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"Sacramento Black Lives Matter Founder Settles Libel Lawsuit with Video Apology"

From Thursday's story in the Sacramento Bee (Sam Stanton) (link added): More than two years after a Sacramento-area businesswoman was falsely accused of posting racist and hateful comments on the Facebook page for Sacramento's Black Lives Matter chapter, her lawsuit against BLM Sacramento has been settled with the group's founder…

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Lake Mead’s decline may slow, thanks to winter’s wet start

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Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded

The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate has been decapitated leaving investigators in the state’s capital city scratching their heads to find a motive behind the vandalism

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California Democrats bring back concealed carry bill in renewed push for gun safety

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker will make another attempt to shore up the state’s concealed carry gun laws following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down key provisions.

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Lumber company settles lawsuits from Mill fire that devastated Northern Californian town

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Oregon wood products manufacturer that operates a Northern California lumber mill linked to September’s deadly Mill fire has reached settlement agreements with most of those who brought claims against the company, attorneys for the company and for fire victims said Tuesday.

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California Marijuana Farmer Gets Prison For Bribing Former Sheriff...And Illegally Growing Weed

A Siskiyou County resident was sentenced to nearly six years for his part in an illegal cannabis grow operation and then trying to bribe his way out of it when caught, reported The Sacramento Bee. The man's sister, who had a minor role in the affair, was sentenced to time served…

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California high school football team forfeits season after players staged 'slave auction'

A high school football team in Northern California was forced to forfeit the remainder of its season after a video showed several players staging a reenactment of a "slave auction," according to district officials.

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California becomes trans youth sanctuary

“In California we believe in equality and acceptance,” Newsom says regarding his signing of Senate Bill 107

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Prosecutors seek eight-month prison sentence for Sherri Papini over faked kidnapping

The kidnapping scheme began back in November 2016 when Ms Papini seemed to disappear while out for a jog

The Independent UK

Proud Boy files to run for a Sacramento-area school board. The GOP isn’t supporting him

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A member the far-right group Proud Boys who recently lost a bid for the California state Assembly has filed papers to run for a seat on a Sacramento-area school board.

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Robert Griffin III believes Trey Lance will get 49ers, Kyle Shanahan over Super Bowl hump

Robert Griffin III thinks Trey Lance can keep Kyle Shanahan and the #49ers from another late Super Bowl collapse.

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Can California keep offering cheap health care? Here’s what state network’s new CEO says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jessica Altman took over in March as chief executive officer of Covered California, and even as she was settling into a new home in Sacramento she also was making the rounds with congressional leaders to drive home just how much Californians want access to health insurance.

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Eva, the California dog that saved its owner from mountain lion attack, dies unexpectedly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eva, the dog credited for saving her owner’s life after she was attacked last month by a mountain lion in rural Northern California, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning.

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Dog who saved owner from mountain lion dies unexpectedly

‘She just never woke up,’ owner says after pet is put on ventilator following seizures

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Mike Brown agrees to become Kings’ new head coach

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Sacramento Kings have agreed with Golden State assistant Mike Brown on a four-year contract to become the franchise's next coach, sources tell ESPN. Source: Twitter @wojespn What's the buzz on Twitter? Sean Cunningham @ ...

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Sherri Papini accepts plea deal, will admit her 'kidnap' was all a hoax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six weeks after Sherri Papini was arrested and charged with faking her own kidnapping in 2016, the so-called Super Mom from Redding has signed a plea deal and will admit that she orchestrated the hoax, her attorney told The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday.

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Does California's Latest Mass Shooting Show the Country's Strictest Gun Laws Are Not Strict Enough?

Maybe it shows that the existing restrictions are not working as advertised.

The Guardian - US

Suspect arrested in Sacramento shooting that left six dead

Police say they have received more than 100 videos or photos from the scene and have executed three search warrants

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Kings center Richaun Holmes vehemently denies child abuse allegations in deleted tweets

Kings center Richaun Holmes vehemently denied abusing his son in a series of since-deleted tweets Wednesday after The Sacramento Bee reported claims made in an ugly custody battle between Holmes and his ex-wife.

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Kings likely trading Richaun Holmes next offseason?

The Kings signaled a commitment to Holmes in August when they signed him to a new four-year, $46.5 million contract with a 15% trade kicker, but now a trade looks like the most likely outcome . Source: Sacramento Bee What's the buzz on Twitter? ...

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California county could be taken over by group close to militia members, report says

Local official says ousted colleague, a self-identified Reagan Republican, ‘is no conservative and anybody that backs him is a staunch liberal’

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