Author: Sophia Bollag
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Former California police officer named as serial killer, rapist from the 1970s and 80s
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A DNA match led to the arrest of a 72-year-old former police officer in one of the most baffling and sadistic crime sprees of the 1970s and ’80s — a string of at least 12 slayings and 45 rapes in California by an attacker dubbed the Golden State Killer, police said Wednesday.…
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California AG bans state-funded travel to Texas, 3 other states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s attorney general blocked state-funded travel to Texas and three other states on Thursday in response to what he considers anti-LGBT rights laws enacted this year. Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra added Texas, Alabama, South Dakota and Kentucky to the list of places where state employee travel is restricted. Lawmakers passed legislation…
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Colorado governor talks pot challenges in California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper told California state senators Tuesday to set standards for edible marijuana goods and driving under the influence of cannabis as soon as possible to avoid repeating mistakes his state made when it legalized recreational pot. The senators heard from Hickenlooper as the Legislature prepares to regulate sales of…