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• California Farmer’s Measure Takes On Jerry Brown’s Legacy

  29-10-2016 22:09
  
  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A farmer and food processor in California’s Central Valley is facing off against Gov. Jerry Brown this election cycle on financing big state building projects. Dean, or Dino, Cortopassi of Stockton is the man behind Proposition 53.
  The measure would require statewide votes on big state projects that need $2 billion or more in revenue bonds. The measure could threaten Brown’s plans to build two giant water tunnels for nearly $16 billion, and high-speed r
  
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• Couple Turns Baby’s Death Into Healing For Fellow Families

  29-10-2016 08:12
  
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – Baby Norah was born 5 and a half pounds and about a month too soon.
  “Everything special about Norah is in this box and in our hearts,” her mother Candace Wilson said while fighting back tears.
  Following multiple complications, Norah passed after only 15 days.
  “We were in the NICU with her every single day,” she said:
  Candace and her husband struggled in their time at the hospital and they weren’t alone, Norah’s was one of 65 beds
  
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• Halloween Decoration Hanging From Noose Upsets South Sacramento Neighbors

  29-10-2016 07:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Residents say Halloween decorations in their neighborhood went from frightfully fun to a distasteful distraction in South Sacramento.
  The homeowners says the decorations is just good, clean fun, but many others say there’s a difference between spooky and downright inappropriate.
  People passing by the home say they were shocked at what they said looked like a black person hanging from a tree by a noose.
  “With all the things going on with the Black Lives Matt
  
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• Police: Man Waving Gun Shot To Death After Pointing It At Cops In North Sacramento

  29-10-2016 07:49
  
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man was shot and killed after officers say he was waving a gun in the street, then pointed it at them.
  The shooting happened on Date Avenue near Madison Avenue in North Sacramento.
  Deputies investigating the shooting say a California Highway Patrol officer saw the man’s gun and called for help. He demanded the suspect put his gun down. The suspect refused and later pointed the gun, forcing two officers to open fire.
  The suspect was taken to the hospi
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Are Dead Californians Voting?

  29-10-2016 07:40
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Just days away before the big election Kurtis Ming looked into how some people are voting long after they died.
  We pulled voting records in our area and compared them to federal death master index, which shows people who have died.
  We found only one questionable name that may or may not have cast a ballot. But we’ve learned it’s been a problem in other parts of the state.
  Our sister station KCBS/KCAL in Los Angles reported back in May voting records of John
  
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• Video Shows California Parks Patrol Vehicle Fleeing Oroville Crash

  29-10-2016 07:00
  
  OROVILLE (CBS13) – A California State Parks Officer is on administrative leave after crashing into a power pole near the intersection of Oro Dam Boulevard and Oro Quincy Highway.
  The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision and trying to figure out what led up to this crash.
  “We look over and happen to see the officer slouched over in the car, people trying to yell and get his attention and then a few minutes after that, the police came and broke the window out and th
  
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• Can Cruise Ships Help Boost Sacramento’s Hotel Space For NBA All-Star Game Bid?

  29-10-2016 06:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Will it float? The idea of using a cruise ship to attract the NBA All-Star game to Sacramento is in the works.
  It was an electric night for the Kings and their fans at the Golden 1 Center on Thursday night.
  While the team is focused on the here and now, city officials and top executives are planning for the future.
  “Just an incredible state of the art entertainment palace,” said Adam Silver, the NBA Commissioner, while speaking with a reporter during Thursd
  
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• Storm Brings Severe Flooding To Downtown Modesto Streets

  29-10-2016 03:23
  
  MODESTO — Downtown Modesto was flooded through the afternoon on Friday, and the city’s drainage system is to blame.
  The utilities director says downtown’s drainage system hasn’t been updated in years, and couldn’t handle the amount of rainfall from Thursday night into Friday morning.
  The flooding caused businesses to lose customers, and ticked some citizens off.
  “My car was going to stop, it was gonna die.”
  It took Luz Rojas 15 minutes to get to her phar
  
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• DMV Now Expects To Fix Computer Problems By Monday

  29-10-2016 02:05
  
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles says three offices that remain limited by a computer failure should be back to normal operations by Monday.
  The new target is delayed after officials said they’d hoped to have them back by Friday.
  DMV spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez says it’s unclear what’s causing problems at those offices. She says technicians will work through the weekend to fix them if necessary.
  Gonzalez says field offices in Brawley and Ingl
  
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