Jessica Garrison writes about Northern California for the Los Angeles Times. She has previously covered Los Angeles City Hall, courts, education and the environment. As a reporter, her work has won a National Magazine Award for Public Service, among other honors. Work she has edited has won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Goldsmith Prize. Her book, “The Devil’s Harvest,†told the story of a contract killer who stalked Central Valley farm towns for years while authorities failed to bring him to justice. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley.
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The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, also claims that when the girls protested what they perceived as the unfairness of the situation by wearing T-shirts that said “Save Girls’ Sports,†school officials compared it to wearing a swastika in front of a Jewish student.
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A woman told Monterey police that Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, blocked her from leaving his room and sexually assaulted her, according a police report.
Election chiefs keep focus on a ‘smooth’ election, despite glitches and vote challenges
Shasta County, which has been roiled by a far-right insurgency, will vote in a crucial supervisor’s race even as problems emerge with its new voting machines.
Voters in Northern California will decide in the Nov. 5 election whether to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Price.
Families of people killed by Vallejo police officers have asked the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training to investigate whether to take their badges away.