Less than two weeks before Charlie Kirk's assassination in Utah, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office conducted three days of reconnaissance to prepare for a speech by the conservative firebrand at a local church in politically friendly territory.

A Democratic candidate for governor of California will be giving TikTok a go. The catch is it will be only in Spanish, at least for now. Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is embracing the popular short-video app to target Spanish-language users.

Mayor Jerry Dyer and City Council President Mike Karbassi said their thoughts and prayers are with Kirk’s family.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.” A “person of interest” was in custody Wednesday evening, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, though no charges were immediately announced.

A spokesperson for the Garnet Fire burning in Fresno County, says wildland firefighters with tree-climbing expertise who are known as “smokejumpers” were dispatched to the area to try and put out the fire burning in the canopies of the beloved trees.

There’s no clear consensus on redistricting in a politically purple region of the San Joaquin Valley. But some voters say it’s worth a fight.

Schools are still required under federal and state law to help students who don’t speak English to both learn the language and understand the content of their classes.

The barista internship offered at Merced independent coffee shop The Sensory Lab teaches all things associated with specialty coffee.

The funding will go to projects at Merced College and UC Merced.

After years of complaints from inmates and advocates about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.