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A man fishes for tilapia in 2015 along the receding banks of the Salton Sea near Bombay Beach, Calif. Toxic dust from the shrinking lake poses one of the largest environmental and public health crises in state history. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) ... Read More

Shorebirds flock at sunset over The Nature Conservancy wetland program field in Sacramento Valley, California. – The Nature Conservancy/Drew Kelly Tracy Staedter August 31, 2017 Science The sharing economy, which has changed everything from how people get around to how they rent... Read More

By Taryn Luna August 29, 2017 The Sacramento Bee California’s so-called “sanctuary state” bill, introduced by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León as a direct response to President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport “bad hombres” and undocumented immigrants, is well... Read More

By W. James Antle III August 29, 2017 The Week Magazine Supporting modest immigration restrictions is a perfectly mainstream position. And yet, it has gotten zero support from presidents of either party for 36 years, save for President Bill Clinton briefly entertaining the recommendations... Read More

FILE — In this Aug. 31, 2016 file photo the dome of the state Capitol glows in the early evening in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers return Monday, Aug. 21 , from a monthlong break with a busy agenda that includes tackling the... Read More

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting a man in Riverside, Calif., in June.Credit Melissa Lyttle for The New York Times By Caitlin Dickerson August 21, 2017 New York Times The Trump administration is working with like-minded sheriffs from around the country on... Read More