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Santa Barbara County officials crack down on unsanctioned Deltopia spring break rager

The Santa Barbara County board of supervisors unanimously approved a 72-hour ban on amplified music, which would fall on the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara's spring quarter when thousands of college students flood Isla Vista for Deltopia.

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'Abolish ICE' messaging is back. Is it any more likely this time?

Republicans have pounced on the opportunity to paint Democrats, especially those in vulnerable seats, as extremists.

Amid rising costs, California and L.A. initiatives aim to tax the ultra-rich

The focus on the state's richest residents comes amid a growing affordability crisis in California, home to the nation's most expensive housing market and highest income tax.

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Honduran father died in ICE custody in California. His family wants an investigation

Luis Beltrán Yanez-Cruz, 68, died on Jan. 6 at 1:18 a.m. at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio after being held at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility.

Fifth person arrested in murders connected to cult-like Inland Empire group

A 44-year-old man was arrested in Tennessee this week in connection with the killing of a missing member of a "cult-like" religious group in the Inland Empire, authorities said.