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California earthquakes: What to do before, during and after
No matter where you live in California, there is a risk of considerable damage due to an earthquake. Here is what you need to know before during and after the rumbling.
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Earthquake Preparedness Month: How to prepare a plan for your family
Sergio Flores with NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 Responds has strategy information that can save our lives.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers have announced legislation aimed at helping Arizonans access abortions after the Arizona Supreme Court allowed a near total-ban to move forward. The bill would allow Arizona doctors to temporarily provide abortion care to Arizona patients who travel to California. Newsom said Wednesday that lawmakers will move swiftly to pass the California bill. Newsom...
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Big city mayors, led by San Diego Mayor Gloria, ask Newsom for $1B in homeless funding
A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Tuesday visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature to make permanent funding homelessness services across California.
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Big city mayors, led by San Diego Mayor Gloria, ask Newsom for $1B in homeless funding
A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Newsom to commit to funding $1 billion a year for homelessness services, NBC 7’s Joey Safchik reports.
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California announces first new state park in a decade and sets climate goals for natural lands
California will open its first new state park in a decade this summer. The Dos Rios tract in the state’s Central Valley is set to open in June.
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New bill from state lawmakers aims to slow down maternity ward closures
Lawmakers are concerned closures of maternity wards in San Diego and across California could lead to a rise in maternal deaths and other problems. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.
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California State Assembly passes historic resolution recognizing Songkran Festival
In a historic move, the California State Assembly passed a resolution to recognize Songkran New Year Festival, a traditional celebration in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced nearly $200 million in grant money to cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing.
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Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot
A coalition backed by some of the nation’s largest retailers has announced it has collected 900,000 signatures to put a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative before voters in November. The measure would roll back parts of Proposition 47, a progressive ballot measure that reduced certain theft and drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors to address overcrowding in jails. The coalition...
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Bill modeled after San Diego's homeless encampment ban stalls in California Senate committee
The California Senate’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday put a pause on a Senate bill to clear homeless encampments written by Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee, and Senator Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas.
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Homeless encampment ban mirroring San Diego's stalls in California congress
NBC 7’s Joey Safchik explains why the bi-partisan bill faced opposition.
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Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities
Hotel heiress and media personality Paris Hilton is backing California legislation that aims to bring more transparency to discipline used at facilities for troubled teens.
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Convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart attacked at California prison for second time
Authorities say Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, has been stabbed at a California prison, the second time he has been attacked by a fellow inmate in the past year.
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Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of global emissions each year. But demand for cement, an ingredient for concrete, keeps growing as the world constructs more buildings.
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Rescuers search off Northern California coast for young gray whale entangled in gill net
Rescuers on Wednesday were searching for a 30-foot-long gray whale with its tail entangled in a massive gill net last spotted off Northern California’s coast.
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How effective are San Diego's homelessness programs? Audit finds state hasn't been keeping track
The state auditor also reviewed homelessness spending in San Diego, and found that both failed to effectively track revenue and spending, NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.
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Bill restricting sexual predator placements in California passes committee
A bill to increase transparency when state hospitals attempt to place sexually violent predators in California communities unanimously passed the state Senate’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday.
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Are homelessness programs effective? San Diego hasn't been keeping good track: Audit
A state audit has found that California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over the past five years but didn’t consistently track whether the spending actually helped alleviate the problem. The report released Tuesday attempts to assess how effective the state and municipalities have been spending billions of dollars to address the ongoing homelessness crisis in California. An estimated 171,000...
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7 charged with stealing California EBT benefits for low-income families
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is continuing its crackdown on fraud targeting benefits for California’s low-income families, arresting and charging seven people last week in connection with the theft of hundreds of thousands in Electronic Benefit Transfer benefits (EBT).