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California may avoid summer blackouts as Gov. Gavin Newsom praises increased battery shortage

RICHMOND, Calif. — The threat of power shutoffs on hot California days is likely to be kept at bay thanks in large part to thousands of new megawatts of battery storage being added to the electricity grid this year, according to the latest state energy data.

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California breaks record for renewable electricity

California has hit a new milestone in clean energy, as the state continues to move away from fossil fuels in its decades-long effort to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Man declared innocent of attempted murder after 33 years in California prison

A California man who spent 33 years in prison for attempted murder has been declared innocent

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Would Oprah replace Dianne Feinstein in the US Senate? Her rep says no

LOS ANGELES — If California Sen. Dianne Feinstein leaves Congress before her term is over, she won't be replaced by Oprah Winfrey.

Los Angeles Times

Detailed methodology: rape kit backlog data

The sources, gaps, and limitations of existing data on the national rape kit backlog.

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Gap discloses massive job cuts in East Bay and San Francisco

PLEASANTON, California — Gap has revealed the details of massive layoffs affecting hundreds of workers in the Bay Area, along with employees in the Central Valley, official state government filings show.

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How Can I Play Los Angeles Country Club?

The host venue of the 2023 US Open is one of the best in California, but how easy is it to arrange a round there?

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Tom Hanks delivers speech about 'truth' to Harvard graduates after Cannes feud rumours

American actor Tom Hanks received an honorary degree from Harvard University this week, with the California-born Forrest Gump star delivering an inspiring speech to graduates

Daily Mirror

Snowpack predicted to retreat in California’s mountains due to climate change

This winter’s major storms laid down one of the largest snowpacks recorded in California’s Sierra Nevada, along with an unusual amount of snow at low mountain elevations.

Los Angeles Times

Just Because You Think You Are Tipping a Service Worker Doesn’t Mean You Are

Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab.

Capital & Main

A majority of Californians say Feinstein is no longer fit for office, a new poll finds

WASHINGTON — A substantial majority of Californians feel that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit for the job because of her recent declining health, and more voters believe she should resign than support her staying in office, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored…

Los Angeles Times

With forecasts for a sweltering summer, LA vows to improve response to extreme heat

LOS ANGELES -- With forecasts calling for warmer-than-average temperatures across California this summer, officials in Los Angeles are vowing to do more to protect residents from extreme heat, one of the deadliest consequences of human-caused climate change.

Los Angeles Times

Hillary Clinton backs Eleni Kounalakis for California governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After her friend and former boss lost the presidential race in 2016, Democrat Eleni Kounalakis remembers Hillary Clinton urging women to run for public office.

Los Angeles Times

Book FINALLY returned to library after nearly 100 years with thousands in fines

Jim Perry returned Benson Lossing's "A History of the United States" to the St Helena Public Library in California 96 years after it was due in 1927

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Minnesota is latest state to pass bill protecting gig workers

Minnesota's bill, which would guarantee a minimum wage for gig workers, follows similar efforts in California, Massachusetts, and Washington.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 4, swept away in river found dead a day after body of sister, 8, also discovered

The siblings, a four-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl, were swept away in the turbulent water of Kings River in Fresno County, California, where the water levels were high

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California’s fentanyl problem is getting worse

California has allocated more than $1 billion in recent years to combat its opioid crisis. Much of the money has been used to distribute fentanyl test strips and the overdose reversal drug naloxone, as well as deliver medical care to people who are homeless. The state has an opioid awareness…

Los Angeles Times

Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities

Cities in Northern California saw more severe drops in population during the pandemic than those in Southern California, new census data show, with Bay Area communities hit particularly hard.

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The Independent UK

California unlikely to run short of electricity this summer thanks to storms, new power sources

California regulators say the state is unlikely to run short of electricity this summer, thanks to new power sources and a wet winter that filled reservoirs to restart hydroelectric power plants shuttered during the drought

Los Angeles Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

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California Seeks Federal Approval For Its Combustion Engine Ban In 2035

The state has set aggressive targets that include requiring 35 percent of new cars sold in 2026 use some form of electric propulsion.

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One in five deaths among young Californians tied to fentanyl

Drug overdoses kill two to three times as many in state as car accidents, data shows

Los Angeles Times

Florida’s Ron DeSantis launches 2024 bid for White House

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Walmart illegally sold brass knuckles to Californians. Now it will pay $500,000 fine

LOS ANGELES -- Walmart has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle allegations that it illegally sold brass knuckles to Californians through its website, according to state Attorney General Rob Bonta.

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Commentary: California teaches Florida and Texas a lesson in ESG

Back in 2015 when California had the seventh-largest economy in the world, outperforming the rest of the US, economist Irena Asmundson attributed her native state's trajectory to a government increasingly in harmony with the diversity of its constituents. The cost of clean energy will “continue to fall” because of the…

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