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This electric flying taxi has been approved for takeoff — sort of

Joby Aviation said this week that it got the green light to flight test its factory-made air taxi, which it hopes to launch commercially in 2025. It's one of several companies reaching for the skies.

WEKU

Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'

As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change

The Independent UK

New California Assembly speaker pledges to tackle state's biggest issues

Assemblymember Robert Rivas has been sworn in as the next speaker of California's state Assembly

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Can California "Safe at Home" Law Be Used to Retroactively Seal or Pseudonymize Past Federal Cases?

The California "Safe at Home Confidential Address Program" provides for special forwarding addresses for people who swear that they are "attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse," and need to "establish new names or addresses in order…

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Supreme Court rules Christian web designer can turn away business related to same-sex weddings

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that conservative Christians have a free-speech right to refuse to provide some business services for same-sex marriages, even in states like California where civil rights laws forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Los Angeles Times

Miranda and Che take LA in 'And Just Like That' ... and their actors have some theories about fan backlash

Since time immemorial — or at least since "Annie Hall" — pop culture has loved to send tightly wound New Yorkers to the West Coast and watch them squirm uncomfortably in the sunshine.

Los Angeles Times

More inmates come forward with lawsuits against California prison guard accused of rape

Eight more inmates have filed lawsuits alleging they were raped and abused inside the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, where former guard Greg Rodriguez is suspected of attacking at least 22 inmates and now faces 96 criminal counts that include rape, sodomy, sexual battery and rape threatening to use…

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California bacon law takes effect but pork from farms using cages will still be on shelves

A California law approved by voters in 2018 that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages will technically take effect Saturday

The Independent UK

California Heatwave map: Extreme heat, soaring temperatures and severe storms to hit

An intense heatwave grips the US, prompting excessive heat warnings, as severe thunderstorms and heavy rain track eastward and air quality alerts are issued by the National Weather Service

Daily Mirror

Gavin Newsom gets $380 million for San Quentin reforms. But he won’t commit to prison closures

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was able to wrest budget dollars from skeptical lawmakers for his plan to reform San Quentin State Prison — but the spending plan does not commit to closing more facilities, as some Democrats wanted.

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Couple who struck down California’s ban on same-sex marriage reflect on 10-year anniversary

The couple, who defeated California’s same-sex marriage ban, just celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary. Amber Raiken speaks to pair about their recent renewal ceremony and how their relationship has evolved

The Independent UK

Gas Taxes Increase July 4th Weekend in These States

Gas taxes are rising in several states as of July 1. Do you live in or plan to travel to one of them?

Kiplinger

California 2024 linebacker thanks Ohio State for his official visit

The talented California linebacker enjoyed his official visit to Columbus #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Voters in seven states have decided on 10 affirmative action ballot measures

Voters in seven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington — have decided on 10 ballot measures related to affirmative action policies.

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How to stay cool and safe during California's first heat wave of the summer

The next few days in Southern California will be very, very hot.

The Guardian - US

‘A cautionary tale’: colleges in states with affirmative action bans report racial disparities

Data from Universities of California and Michigan show how the bans have adversely affected Black and Indigenous student enrollment

Fortune

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Americans deserve safe, efficient, and clean transportation’

In addition to construction underway in California, planning has begun for world-class high-speed rail around America.

WEKU

Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges

Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals.

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Michael Smolens: DeSantis takes a brief off-ramp from immigration to bash San Francisco

It turns out dumping deceived migrants in unwitting communities was just a warmup act for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Slow the roll of robotaxis. They aren’t safe enough yet to take over California’s streets

Self-driving cars may be the future, but right now they’re still a work in progress.

Al Jazeera

In the heart of Silicon Valley, an oasis for Uighur cuisine

The co-founder of Mrs Khan grew up adamant she would not be a chef. Now, her restaurant is an anchor for the community.

The Independent UK

A California scholar's research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death

Gabriel Trujillo’s family says he was killed in Mexico during a research trip

The Independent UK

Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity

The Independent UK

Fraud lawsuit against Black Lives Matter foundation dismissed in California

A California judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit that grassroots racial justice activists from around the U.S. brought last summer against a foundation with stewardship of the Black Lives Matter movement’s charitable endowment worth tens of millions of dollars

Al Jazeera

First-of-its-kind reparations panel issues report in California

A nine-member task force in the US has published a 1,075-page report identifying ways to redress the harms of slavery.

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