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• Dixon Vice Mayor Who Penned Homophobic Column Voted Out Of Office

  07-11-2018 23:46
  DIXON (CBS13) – Ted Hickman, the Dixon vice mayor who attracted national attention over a homophobic newspaper column he wrote, has been voted out of office.
  Hickman was facing James “Jim” Ernest in the face for Dixon’s City Council District 2.
  RELATED: Dixon Vice Mayor’s Call For ‘Straight Pride American Month’ Draws Backlash
  Back in July, Hickman authored an article published in Dixon’s Independent Voice calling for a celebration of “S
  
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• Gov. Brown Warns Against Being Too Aggressive In Fighting Trump

  07-11-2018 23:26
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s outgoing governor, Democrat Jerry Brown, cautioned Wednesday against the state being too aggressive in confronting President Donald Trump, saying the deeply divided nation needs comity and common ground.
  Brown is preparing to hand off power to Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who ran on his promise to stand up to Trump and promote California’s liberal values.
  “I see the central challenge of America is pulling itself together and minimizing t
  
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• Measure U is A Winner, Democrats Retain Control of House

  07-11-2018 20:09
  U.S. Congresswoman Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, left, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, center, and Sacramento City Councilman Jay Schenirer, right, react with joy after learning that the Democrats will retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Nov. 6, 2018. (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
  SACRAMENTO – U.S. Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui’s face lit up happily like a Christmas tree when she glanced at the large flatscreen television in the banquet room of a restaurant
  
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• Firefighters Battle 2nd Fire At Sacramento Duplex Less Than A Day After Fire Displaced 13 People

  07-11-2018 18:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Firefighters have battled two fires at the same place in less than a day, authorities say.
  The Sacramento Fire Department says they responded to a two-story duplex on Piercy Way early Wednesday morning to douse a fire.
  An early morning fire on the 2300 Block of Piercy Way is the second fire in less 24 hours in the same structure. The 2 story duplex was boarded up after yesterday’s fire that displaced 13 people. An investigator is on scene. No injuries reported. p
  
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• Man From Sacramento Found With Pounds Of Pot After Crashing At Airport

  07-11-2018 18:03
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say more than 25 pounds (11 kilograms) of marijuana were discovered in the car of a California man who crashed at a South Carolina airport.
  Citing a statement from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, news outlets report 43-year-old Jackson Quincy Reed struck a light pole while leaving the Columbia Metropolitan Airport on Monday.
  The statement says the Sacramento man had been driving erratically before he crashed. Responding deputies arrested him a
  
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• Death Investigation Blocking Downtown Sacramento Street

  07-11-2018 16:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A death investigation is blocking a busy Downtown Sacramento street Wednesday morning.
  The scene is at 5th and W streets.
  Body of a man believed to be homeless in his 50’s was found on W street between 5th & 6th-A section of W will be closed for a few hours according to @SacPolice @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac @thisisgarcia9 pic.twitter.com/AznNWHnZJz— Alisa "Need for Speed” Becerra (@Alisabecerra) November 7, 2018
  Sacramento police say, around 3:30
  
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• Death Investigating Blocking Downtown Sacramento Street

  07-11-2018 16:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A death investigation is blocking a busy Downtown Sacramento street Wednesday morning.
  The scene is at 5th and W streets.
  Sacramento police say, around 3:30 a.m., an unresponsive man was found lying in the road. Medics soon pronounced that person dead.
  The man is believed to have been homeless, police say. His name has not been released at this time.
  W Street between 5th and 6th streets is closed due to the investigation. Drivers should use Broadway to get around the c
  
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• Davis Woman Who Went Missing After Voting Found Safe In Sacramento

  07-11-2018 16:31
  DAVIS (CBS13) – The latest on the search for a missing Davis woman:
  7:31 a.m.
  Davis police say missing woman Dora Shigaki was found safe in Sacramento on Wednesday.
  Sacramento police found her around 6 a.m.
  Shigaki is now home with her family, police say.
  7:04 a.m.
  Davis police are still looking for an 87-year-old woman missing since Tuesday afternoon.
  Dora Shigaki was last seen Tuesday at 1 p.m. voting at a Davis fire station on Mace Boulevard.
  Davis police say she was spotted around 6:30
  
