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Prosecutors said Aurich and another guard, Arturo Pacheco, went to the cell of a 65-year-old inmate at California State Prison-Sacramento in September 2016 to transfer the man to another cell. According to charging documents, when they reached the building where the new cell was located, the inmate, who was handcuffed, stopped walking, and Pacheco then yanked his legs from behind, sending him onto the concrete floor on his head and upper torso. … [Read more...] about California prison guard pleads guilty to lying about circumstances of inmate’s death

He picked the perfect winter day to enjoy a day on the beach as the temperatures soared into the upper 80s Fahrenheit more inland and the upper 70's at the coast.    … [Read more...] about Joseph Baena goes shirtless as he enjoys summer-like day on the beach in Southern California

The city of Delano in the San Joaquin Valley, with a population of 54,000, has been tapping into its general fund budget to make up for losses at its water department. That’s meant taking away potential funding for police, parks and public works. Still, given the high number of residents unable to afford their water bills, the city has started waiving late fees, nearly $400,000 worth to date. … [Read more...] about Water crisis looms as California households struggle to pay bills, suppliers lose revenue

"There are going to be people who either aren't getting this vaccine or aren't getting their second doses of vaccine, which then puts them at risk in a situation where we have a virus which is rapidly spreading in the country," Offit said. "There's going to be another probably roughly 100,000 people that die over the next couple of months, and among those people could be those who are not getting this vaccine because of quote-unquote 'an abundance of caution.'" … [Read more...] about UPDATE: California pauses giving out shots from one lot of coronavirus vaccine

It’s not clear how many more doses will be available by then since Mayor London Breed said Tuesday the city’s health network — which covers San Francisco General Hospital and community clinics serving the under-insured — could run out of vaccines by Thursday. It was unclear if that was still a concern on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about California records near-record coronavirus death toll as Bay Area struggles to get vaccine