Major unions and business interests often sponsor competing measures, only to negotiate 11th-hour agreements to yank their proposals from ever appearing in front of voters.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Solum’s church helped sponsor Duneland Lutheran High School, which didn’t last long.
But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
They both were granted bail, allowing Brown to go on with his stadium tour this year.
And since 2021, the Alan Hu Foundation has awarded almost $50,000 in scholarships to nearly 80 Tri-Valley students who plan to become first responders or mental health professionals.
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Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Chris Barnum-Dann of Localis was also awarded the California 2025 Sommelier Award.
Ana Archen and Anna Chernova contributed reporting .
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Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
In 2025, fireworks caused 747 fires across California, burning nearly 600 acres, causing nearly $16 million in damage and contributing to the deaths of eight civilians, said Berlant, whose agency is formally known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Broadway’s newest ticketing venture wants theatergoers to subscribe instead of splurge.
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Marc Hershberg,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The amount each subscriber may receive has not been disclosed and will depend on factors such as how long a person has been subscribed and how many valid claims are filed.
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