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• Rep. Ami Bera Elected To 4th Term In Congress

  07-11-2018 16:07
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Rep. Ami Bera will serve a fourth term in the US House of Representatives. The Democrat won his re-election bid Tuesday against Republican challenger Andrew Grant in California’s District 7.
  With 100 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Bera was declared the winner with 52.68 percent of the vote. Bera garnered a total of 54,097 votes, while Grant got 48,597 votes.
  The incumbent was first elected in 2012. In 2016 he beat Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones
  
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• Eleni Kounalakis Wins California’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race

  07-11-2018 16:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Eleni Kounalakis is California’s new Lieutenant Governor. She beat fellow Democrat Dr. Ed Hernandez to win office.
  With 97.2 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Kounalakis was declared the winter with 55.65 percent of the vote.
  Kounalakis is a former Ambassador to Hungary, where she served from 2010-2013 under President Barack Obama. She also served on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign as a fundraiser and a member of her foreign advisory team.
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• Driver Leads Deputies On Chase In Orangevale, Dies After Crash

  07-11-2018 15:49
  ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – One person is dead after a car chase ends in a major crash in Orangevale late Tuesday night.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says they tried to pull over a black Volkswagen going over 100 miles an hour on Zinfandel Road last night around 10 p.m.
  The driver led deputies on a chase and ended up crashing into another car near Hazel Avenue and Greenback Lane.
  Deputies say the driver of the suspect car has died while a passenger was taken to the hospital; t
  
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• Missing Siblings Who Ran Away From Stockton Foster Home Found In El Cerrito Motel

  07-11-2018 15:29
  EL CERRITO (CBS SF) — Five siblings who ran away from their temporary foster home in Stockton over the weekend have been found safe in an El Cerrito hotel, authorities announced early Wednesday morning.
  The Stockton police said in a post on Twitter that the Richmond police aided in finding the children.
  “All 5 children are back in protective custody,” the post read. “Thank you to everyone who assisted in this investigation.”
  Investigators said that Jordan, Celementi
  
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• Rep. Jerry McNerney Wins Re-Election In District 9

  07-11-2018 08:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Rep. Jerry McNerney will serve a seventh term in Congress. The Democrat defeated Republican challenger Marla Livengood in California’s District 9.
  McNerney holds a BA, MS, and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of New Mexico Albuquerque. He is also a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point.
  He was first elected to Congress in 2006 in District 11. He now serves District 9 due to redistricting. That district covers most of San Joaquin County and par
  
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• Proposition 11, Private Ambulance Company Fight Over Work Breaks, Passes, AP Projects

  07-11-2018 07:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Proposition 11 has passed, the AP is predicting. The campaign largely funded by private ambulance companies had voters deciding what to do with employee breaks.
  Emergency ambulance employees who work for private companies will be allowed to continue their current practice of having emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics stay on-duty during their meal and rest breaks in order to respond to 911 calls. Private ambulance companies would attempt to reschedule m
  
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• Proposition 11, Allowing EMTs to Stay On-Duty During Breaks, Passes, AP Projects

  07-11-2018 07:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Proposition 11 has passed, the AP is predicting. The campaign largely funded by private ambulance companies had voters deciding what to do with employee breaks.
  Emergency ambulance employees who work for private companies will be allowed to continue their current practice of having emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics stay on-duty during their meal and rest breaks in order to respond to 911 calls. Private ambulance companies would attempt to reschedule m
  
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• California Proposition 11, Private Ambulance Company Fight Over Work Breaks, Passes

