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What Gavin Newsom said – and didn’t say – during his visit Monday in Modesto

Gavin Newsom came to Modesto on Monday night to shake hands and meet important people.

This Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 image shows s white supremacist carrying a NAZI flag into the entrance to Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

With President Donald Trump leading the chorus of incivility and insult, hate crime in California spiked more than 17 percent between 2016 and 2017. It reflects the state after Proposition 187’s 1994 passage.

Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for President Donald Trump, walks through the U.S. Capitol.

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His views on guns are key to our view of Judge Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent on owning semi-automatic weapons is troubling and must be fully explained

A worker walks past clocks being tested prior to shipping at the Electric Time Co. in Medfield, Mass.

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Waste of time to scrap daylight saving time

Assemblyman Kansen Chu's AB 807 would start the process of eliminating daylight saving time in California. The sleep Californians lose from changing the clock is a problem, but bigger problems await without it.

In a photo taken Wednesday, two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on a television from their holding area where hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being held in Nogales, Ariz.

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Taking children from parents is immoral

His “zero tolerance” policy has taken 2,000 small children from their parents. As a nation, as compassionate people, we must not allow this in our name

President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un of North Korea depart after a document-signing ceremony on Sentosa Island in Singapore.

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What matters in Trump’s Korea summit

Meeting Kim face-to-face was not the wrong thing to do for Trump. Praising him and promising to end defensive drills in South Korea was.

California, which has some of the nation’s lowest suicide rates, also has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws. Gun owners, for instance, must undergo background checks before buying ammunition, and authorities can temporarily seize the firearms of those deemed a danger to themselves or others.

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Lower suicide rate, stricter gun control

A CDC report released Thursday, June 7, 2018, found that suicide rates rose 25 percent nationally and by more than 30 percent in some states. California’s increase was among the nation’s lowest. Half of all suicides are committed with guns, which this state controls.

Voters cast their ballots in California on Tuesday.

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Mike Dunbar: As vote-counting continues, Stanislaus County politicians drift in wind

Stanislaus County one of many counties that are slow to update election results, and that leaves many hanging

Campaign signs for the upcoming election are pictured at the corner of Pelandale avenue and Sisk road on Monday April 2, 2018 in Modesto, Calif.

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Looking for a ‘blue wave’? Not in Stanislaus

It was a good day for incumbents and Republicans in our region during the statewide primary

Candidates running for Stanislaus County Sheriff Juan Alanis (right) and Jeff Dirkse answer questions during an editorial board meeting April 18, 2018 at The Modesto Bee downtown offices.

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As elections go, this one is important; be sure to vote

Stanislaus County voters are choosing a new sheriff on Tuesday. Everyone should vote because this election is important.

Campaign signs for the upcoming election are pictured at the corner of Pelandale avenue and Sisk road in Modesto.

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Bee’s editorial board recommends ...

June 5 statewide primary ballot is crowded with candidates, propositions and local measures. The Modesto Bee editorial makes some recommendations.

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Musk is a genius, but his flamethrower is stupid

Billionaire Elon Musk is selling flamethrowers as a gimmick, and the Legislature failed to pass any restrictions. He should focus instead on Tesla, SpaceX and even his Hyperloop.

Someone left a lot of household trash beside the road. Someone else, most likely a city or county crew, will have to clean it up at taxpayer expense.

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Visiting Bee Editors: Adrian Crane, Alana Scott offer their insights

The Modesto Bee visiting editors offer ideas on reducing trash in Stanislaus County and volunteering to help foster children secure resources

San Joaquin County Supervisor Chuck Winn speaks at the ground-breaking ceremony for the widening of the McHenry Avenue bridge over the Stanislaus River, connecting Escalon to Modesto.

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Choices clear for voters in San Joaquin

The county needs a new sheriff, but should stick with Supervisor Winn and Rep. McNerney

This is a section of the Los Angeles River only two miles west of the Sepulveda Dam in the San Fernando Valley. Funds to create state parks in such areas would be provided in Proposition 68, if it passes. But how much money would be available in the Central Valley?

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Pouring a little rain on Prop 68’s parade; but most others should pass

Promises of conservation, clean drinking water, better parks all sound great. But the fine print, and what happened with Prop 1, makes us nervous

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The Bee’s editorial board endorses ...

June 5 statewide primary ballot is crowded with candidates, propositions and local measures. The Modesto Bee editorial makes some recommendations.

The State Board of Equalization occupies the second floor of the three-story River Bluff II office building at Palm and Nees avenues in northwest Fresno.

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Hallinan would get rid of BOE; Ma, Yee will protect state’s finances

In California’s top-two primary on June 5, 2018, voters should choose Fiona Ma for treasurer, incumbent Betty Yee for controller and Tom Hallinan for District 1 on the California Board of Equalization.

Gov. Jerry Brown releases his revised 2018-19 state budget proposal on May 11.

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California must save more, but invest more, too

California has an $8.8 billion budget surplus. Jerry Brown is right to save most of it, but he should loosen the purse strings for homeless programs, mental health services, higher education, rape kit testing and other urgent needs.

Gavin Newsom, Californiaâs lieutenant governor, meets with more than 1,000 registered nurses from California and cross the nation in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. The politically powerful California Nurses Association announced Wednesday that it is endorsing Newsom's bid to become governor nearly three full years before the general election contest. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Newsom most likely to stand up for our region in water fight

Former San Francisco mayor knows the importance of the Tuolumne River to our economy and way of life. Others think it’s all about the tunnels

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In Kounalakis, a Valley builder should rise to No. 2

She helped run her father’s company, AKT Development in Sacramento, for 18 years; she knows housing, education and

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