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Assemblywoman Shirley Weber speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on June 10, 2020. While in the Assembly Weber authored legislation creating the first-in-the-nation task force in California to study and recommend reparations for African Americans. California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, that would have granted more time for the reparations task force to complete its work at at Weber's request. The Coalition for a Just and Equitable California and other organizations sent a letter to Newsom saying the extension would send a demoralizing message to African Americans waiting for restitution. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Two months to count election ballots? California’s long tallies turn election day into weeks, months

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is assisted to a wheelchair by staff as she returns to the Senate after a more than two-month absence, at the Capitol in Washington on May 10, 2023. Attorneys Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress who has been beset with serious health problems, assert in a court filing on Monday, July 17, 2023, that she is being stiffed on payments for “significant” medical bills by a trust created for her benefit by her wealthy, late husband. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband’s trust to pay medical bills

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

Congressional candidate and former Republican congressman Darrell Issa speaks during an interview Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in San Marcos, Calif. Issa is running for Congress in California's 50th district. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Republicans gain in close California House battles

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., talks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former US House Twitter account of ex-Rep. Hill was hacked Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, purportedly by &quot;former staff&quot; who criticized a planned movie about her life and accused Hill of workplace abuse. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Former staff’ claim abuse by ex-Rep. Hill in Twitter hack

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Katie Hill, then a Democratic Party candidate from California's 25th Congressional district, talks to a reporter after voting in her hometown of Agua Dulce, Calif. She won the election, flipping a traditional GOP stronghold. Now, U.S. Rep. Hill, D-Calif., has apologized to friends and supporters for engaging in an inappropriate affair with a campaign staffer, but she still let down Susan Slates, a fellow Democrat, who said she was &quot;disappointed,&quot; but quickly jumped to Hill's defense, saying anything she did pales in comparison to what's she's witnessed under President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Katie Hill Twitter hacked, ‘former staff’ alleges abuse

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press