  07-11-2018 07:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Proposition 11 has passed. The campaign largely funded by private ambulance companies had voters deciding what to do with employee breaks.
  Emergency ambulance employees who work for private companies will be allowed to continue their current practice of having emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics stay on-duty during their meal and rest breaks in order to respond to 911 calls. Private ambulance companies would attempt to reschedule meal and rest breaks th
  
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• Tom McClintock Survives Challenge To Win 6th Term In Congress, AP Predicts

  07-11-2018 07:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Congressman Tom McClintock survived a tough campaign challenge from Democrat Jessica Morse and was re-elected to a sixth term in California’s District 4, the Associated Press is predicting.
  US House Races: 2018 California Midterm Election Results
  The Republican incumbent was targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in November 2017 in an attempt to turn a traditionally red county blue.
  District 4 includes Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Tuolumne,
  
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• Proposition 12, Farm Animal Space Minimum, Passes – AP Projects

  07-11-2018 07:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Proposition 12 has passed, the Associated Press has predicted. As a result, there will be new minimum requirements on farmers to provide more space for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs, and calves raised for veal. California businesses will be banned from selling eggs or uncooked pork or veal that came from animals housed in ways that did not meet these requirements.
  Prop 12 also bans the sales from other states not meeting California’s standards. The changes must
  
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• Gavin Newsom Defeats John Cox To Become California Governor, Cox Concedes

  07-11-2018 07:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – CBS News is projecting that Gavin Newsom has defeated John Cox in California’s gubernatorial race.
  Newsom will succeed Governor Jerry Brown, who couldn’t run again due to term limits. He’s stated his top priorities as California’s Governor will be: “economic development (creating jobs and reducing poverty), education (increasing affordable access to quality schools at all levels), protecting the environment, and justice – ensuring Ca
  
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• John Garamendi Wins 6th Term In Congress, The AP Predicts

  07-11-2018 07:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Democrat John Garamendi won his 6th term to the US House of Representatives and will represent California’s 3rd Congressional District for another two years, the Associated Press has predicted.
  District 3 covers Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba Counties, along with parts of Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties.
  Garamendi beat Republican Charlie Schaupp in Tuesday’s election.
  See the latest results in this race.
  Before being elected to Congress in 2008
  
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• Rep. Doris Matsui Defeats Jrmar Jefferson To Win 8th Term In Congress, Says AP

  07-11-2018 06:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Rep. Doris Matsui will serve an eighth term in Congress, the AP has projected.
  See latest poll results for Rep. Matsui vs. Jefferson
  The incumbent is projected to have beat challenger Jrmar Jefferson, also a Democrat.
  Rep. Matsui was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2005 after the death of her husband. She previously served as a staff member at The White House. She earned a BA from UC Berkeley. She currently sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
  
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• AP Projects Rep. Doris Matsui Will Defeat Jrmar Jefferson To Win 8th Term In Congress

  07-11-2018 06:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Rep. Doris Matsui will serve an eighth term in Congress, the AP has projected.
  See latest poll results for Rep. Matsui vs. Jefferson
  The incumbent is projected to have beat challenger Jrmar Jefferson, also a Democrat.
  Rep. Matsui was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2005 after the death of her husband. She previously served as a staff member at The White House. She earned a BA from UC Berkeley. She currently sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
  
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• Gavin Newsom Defeats John Cox To Become California Governor, CBS News Projects

  07-11-2018 06:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – CBS News is projecting that Gavin Newsom has defeated John Cox in California’s gubernatorial race.
  Newsom will succeed Governor Jerry Brown, who couldn’t run again due to term limits. He’s stated his top priorities as California’s Governor will be: “economic development (creating jobs and reducing poverty), education (increasing affordable access to quality schools at all levels), protecting the environment, and justice – ensuring Ca
  
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• Rep. Doug LaMalfa Has Won 4th Term In Congress In California’s District 1, AP Projects

  07-11-2018 06:15
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa was elected to his 4th term Tuesday in California’s 1st District, the Associated Press has projected.
  The incumbent reportedly beat challenger Audrey Denney.
  District 1 covers Plumas, Sierra, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama Counties, and parts of Nevada, Placer, and Glenn Counties
  Rep. LaMalfa was first elected to Congress in 2012. Before that, he served in California’s State Senate from 2010-2012, a
  
