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In CA: When is a tax increase not a tax increase? And COVID-19 testing failures put Latino communities in harm’s way

A coronavirus disbeliever and Bay Area priest calls on parishioners to be holier. A state taxpayer group sues state Attorney General Xavier Becerra for failing to call a tax increase a tax increase. Plus: Inadequate testing is likely one of the reasons…

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In CA: Big Sur tribe gets back land stolen centuries ago; protesters chain themselves to Newsom’s fence

A Big Sur tribe gets back stolen land. Gov. Gavin Newsom asks for $52 million for the Central Valley as coronavirus cases soar in the eight-county region. And speaking of Newsom, protesters chained themselves to his house early Monday, demanding change…

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In CA: USC’s huge parting gift; an expensive oil and gas bankruptcy; home sales soar

Under pressure to resign, USC President C.L. Max Nikias left with a generous separation package, tax records show. And why a bankruptcy by the state’s biggest oil and gas producer could cost taxpayers big. Plus: Home sales see a resurgence.
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