained
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article214346449.html#emlnl=Breaking_Newsletter .mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Firefighters have stopped the progress of a blaze in El Dorado County, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. The Shingle Fire spanned 200 acres off of South Shingle and Latrobe roads west of the unincorporated community of Latrobe and is 70 percent contained according to a Cal Fire...
Congressman Denied Entry to California Detention Facility for Children under Age 14
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.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article214176454.html#emlnl=Alerts_Newsletter The cry of a child could be heard just inside the nondescript, brown detention facility in Pleasant Hill, California, a San Francisco suburb, and Rep. Jeff Denham wanted to see for himself what was inside. He knocked on the door and waited about five minutes, alternatively silent, knocking...
Research Finds Prop. 47 Has Reduced Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article213694224.html#emlnl=Alerts_Newsletter Racial disparities in drug arrests have decreased significantly since the passage of Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure that reclassified nonviolent drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, according to new research published by the American Journal of Public Health. After the passage of Proposition 47, the number of drug arrests dropped dramatically for all racial groups. Beyond the overall drop in arrests, researchers found a drop in the pe...
'It Was Time to Go.' Wildfires Send Northern California Residents Fleeing Again
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https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article213816739.html#emlnl=Breaking_Newsletter SPRING VALLEY, LAKE COUNTY — June 25, 2018 Fueled by high temperatures, dry grasslands and gusting winds, a series of wildfires continued to burn across Northern California counties Monday as firefighters braced for what may be another brutal fire year for California. Following the devastating firestorms that killed 44 people last fall and caused roughly $10 billion in damages, Cal Fire is warning that the number of fires and acreage burned so far this year is higher than the same six-mon...
California Accuses 2 Manufacturers of Selling toddler Formulas with Dangerous Levels of Lead
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CALIFORNIA — June 7, 2018 The California Department of Justice announced Thursday that it had discovered dangerous levels of lead in toddler formula produced by two businesses serving state consumer, and it is suing the companies to ensure they take action to improve quality assurance testing. "Toddler formula that we feed to our children should be safe," said Attorney General Xavier Becerra. "It certainly should not contain lead levels that make it unsafe for our children, so today, the Department of Justice is ... filing a lawsuit against two companies – Nutraceutical...