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• AP Projects Rep. Doug LaMalfa Has Won 4th Term In Congress In California’s District 1

  07-11-2018 06:15
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa was elected to his 4th term Tuesday in California’s 1st District, the Associated Press has projected.
  The incumbent reportedly beat challenger Audrey Denney.
  District 1 covers Plumas, Sierra, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama Counties, and parts of Nevada, Placer, and Glenn Counties
  Rep. LaMalfa was first elected to Congress in 2012. Before that, he served in California’s State Senate from 2010-2012, a
  
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• Sen. Dianne Feinstein Re-Elected To US Senate, CBS News Projects

  07-11-2018 05:00
  (CBS13/AP) – Senator Dianne Feinstein has been re-elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Kevin de Leon, CBS News has projected.
  The victory will help keep the state’s Democratic political order sharply intact.
  De Leon argued that California deserves a new voice in Washington who is more willing to fight for progressive values, while Feinstein said she has the experience to get things done for California and a track record to prove it.
  At 85, Feinstein is the olde
  
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• Missing Davis Woman Spotted, Still Not Found

  07-11-2018 05:00
  7:55 p.m. UPDATE: Dora Shigaki was seen around 6:30 p.m. walking in the area of Monarch and Covell with her yellow sweater on, Davis Police said.
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  6:15 p.m. UPDATE: Investigators say Dora Shigaki was last seen wearing a light-colored blouse, yellow cardigan sweater, light green slacks.
  Investigators now say her 1999 Toyota Avalon is silver. The license plate is DP304RS.
  Investigators say she suffers from dementia and may have gotten lost due to construction.
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  DAVIS (CBS13) &m
  
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• CBS News Projects Sen. Dianne Feinstein Re-Elected To US Senate

  07-11-2018 05:00
  (CBS13/AP) – Senator Dianne Feinstein has been re-elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Kevin de Leon, CBS News has projected.
  The victory will help keep the state’s Democratic political order sharply intact.
  De Leon argued that California deserves a new voice in Washington who is more willing to fight for progressive values, while Feinstein said she has the experience to get things done for California and a track record to prove it.
  At 85, Feinstein is the olde
  
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• PG&E May Shut Off Power On Thursday Over Fire Concerns

  07-11-2018 03:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — PG&E is warning customers they may shut off power to customers on Thursday due to higher winds and dry conditions.
  It would be the second time the utility has shut off power to customers.
  A red flag warning is in effect from late Wednesday into Friday morning. Gusts could be in the neighborhood of 30 mph, creating an elevated fire danger.
  Customers in the following counties may be affected:Butte County
  Lake County
  Napa County
  Nevada County
  Placer County
  Plumas Coun
  
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• Davis Woman Goes Missing After Voting

  07-11-2018 02:48
  6:15 p.m. UPDATE: Investigators say Dora Shigaki was last seen wearing a light-colored blouse, yellow cardigan sweater, light green slacks.
  Investigators now say her 1999 Toyota Avalon is silver. The license plate is DP304RS.
  Investigators say she suffers from dementia and may have gotten lost due to construction.
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  DAVIS (CBS13) — Davis Police are searching for a missing woman who was last seen voting on Tuesday.
  Dora Shigaki, 87, was last seen at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Davis Fire
  
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• Double Ballot Trouble: Voter Receives Two Ballots After Renewing Driver’s License

  07-11-2018 02:45
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Ballots were mailed out weeks ahead of Election Day for early voting, but one voter found a surprise in her mailbox — a second ballot.
  Darrelyn Patton received the two ballots in the mail within a couple weeks of renewing her driver’s license at the DMV. But she’s been registered to vote in El Dorado County for 40 years.
  “I thought this is really wrong. I’m registered twice now. Why didn’t El Dorado County catch that?” Pa
  
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