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On Sunday, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat left vacant after Senator Dianne Feinstein's passing last Thursday. Butler will be the third Black woman in the Senate and California's first LGBTQ person in the role.

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No word on what kind of time the two men are facing, but expect Polo and Baby Trench to speak on the situation in their music in the near future.

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A 7-Eleven in Stockton, Calif. found itself in news headlines after a video of an botched shoplifting attempt went viral.

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MoneySign Suede, a rising rapper from Huntington Park, Calif., was fatally stabbed in the neck in a prison shower according to reports.

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Humboldt Family Farms, one of the top brands cultivating cannabis in California's famed Humboldt County, has a cool St. Patrick's Day idea.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act into law last Friday in a ceremony conducted via Zoom. The law makes the state the first to prohibit the usage of rap lyrics in criminal court cases. Meek Mill, E-40 and other artists and music industry figures attended the video call in support of the move.

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A bill introduced earlier this year by South Los Angeles Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer may soon be signed into law in California. The bill would restrict the use of rap lyrics and other creative works as evidence in criminal proceedings. The bill has already passed both the State Senate and State Assembly. It will soon progress […]

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A woman in a gorilla mask attempted to egg Elder and members of his security team were allegedly hit with a pellet gun and folks online are trying to make it seem like Elder was the victim of a hate crime.

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The man then returned with a gun and took all the chicken and the waffles, and police are still trying to locate the suspect.

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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said via a statement that the man shot dead engaged in a shootout and was a gang member.

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The artist born Lamonta Butcher was 29 years old.

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One of the greatest to ever step on the court is getting a special designation from an area that he brought so much joy too. Black Mamba will live forever on the west coast.