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Judges Must Weigh Suspects' Ability to Pay When Setting Bail, Court Says
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that indigent defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be released awaiting trial.
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California May End Archaic ‘Spousal Rape' Distinction in Punishment
California lawmakers are proposing to end what they call an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault. Those convicted of spousal rape currently can be eligible for probation instead of prison or jail though there is no difference in the maximum penalties. They also may not have to register as a sex offender. Those convicted of...
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California's Infection and Hospitalization Rates Fall, But Vaccine Rollout Hits Bumps
After a deadly, months-long coronavirus surge, California is starting to see infection and hospitalization rates fall even as the state struggles to ramp up a chaotic vaccination program and warns people to keep up their guard.
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California Couple Used Navy Links to Steal, Sell More Than 9,000 Identities for Bitcoin, Officials Say
A California couple used their status with the U.S. Navy to access the personal information of more than 9,000 people that they sold to be used in identity thefts, federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
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California Coronavirus Hospitalizations Are Plummeting
When cases were surging at an unprecedented rate in early December state officials used plunging intensive care unit capacities to issue stay-home orders for most of California. The situation was the most dire in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley regions, which exhausted all their regular ICU beds and stayed at 0% capacity through January.
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Inmate Transfer Unleashed ‘Public Health Disaster,' California Inspector General Report Says
The report provided new details on last spring’s catastrophic decision to move inmates from the California Institution for Men east of Los Angeles to San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco. The inmates were put onto buses for the more than 400-mile (680 kilometer) trip and the tight quarters increased the risk of infections spreading.
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Stadiums, Fairgrounds and Disneyland Are Part of California's Fight to Stem Virus Surge
California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a deadly new record in the state.
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What's on California's To-Do List When Lawmakers Resume Their Session This Week
Mending California’s coronavirus-ravaged economy and fixing a state unemployment agency that is at the center of a titanic fraud case that could exceed $2 billion are at the top of the to-do list when lawmakers resume their session on Monday.
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California Sees Two-Day Record of Coronavirus Deaths
California health authorities have reported a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads. The state Department of Public Health’s website on Thursday lists 583 new deaths a day after 459 deaths. The previous two-day total was 1,013 deaths at the end of December. California’s death toll since the start of the pandemic now stands at 28,045.
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School Officials React to Governor's Plan to Safely Reopen Schools
The Governor’s plan acknowledges what leaders of urban school districts wrote in a letter last month explaining to the Governor what they would need to reopen schools safely. That is according to San Diego Unified School District Board Vice President Richard Barrera who said, “Details need to be worked out. “ Newsom called for a phased approach focusing first on…
