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Azerbaijan Man Admits Submitting $137M in Bogus Medicare Claims Using Fake Sunnyvale Company
The citizen of Azerbaijan pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in San Jose this week to three counts of health care fraud in connection with a scheme targeting Medicare Advantage programs.
Fate of Bill to Boost Public Safety Pensions May Hinge on Newsom’s Presidential Hopes
Sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is a measure to increase pensions for public safety workers that could cost state and local governments billions of dollars.
CA Assembly Leader Kills Bill Regulating Flock Cameras as Public Outrage Grows
In San Jose, license plate cameras were credited with finding suspects in the manhunt for an armed burglar who was terrorizing a neighborhood, and with locating eight suspects in a fatal shooting in downtown San Jose during the June FIFA World Cup.
CA Community Colleges Change Minds, Now Oppose Plan to Offer More BA Degrees
Two bills sent to Gov. Newsom set new rules for determining when colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
San Jose Police Arrest 3 Adults and 5 Teens in Connection with Fatal Shooting near World Cup Entertainment Zone
Six of the suspects, including a 17-year-old juvenile, were charged with murder, while two others, including an 18-year-old female, were arrested for being accessories after the fact. All are from San Jose.
As CA Legislators Debated, Homeland Security Subpoenaed 17M Driver Records
After California lawmakers voted to share driver license information with a national nonprofit database, the Trump administration sought trucker records from the organization.
Compromise School Sex Abuse Bill Going to Newsom
California recently lifted the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits, leading to many cases against schools. A bill going to Gov. Gavin Newsom would raise the standard for evidence.

Kings Trail deal in San Jose shows toll of challenging a big developer
Dream Finders Homes plans to build 110 cottages, townhomes or single-family houses at the Old Kings Road site.