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The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating complaints that three California school districts coerced students to answer a ‘Wheel of Privilege’ survey.

A patrol officer escaped serious injury after being hit by a stolen SUV driven by a 14-year-old. The driver and two other teens were not injured when the officer’s partner shot once into the SUV, which drove away.

Proposition 45 is intended to make it easier to build. But some pro-housing groups worry it will only lead to more sprawl.

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to force California to set aside votes from 20,000 people it claimed could be noncitizens. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday had threatened election officials with criminal prosecution if they failed to identify ‘suspected aliens who are registered to vote.’

Officials hope the speed cams will calm traffic and prevent deadly crashes. 

Despite seven new statewide laws regulating data centers, at least 26 resolutions, moratoriums, or bans on data centers have been passed or proposed in California since June.

If the bond measure passes, the state would be able to borrow up to $25 billion to set up a new loan program to help people afford down payments on new home purchases.

California’s largest public employee union, representing approximately 95,000 workers, said its members are staying home today to protest a proposed roll back of scheduled wage increases.  Services at state parks, motor vehicle offices, CalTrans and unemploymentdivision offices could be affected.

The declaration enables Valley Water to take immediate actions to prepare for, prevent, or mitigate threats associated with the looming El Niño weather.

California leaders want immigration agents to stay away from courthouses, concerned that ICE enforcement actions will prevent people from testifying in criminal trials.

San Jose detectives used city Automated License Plate Reader cameras and identified two Oakland men as the two primary suspects in a May 31 homicide.

San Jose's property tax base grew at 4.5%, though at $280 billion contributed more than a third of the county’s tax base.

Sharks Sports & Entertainment says the skating rink project is currently ‘not economically feasible’ because of inflation, after years of planning.

The 6pm meeting is expected to be the final large-format community session prior to Planning Commission and City Council hearings on data centers. The community meeting also will be live-streamed.

Prosecutors said 8-old Aurora’s home was infested with roaches, and charged her uncle with sexual molestation.