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WASHINGTON —  The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has announced sites and dates for three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate, to be held just weeks before election day in 2020. The presidential debates are set for Sept. 29 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.; Oct. 15 at the University of […]

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SACRAMENTO —  California will become the first state in the nation to require public universities to provide access to abortion pills on campus under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. Senate Bill 24 by state Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino) will go into effect in 2023, with the University of California and California State […]

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WASHINGTON —  Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, is leaving President Trump’s administration, making the lawyer and former Obama official the latest departure in a long purge of leadership from the U.S. government’s third-largest department. McAleenan leaves the Department of Homeland Security in turmoil, at war with the White House and itself over the Trump […]

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One of the main story lines to come out of last week’s slate of high school football games was the potential vulnerability of No. 2-ranked Bellflower St. John Bosco after it barely hung on against Anaheim Servite for a one-point victory. Before Friday night’s road game against San Juan Capistrano JSerra, Braves head coach Jason […]

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At Cleveland High School in Reseda on Friday, many teachers weren’t teaching much and their students weren’t learning much as a wildfire raging in the hills spewed choking ash onto campus. This was not the learning environment that parent Evelyn Alemán had in mind, nor what school district officials had anticipated when they kept scores […]

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In a scene that illustrated Orange County’s recent swing from red to blue, demonstrators divided over the House impeachment inquiry gathered Friday outside of a congressional field office in Irvine. Armed with megaphones and signs, the two sides shouted opposing slogans outside Democratic Rep. Katie Porter’s district headquarters. “Katie Porter’s got to go,” supporters of […]

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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Oct. 12. Get the Essential California newsletter » Here’s a look at the top stories of the last week: Top Stories Fires burning. The Saddleridge fire, which broke out late Thursday in Sylmar amid strong Santa Ana winds, spread rapidly overnight west into […]

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