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    New Bill Aims to Increase Pay for Incarcerated Firefighters and Workers
            
                
                    
                        Season 2025
                    
                
                
                    
                        Episode 373
                    
                
            
        
        
            
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    SoCal Matters
            New Bill Targeting Threats to Schools and Churches
                
                    
                        
                            Season 2025
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            Episode 357
                        
                    
                
            
            
            A California bill aims to increase penalties for threats against schools and places of worship. Supporters say it would help protect public safety and reduce trauma. Critics argue the law may be redundant and could over-penalize youth.
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            Law boosts density within a half mile of major rail and bus lines.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Supporters say it counters Texas. Opponents call it unconstitutional.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Federal agents detain people at CA courts despite a state ban.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Students and schools rebuild years after the deadly Camp Fire.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            State drafts fixes for charging, carpool access and diesel pollution.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Law reverts excise tax to 15% through 2028 to aid legal sellers.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Guidelines urge updated shots for 6 months+, and insurers must cover.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            New DMV lookup helps owners reclaim surplus from lien sales.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Some cities are ramping up efforts to ticket and tow vehicles that shelter homeless Californians.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Federal lawsuit says utility equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            UCLA links hydrogen sulfide odor to health risks around the Salton Sea.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Supreme court lifts curb on appearance-based stops, LA sweeps continue.
        
        
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    