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Lost Pacific Crest Trail hiker rescued in Oregon snowstorm

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SALEM, Ore. — Robert Campbell was thoroughly soaked, shivering, his wet sleeping bag covering him in the only shelter he could find -- a pit toilet in a closed campground -- after getting lost in a snowstorm in Oregon while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Campbell was saved on Friday by a search team from the local sheriff's department, who found his footprints in the snow. Heavy snow was forecast through Saturday evening in the Cascade Range.

"I really think I owe them my life because ... I couldn't have made it another night. My sleeping bag and tent are just completely soaked and probably ruined and I have no dry clothes," Campbell said from a motel Friday night in Detroit, Oregon. His voice hoarse, he noted there were blue spots on one foot and his toenails were blue.

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California shouldn’t waste time appealing Trump tax return ruling

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There was never a good reason for California to try punishing President Trump by requiring candidates to disclose their income tax returns in order to appear on the primary election ballot. But life in our virtual one-party state meant that a state law was passed anyway to do exactly that. Fortunately, a judge struck it down.

Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, is bent on saving the law. So is Gov. Gavin Newsom, who informed a federal court of his intention to file an appeal. Both men should cut it out and focus on the state’s more important business.

Senate Bill 27, introduced by Sens. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg and Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, was similar to a bill vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2017.

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Latinos and the California Dream: Mike Madrid

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For Latinos, the California Dream is becoming an unattainable fantasy.

The dream that inspired generations to come West and find success as defined by the individual has all but vanished for the state’s largest ethnic group. The days when workers flocked to the state for employment in everything from the storied Gold Rush to the Hollywood back lots to today’s Silicon Valley have vanished. It’s not just workers who are finding it impossible to climb the economic ladder; small business owners, who have historically been viewed as the base for a community’s economic growth, are flailing.

For context: California is the fifth largest economy in the world, Latinos are the largest ethnic group in the state and have attained an unprecedented amount of power in state government. Latino policy makers have never wielded so much power over public policy than at this moment in our state’s history. But even as Latino entrepreneurship in California has exploded in recent years, a deep dive into data provided in a recently released report by the California Latino Economic Institute tells a different tale.

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Council approves apartment complex

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Ceres’ first apartment complex in approximately 15 years was approved Monday evening by the Ceres City Council.

The city expects development of the 64-unit apartment complex and adjacent 8,240-square-foot retail commercial building for southwest Ceres to occur in three phases over the next three years. Jaskarn Chahal of Chahal Investments, LLC of Ceres is the applicant.

The council voted 4-0 to approve the project. Mayor Chris Vierra was absent.

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Police Memorial Tour Honors Ultimate Sacrifice

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The ‘End of Watch’ anniversary for Harold B. Harless is on Oct. 17 and it has been 54 years since he was killed in the line of duty. In order to honor Harless and keep his memory alive, Sergeant Lloyd MacKinnon with Riverbank Police Services (RPS) will be riding for him in the Police Unity Tour in May, 2020.

Harless was a patrolman for the Riverbank Police Department from 1957 to 1963. He left the department to pursue other business opportunities. Then he returned to the police force in March 1965. He was known for vibrant green “cat eyes” which often times did not help him when he was on a stakeout or undercover because people would recognize him. As a community caretaker, Harless was kind and although he did not have much, would often host dinners at his home for those in need. Prior to becoming a police officer Harless worked for Gallo Winery and had a side gig as a bouncer at the Riverbank Club House. At the time he served on the force, there were only a total of six in the department, with one being the Police Chief and five patrolmen.

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Lower Health Care Costs Act could hurt Californians

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When someone reaches retirement age, health care access becomes all the more important. Getting to a hospital quickly can mean the difference between life and death.

In Waterford, where I live, the closest hospital is more than 30 minutes away. People in my situation have had to rely on air ambulance services to get the life-saving care they need. But there is a real threat that puts this service in jeopardy.

The Lower Health Care Costs Act in Congress would allow insurance providers to continue denying claims for life saving air ambulances that many across California, especially those in rural areas, rely on. Lack of proper reimbursement for this service will also force more rural air bases to close at a time when rural hospitals are already facing increasing closures.

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Turlock man is stabbed multiple times as 1-year-old lies at his side in bed

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A 34-year-old Turlock man was stabbed multiple times by an intruder early Tuesday as his 1-year-old child lay beside him in bed, police said. Also in the bed was the child’s mother, and elsewhere in the home was a 3-year-old.

The suspect, 31-year-old Alvino Alaniz, is the woman’s ex, said Turlock Police Department spokesman Sgt. Russell Holeman.

The 911 call about the stabbing was made at 1:50 a.m. The attacker forced his way into the residence on the 1200 block of Milhous St., kicked down the bedroom door and began to stab the victim, Holeman said.

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WATCH | Homeless woman gets recording deal from Grammy nominated producer

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A video of a 52-year-old homeless woman whose opera singing talent has scored her a recording deal from a Grammy nominated producer has gone viral.

Emily Zamourka is known among Los Angeles residents for her angelic voice.

A video of her singing has received more than one million views.

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After power is restored to large swath of California, PG&E claims shut-off prevented wildfires

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The utility behind last week’s intentional power shut-off across Northern and Central California has restored electricity to all of its customers as shifts in weather have lessened the likelihood its equipment will spark wildfires.

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest utility, shut down power in stages last week to nearly 1 million customers in a ring around the Bay Area, from wine country to near the Oregon border, and as far east as several Sierra Nevada counties.

It was the largest planned power outage of its kind in state history. It will not be the last.

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Sonoma County educator who lost home in Tubbs fire selected a California teacher of the year

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There was Katya Robinson, locking horns with one of her students. Again.

“Do you want to go to recess? Then go sit down,” she told AJ Staggs one morning last week.

He is a bespectacled, charismatic 5-year-old and the unofficial mayor of Room 21 at Park Side Elementary in Sebastopol. That’s where Robinson teaches a kindergarten through third grade class for students with moderate to severe disabilities.

It’s where she does the pioneering, creative work that earned her recognition as one of California’s five extraordinary public school educators named 2020 teachers of the year.

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