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Caltrans records reveal concerns about Bay Bridge concrete

By Charles Piller - Updated: 3:01 pm

A builder of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge failed to disclose that a 19-foot section of concrete in the foundation of the span's signature tower had not hardened before it was tested.

California correctional officer battling cancer nears victory in fight to keep her job

By Cynthia Hubert - Updated: 3:21 pm

Hours after a needle fed another round of toxic chemotherapy into her veins, Sandra Knott wondered aloud whether she would survive to don the crisp uniform of a state correctional officer again.

Congressional Gold Medals go to Nisei veterans

By Carlos Alcalá - Updated: 1:43 pm

Nearly 30 Nisei veterans were honored with Congressional Gold Medals Saturday.

Army soldier digs into story of missing WWII pilot from Loomis

It's costly, but Los Angeles is getting its rail mojo back

By Herbert A. Sample - Updated: 10:47 am

It took more than a half-century, but this megalopolis that long ago turned its back on cheap street trolleys like the Red Car in favor of car-choked concrete superhighways is finally getting its rail mojo back.

Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending

Mentally ill inmates on the rise in California prisons and jails

By Jocelyn Wiener - Updated: 8:55 am

Inmates with serious mental illnesses deemed incompetent to stand trial are languishing in California jail cells for months as they wait for state hospital beds to open up, according to advocates, jail officials and family members.

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Bid to tie minimum wage to inflation dies in California Assembly

Posted by Hannah Madans at 4:38 PM

A bill that would have required the state's minimum wage to automatically adjust every year based on inflation was killed in the Assembly today. AB 1439, by Assemblymember Luis Alejo, ...