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"My campaign is over, but I still see the bullying. The only thing I have done in my life is help everyone and anyone that comes around me."

"I think they're trying to intimidate other people from doing what I did because the fraud is so deep, unfortunately for them, it backfired very bad."

The driver ran over spike strips at Hercules Avenue and San Pablo Avenue, puncturing all four tires, but continued driving 30 to 40 mph the wrong way on surface streets.

A steady stream of leaders from communities across the state said Wednesday they planned to reevaluate the numerous ways Chavez has been memorialized. Gov. Gavin Newsom said no decisions have been made at the state level regarding what to do about the typical observation of Cesar Chavez Day, but noted there's a sense of urgency as the March 31 holiday approaches.

A 39-year-old man was surfing near Big River Beach in Mendocino Headlands State Park when a shark bit him around 5 p.m., resulting in injuries to both of his legs. Three off-duty lifeguards surfing nearby were able to help the man before personnel from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, Cal Fire, Mendocino Fire and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reached the scene.

ABC7 is partnering with the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future to host a gubernatorial debate featuring six candidates vying to become California's next governor. "Your Voice, Your Vote: Race for Governor 2026" will take place Tuesday, March 24, at 5 p.m. and will be moderated by ABC7 anchor Marc Brown.

Proposition 36, a state ballot measure, enacted harsher penalties for minor theft and drug offenses, with proponents pledging the crackdown would lead to mass treatment to keep people alive, out of jail, and off our streets. Case records, however, suggest the state is largely failing to meet the central goal of getting people help and instead conducting mass arrests and incarcerating more people with addiction.

Of all days for this very low probability event to happen, why this one? What was different from the thousands of times before this event employing the same shell-fuze combination, weapons system, and highly trained Marines? There is no definitive answer to these questions.

Standing in front of a gas pump in a video posted to social media, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the costs are "becoming an emergency for working families, and I think we ought to act like it." The moderate Democrat called on state lawmakers to suspend California's gas tax, which at 61 cents per gallon is the highest in the nation.

A car went into the water at the Sausalito Yacht Harbor Monday afternoon. Two people were in that car and both were rescued -- a bystander was able to dive in and pull one person out. That person was taken to the hospital. An emergency dive team was deployed to the scene and rescued the second person, who seems OK.

A pair of men were arrested Saturday morning after they flashed a gun inside an Inwood Sunoco and ordered an employee to open the cash register, police said. Nassau County police reported that the two men entered the gas station and began the robbery at 2:30 a.m. Saturday before fleeing the scene in a Ford Fusion with cash and other items.

There is clear evidence of a persistent attitude on the part of this defendant that he was going to engage in reckless, wanton conduct despite being warned of the consequences. Videos show patrons warning Smith not to drive while he dangled his keys in front of multiple people at a bar in Patchogue.

Despite that red light, he continued straight through that red light at a high rate of speed and struck a 2019 Alfa Romeo operated by Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa. Patricia Espinosa's vehicle was found upside down at the scene of this horrific crash. It took emergency responders over 30 minutes to extricate her from that vehicle.

the Bureau of Forensic Services, provided a list of 14 tests that were conducted using the defective kits, though five were tied to investigations that did not result in charges. Per the Chronicle, prosecutors said they notified defense attorneys this week after identifying the affected convictions. The District Attorney's Office identified nine convictions that utilized the tests primarily DUI cases, after the lab reported that some kits from supplier Andwin Scientific contained an incorrect concentration of sodium fluoride, about 100 milligrams instead of the stated 750 milligrams.

President Donald Trump has long fought California's efforts to curb tailpipe emissions and spur electric vehicle adoption, and last summer he blocked the state's first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. He's also routinely criticized California's highest-in-the-nation gas prices, which are largely due to taxes and environmental regulations.

It is a Black utopia. Working class, all the way up to the uber [wealthy]. Eighty percent of the Black folks that live there were homeowners. So, that's the conversation about generational wealth, and heritage and being able to pass on a place of belonging and safety, which is so important to many Black communities because [historically], we just don't have it like that.

Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran. We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.

Santa Rosa police confirm with ABC7 Eyewitness News that officers shot and critically injured a suspect Thursday morning. Police say the shooting occurred just before 11:30 a.m. near 10th and Washington near downtown Santa Rosa.

The pass gives you four or eight digital coupons, priced at $34 and $64, respectively, to redeem at specific festival marketplaces. It is ideal if you want to try a few items, and it can be a smart Disney food deal if you're strategic about what you get. For example, if you get the eight-coupon pass and select most items over $8 a piece, that means you're saving a few bucks in the long run.

Colorado House Bill 26-1114 would bar most cities from setting minimums of 2,000 square feet for a single-family lot. The cap would apply in areas served by municipal water and sewer. The bill also would block local governments from using frontage, setbacks, open space rules or lot coverage caps to make a 2,000-square-foot lot effectively unusable for housing.

Murrieta Mesa, 11-0; JSerra, 10-1; Norco, 7-2; Fullerton, 9-1; Oaks Christian, 8-0; La Mirada, 10-2; Orange Lutheran, 5-3; Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 8-1; Garden Grove Pacifica, 7-4; Anaheim Canyon, 6-2; Etiwanda, 8-1; Temescal Canyon, 6-2; Valley View, 10-0; Ganesha, 3-0; Santa Margarita, 7-1; Long Beach Poly, 3-0; California, 5-1; La Habra, 8-2; El Modena, 4-4; King, 4-2.