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A new surge operation to combat violent crime in San Bernardino started on Monday.  San Bernardino has a violent crime rate nearly double the statewide average and a homicide rate over three times the average, according to the state. The city is Newsom’s latest target in a year-long push to reduce crime. “We are sending additional CHP support to help local law enforcement aggressively suppress criminal activity and provide this community with a new level of safety and accountability,”  Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. Newsom says illicit drugs, including fentanyl,l have been taken off the streets in previous…

By DAVID BAUDERPresident-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state.The Register’s parent Gannett Co. on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit as meritless and said it would vigorously defend its First Amendment rights.The lawsuit continues the president-elect’s campaign against media outlets he feels have wronged him. ABC this past weekend agreed to pay $15 million toward a Trump presidential library in order to settle a defamation lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos…

Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are putting the final touches on “Nessie’s Lakeside Laughs,” their float for this year’s Rose Parade. It will be seen worldwide the 136th Rose Parade — themed “The Best Day Ever” — on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The 55-foot long float made of plant life and animatronics stands at 21 feet and depicts an animated lakeside party featuring puffins sliding down the fin of Scotland’s mythical creature Nessie, beavers crafting with driftwood, a Scottish terrier riding a paddleboat on the loch and a smiling Highland cow spinning in an innertube. The…

Chester Dawson(Bloomberg) — Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are preparing to start negotiations on a possible merger, which could ultimately be expanded to include Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Japan’s Nikkei reported Tuesday.Such a deal would create an automotive rival to Toyota Motor Corp. that would effectively consolidate the Japanese auto industry into two camps, and also provide Honda and Nissan with more resources to compete globally with larger peers. The move would follow a decision by the two companies earlier this year to work together on electric vehicle batteries and software.At that time, Honda Chief Executive Officer Toshihiro Mibe…

The California Highway Patrol is stepping in to help combat property theft, shootings and more in the city of San Bernardino, where rates of violent crime are around double the state average. The CHP surge operation will add law enforcement units on the ground and in the air to help the San Bernardino Police Department target sideshows, stolen vehicles, ghost guns and street gangs, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday in announcing the launch of the program. The partnership aims to bolster public safety in one of the most crime-ridden cities in California.The city of San Bernardino had an estimated violent-crime…

By ZEKE MILLER, AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts, as Democrats press President Joe Biden to act unilaterally on its ratification before he leaves office next month.The five-decade push to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex remains stalled. Congress sent the amendment, which guarantees men and women equal rights under the law, to the states in 1972 and gave states seven years to ratify it, later…

LOS ANGELES — When their sons were just beginning middle school, Sheva and Renee Branch brought their boys to a sporting goods store at Pier 39 in San Francisco.“Let’s do a commitment video right now,” father Sheva told his burgeoning youth football players.And so Zachariah and Zion Branch each sat at a table, Sheva laying out a spread of collegiate program hats in front of them, as each pretended to pick up a USC hat and announce his decision to commit to the Trojans.Improbably, as Sheva once reflected, that decision became real, sitting in the stands at the Los Angeles…

What are those rectangular shaped scooters seen on test tracks in the Rose Bowl parking lot?They are called Motocompactos, designed to replace the gas-guzzling ones powered by internal combustion engines that were used during past Rose Parades.Made by Honda, the new battery-electric scooters are zero-emission scooters. They will be ridden by more than 100 volunteers who will guide the floats along the 5.2-mile route of the 2025 Rose Parade on Jan. 1.Volunteers are receiving training and demonstration rides to get ready for parade day, said Jennifer Symington, assistant vice president of marketing for America Honda in an emailed response.A Motocompacto…

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (VVNG.com) — In an ongoing effort to bolster public safety across California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a new operation involving the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in the city of San Bernardino. This initiative aims to provide additional CHP personnel to address property theft and violent crime, including incidents of gun violence. “We are sending additional CHP support to help local law enforcement aggressively suppress criminal activity and provide this community with a new level of safety and accountability. Whether in the Bay Area, the Central Valley, or Southern California — we are monitoring and stand ready…

By CHRIS MEGERIANWASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged anyone who is disappointed by her defeat in last month’s election to “stay in the fight” as Donald Trump prepares to take office, hinting that she won’t be stepping off the political stage anytime soon.The vice president’s remarks to students in the Maryland Corps service year program were her most extensive since her concession speech. She did not disclose her own plans for after her term ends, but she spoke about “our shared commitment to the work ahead.”The speech was something of a pep talk as Trump returns to the…