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  • Driverless cars like the ones Google is testing are raising questions and concerns.
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  • California lawmakers are working on legislation to protect passenger safety in limousines.
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  • Sign carrying demonstrators representing doctors, hospitals and unionized health care workers rallied against a 10 percent cut in the amount the state pays for Medi-Cal reimbursements, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
  • The state Legislature has approved a budget bill opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians.
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  • The California State Capitol is seen in this undated file photo.
  • The California Legislature passed a $96.3 billion state spending budget Friday.
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  • College students are seen in this undated file photo.
  • California lawmakers are considering a plan to discount fees for college students depending on a family's income.
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  • This undated image provided Tuesday April 5, 2011 by John Stow shows Bryan Stow holding his son and daughter.
  • Bryan Stow, traumatically injured in an 2011 Dodger Stadium attack, has returned home from a rehabilitation center.
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  • Foie gras
  • A Los Angeles judge Wednesday rejected a request to stop California's recently enacted ban on the sale of foie gras.
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  • The California State Capitol is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Friday's shooting rampage in Santa Monica is rekindling the debate over gun control in California.
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  • Ten elderly women escaped unharmed from a burning limousine in Northern California Sunday, June 9, 2013.
  • Ten elderly women celebrating a birthday escaped unharmed from a burning limousine in Northern California.
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  • The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is seen in this file photo.
  • Southern California Edison says it has decided to permanently retire the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
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  • A limousine caught on fire on the San Mateo Bridge in the San Francisco area on Saturday, May 4, 2013.
  • Investigators have pinpointed what caused a limousine in the Bay Area to catch fire, killing five women.
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  • A sea lion pup is seen with its eyes closed before being rescued from the Mission Bay Drive onramp to the southbound 5 Freeway in San Diego on Wednesday, June 3, 2013.
  • A wayward sea lion pup spent almost an hour on a freeway onramp in San Diego before being rescued.
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  • California state Sen. Ron Calderon is seen in this undated file photo.
  • California state lawmakers are reacting a day after the FBI raided the Sacramento office of Sen. Ron Calderon.
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  • Leslie Van Houten appears before a parole board at California Institution for Women in Chino in this undated file photo.
  • Leslie Van Houten, the youngest Charles Manson follower convicted of murder, was denied parole Wednesday for the 20th time.
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  • State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Monterey Park, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 14, 2011.
  • The FBI on Tuesday raided the Sacramento offices of state Sen. Ron Calderon of Montebello.
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  • The Senate Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a bill that would criminalize 'revenge porn.'
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  • Health care workers are gathering in Sacramento to fight Californias planned rate cut to Medi-Cal providers.
  • Health care workers are gathering in Sacramento to fight California's planned rate cut to Medi-Cal providers.
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  • Yosemite National Park rangers are searching for a 19-year-old Sacramento man who was swept over a waterfall Saturday, June 1, 2013.
  • Yosemite National Park rangers are searching for a 19-year-old Sacramento man who was swept over a waterfall.
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  • A rendering of a train from Californias High-Speed Rail Project is shown in this file photo.
  • Farmers and local officials have filed suit, claiming the state's high-speed rail system could lead to financial disaster.
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  • An execution chair is shown in this undated file photo.
  • Procedural errors by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation could further delay executions in the state.
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  • This file photo shows the production of California drivers licenses.
  • People who are in the U.S. illegally are one step closer to being able to be issued a driver's license in California.
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  • The Democrat-controlled state Assembly passed a bill to raise the minimum wage in California from $8 to $8.25 per hour.
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  • New gun control legislation designed to cut down on gun violence was approved Wednesday in the state Senate.
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  • Officials believe they know what caused problems that forced the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear plant.
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer is calling for an investigation into whether San Onofre power plant officials misled federal regulators.
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  • The state Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday on whether to allow unlicensed workers to give students insulin shots.
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  • A California man shot his two adult daughters, killing one and critically injuring a second before committing suicide.
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  • Two armed robbers stormed a Burger King restaurant in Stockton on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
  • Two armed robbers stormed a Burger King restaurant in Stockton but were caught after an employee hid their getaway car.
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  • The Senate Budget Committee voted to restore dental care to Medi-Cal, pumping $130 million back into the program.
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  • A patient is seen in this undated file photo.
  • A new health insurance exchange called Covered California announced more than a dozen medical plans Thursday.
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  • Heal the Bay released its annual report card on water quality Thursday ahead of Memorial Day Weekend.
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environment, health, surf, california news, jovana lara
  • University of California hospital workers are seen during a strike in this May 2013 photo.
  • A two-day strike held by University of California hospital workers came to an end early Thursday morning.
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  • University of California hospital workers are seen during a strike in this May 2013 photo.
  • Thousands of UC medical center workers across California are still on strike, as the demonstration enters day two.
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  • University of California hospital workers are seen during a 2-day strike Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
  • UC medical center workers at UCLA and UC Irvine have joined a statewide strike that could threaten patient safety.
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  • The UC Irvine Medical Center is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Thousands of health care workers at five UC health centers including UCLA and UC Irvine are threatening a walkout.
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