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From a legal battle over a Catholic school’s coeducation plan to Republican Steve Hilton’s ad pitch to anti-Trump voters, Wednesday’s top stories span education, politics and local business.
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Here’s a quick digest:
- A group called Men for Others has sued Jesuit High School in Sacramento Superior Court over its plan to begin admitting girls in 2027, alleging the Carmichael school abandoned its all-boys mission with little community input. The school says declining enrollment prompted the shift and notes it has room for several hundred female students without cutting boys’ spots.
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is launching general election ads aimed at anti-Trump California voters, acknowledging his GOP ties and Trump endorsement while pitching himself as a problem-solver on affordability. A recent PPIC poll showed Democrat Xavier Becerra leading 61% to 36%.
- Ikeda’s California Country Market in Auburn, recently ranked No. 1 on USA Today’s 10 Best list of pie shops in America, was founded in 1970 by Sam and Sally Ikeda. The family began baking pies in the 1980s after Glen Ikeda decided to use blemished surplus fruit rather than discard it.
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