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TV host Kim Atienza's daughter, 19, dies in Los Angeles after mental health struggles
Emman Atienza has sadly died Emman Atienza has sadly died at the age of 19, her heartbroken family has announced. The teenager, who was the daughter of Filipino TV host Kim Atienza, was found dead at her home in Los Angeles, with her cause of...
San Francisco mayor says Trump called off plans for federal deployment in city
WASHINGTON San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said Thursday that President Donald Trump has decided against deploying federal forces to the city in California. "Late last night, I received a phone call from the President of the United States," Lurie...
How California Dems Are Planning To Track ICE Agents
LOS ANGELES, CA – Democrat officials in California are reportedly on the cusp of releasing a new website dedicated to tracking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents amid a climate where said agents and their loved ones are facing...
Trump Calls Off Federal ‘Surge’ To San Francisco Amid Pushback
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would no longer move forward with plans to send federal troops to San Francisco, following conversations with the city’s mayor and mounting criticism from prominent figures in the tech...
San Francisco mayor says immigration raids called off after phone call with Trump
Highly anticipated federal immigration raids in San Francisco were canceled after a phone call between Mayor Daniel Lurie and President Donald Trump, the mayor said on social media Thursday morning. “Late last night, I received a phone call from...
Protestors show resistance to immigration crackdown in San Francisco - video
Donald Trump has canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protestors flooding into the streets. The Bay Area region had been on edge after reports...
California labor union proposes ballot measure to tax billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts
By SOPHIE AUSTIN, Associated Press SACRAMENTO — A major union announced a proposal Thursday to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in California to address federal funding cuts to health care for low-income people. Proponents, including the...
Big Tech makes California state its AI training ground
On the first day of AI Camp, a new summer program at California State University, Savannah Bosley got a hands-on introduction to Amazon Bedrock, a system for building artificial intelligence apps. "I figured it wouldn't hurt to put it on the...
Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he’s blasted as everything wrong with liberal governance. Then conversations with some of the Bay Area’s most prominent tech leaders and...
Trump backs away from sending federal agents to San Francisco
Donald Trump will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco, the U.S. president and the city's mayor said in separate social media posts on Thursday, a surprising stand-down as Trump pressures Democratic-led cities around the country to step up...
Police open fire during California protest
Overnight in California, officers opened fire on a U-Haul truck during a protest against President Trump’s immigration policies. Author: cbs19.tv Published: 8:52 PM CDT October 24, 2025 Updated: 8:52 PM CDT October 24, 2025
The ‘Surge’ of Troops May Not Come to San Francisco, but the City Is Ready Anyway
After months of deployments by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the National Guard across American cities, federal agents have been preparing to descend into San Francisco. Local resistance groups have been coordinating with activists in...
Trump backs off surge of federal agents into San Francisco
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco to quell crime after speaking to the mayor and several prominent business leaders who said they’re working hard...
Gee, maybe San Francisco needs a few more billionaires
San Francisco needs more billionaires, men and women of wealth who will work for everyone else. I know this proposal goes against the usual leftist call for more democracy, an end to wealth inequality and no rule by plutocrats. But I am reluctant...
Bay Area immigration surge called off, officials say
A federal agent pushes a protester blocking a caravan of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel trying to enter Coast Guard Base Alameda on Oct. 23, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Noah Berger / AP) Organizations serving Vallejo immigrant...
Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown
Donald Trump canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets. The Bay Area region had been on edge after reports...
Trump backtracks on San Francisco troop deployment order
The US president reverses plans to deploy federal troops to San Francisco after local backlash, while continuing a broader federal crackdown across major US cities. US President Donald Trump backed down on an earlier statement of deploying federal...
LACMA tour series 'Visible and Vibrant' celebrates LGBTQ+ artists
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's docent-led tour series called "Visible and Vibrant" celebrates LGBTQ+ artists, including Frida Kahlo, whose bold art challenged ideas of identity, beauty and belonging. "October is...
California faces structural deficit as 'wall of debt' returns to Sacramento
Nvidia Corp. signage at a conference in San Jose this year. The California firm's chips are central to an artificial intelligence spending boom that has lifted state tax revenue.Bloomberg News California's budget continues to be a sore point as...
Who Is Tony Vitello? 5 Things to Know About the San Francisco Giants Manager
Tony Vitello made history by becoming the first person to transition from coaching a college program to managing a Major League Baseball team without any professional experience. Vitello, 47, was named manager of the San Francisco Giants on...