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What makes people happy? California lawmakers want to find out
A California lawmaker is trying to get the state Legislature to rethink policymaking by creating a committee to study how to make people happier. It is called the Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes and lawmakers held its first hearing this week.
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Judge appoints special master to oversee California federal women's prison after rampant abuse
A judge on Friday appointed a special master to oversee a troubled federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates, marking the first time the federal Bureau of Prisons has been subject to such oversight.
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Judge will appoint special master to oversee California federal women's prison after rampant abuse
A judge will appoint a special master to oversee a federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates. The Friday order encompasses the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin. The is prison is about 21 miles east of Oakland. It marks the first time a facility run by the federal Bureau of Prisons has been subject to...
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Fire burns for over 2 hours at California mansion of actor Cara Delevingne
A house fire burned for at least two hours Friday morning at a hillside home in Studio City.
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‘I don't have 10 years': Women in Uber sex assault lawsuits face long delays
NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit speaks with one woman who said it could take a decade until she sees any sort of resolution.
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Women in Uber sex assault lawsuits face long delays
NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit speaks with one woman who said it could take a decade until she sees any sort of resolution in a sexual assault lawsuit. Candice Nguyen reports.
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‘It was deeply hurtful': Lawsuit asks court to declare San Jose boy with autism a ‘nuisance'
A San Jose mother says she is saddened that a former neighbor is now suing her because her child is on the autism spectrum.
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Lawsuit asks court to declare San Jose boy with autism a ‘nuisance'
A San Jose mother says she is saddened that a former neighbor is now suing her because her child is on the autism spectrum. Damian Trujillo reports.
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Man, woman arrested for allegedly robbing banks in the Bay Area, Northern California
A man and a woman suspected of robbing multiple banks in the Bay Area and Northern California have been arrested, San Jose police announced Wednesday.
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Checking in on California gas prices
Gas prices in California are on the rise as summer nears. Mike Inouye explains why.
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California bullet train project faces funding challenges
California’s high-speed rail project between San Francisco and Los Angeles is facing major funding hurdles.
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CHP makes 168 arrests, recovers 360 stolen cars in the East Bay
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Tuesday released new numbers for the ongoing crime crackdown in the East Bay.
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East Bay crime crackdown: CHP makes 168 arrests, recovers 360 stolen cars
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Tuesday released new numbers for the ongoing crime crackdown in the East Bay.
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Warden ousted as FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse
The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind bars for sexually abusing inmates. Thom Jensen reports.
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How PG&E rate hikes are impacting electric vehicle charging
The cost to charge electric vehicles will become more expensive with PG&E raising rates for a second time this year.
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How PG&E rate hikes are impacting electric vehicle charging
The cost to charge electric vehicles will become more expensive with PG&E raising rates for a second time this year. Bob Redell reports.
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Warden ousted as FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse
The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure.
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Beverly Hills middle school expels 5 students after deepfake nude photos incident
The eighth graders were accused of using generative AI to create fake images of 16 classmates.
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New trial opens for 2 California friends after Italy court tosses convictions in Rome officer's slaying
A new trial of two American men has begun in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation after Italy’s highest court threw out their convictions.
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PG&E seeks break on part of a $1 billion payment to wildfire bailout fund
Despite profits of more than $2 billion last year, PG&E recently told regulators that it is in such a financial bind that it needs more time to make a $1 billion payment. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.