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In response to insurrection, Gavin Newsom will march to state Capitol Jan. 6 for inauguration

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, who assailed conservative Republican leaders and their policies while celebrating California’s progressive values during his first four years in office, is launching his second term in similar fashion.

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Flood threat high in Northern California after storm kills toddler, forces evacuations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A powerful winter storm that blasted Northern California with strong winds and heavy rain, knocking out power, toppling trees, including one that killed a toddler, and flooding homes and businesses along the coast in Santa Cruz, continued its march through the region Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Flood threat high in Northern California after storm kills toddler, forces evacuations

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Historic deadlock continues: McCarthy falls short on eighth speaker ballot

WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California on Thursday failed in his seventh and eighth attempts to be elected speaker, extending the saga over which Republican will succeed Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Los Angeles Times

Storm slams Southern California with heavy rain, flood fears and strong winds

LOS ANGELES — Another menacing storm front moved into Southern California early Thursday morning, bringing heavy rain, flash flood concerns, strong winds and dangerous surf as the region is still reeling from a moisture-rich atmospheric river that has pounded the entire state in recent days.

Los Angeles Times

A stubborn La Nina and manmade warming are behind recent wild weather, scientists say

In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out bonkers. Meteorologists are saying it's typical weather weirdness, with a boost from human-caused climate change.

WEKU

Child killed as ‘bomb cyclone’ ravages US state of California

The storm is the third in a series of extreme weather events to hit the drought-stricken state in the span of a week.

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Explainer-What are atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones?

Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, trigger mudslides and result in loss of life and enormous property damage.

Reuters

California's 'Pineapple Express' relents, with some areas starting cleanup efforts

Another huge winter storm has slammed California's coastal and inland areas with strong winds and heavy rain and snow. It has downed power lines and closed roads and is linked to at least two deaths.

WEKU

Report says California plan to reach ambitious emissions reduction goals lacks ‘clear strategy’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Legislative Analyst’s Office on Wednesday criticized a recently adopted state plan outlining how California will meet ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saying it lacked “a clear strategy” and “specificity.”

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Tesla Reminds California How Much It Contributes To Its Economy

Tesla says it employs 47,000 people in California, which represents almost half its global workforce, and paid $400 million in state and local taxes in 2021.

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This WWII weapons bunker has a new mission: Sheltering a scientist’s insect collection

LOS ANGELES — A World War II-era weapons bunker in Irvine has a new mission — sheltering preserved insect specimens.

Los Angeles Times

High winds, torrential rains lash California, killing at least two

A massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and heavy snow across California for a second day on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and disrupting road travel with flash floods, rock slides and toppled trees.

Reuters

The XBB.1.5 variant is taking over on the East Coast. Will it happen in California too?

LOS ANGELES — You may have come home with it after a recent trip to New England. Or you may have gotten it from that friend or family member who flew in from New York over the holidays.

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Marilyn Manson sexual assault lawsuit dismissed without prejudice

A California court has dismissed Ashley Morgan Smithline’s lawsuit alleging sexual assault against the rock star, after her legal counsel withdrew

Los Angeles Times

California’s aging levees are being pushed to the breaking point by climate whiplash

LOS ANGELES — The pounding rains of New Year’s Eve had ceased, but the pastures, freeways and neighborhoods surrounding the tiny community of Wilton continued to disappear beneath a vast, growing ocean of muddy water that left only the roofs of sunken vehicles visible to rescue helicopters.

Los Angeles Times

For first time, California civil rights officials file lawsuit alleging Section 8 discrimination

LOS ANGELES — California civil rights officials have sued two Sacramento landlords, alleging they illegally harassed and evicted a tenant because she paid through a Section 8 voucher.

The Independent UK

Huge storm hits California with damaging winds, heavy rains

Damaging winds and heavy rains in California have knocked out power to tens of thousands, caused flash flooding and left a child dead after a tree fell on a home

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Evening Standard

Californians evacuated as huge ‘bomb cyclone’ storm batters US coastline

High winds have grounded flights in San Francisco, felled trees, closed highways and knocked the power out for more than 100,000 people

Daily Mirror

Hero pilot, 18, forced into emergency landing after plane's engine loses power

Brock Peters, 18, decided to take his grandmother and two cousins out for breakfast in his small Piper PA-28 plane when suddenly had to make an emergency landing on Route 66 in California, US

Tribune News Service

POINT: Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the future

Last month, nuclear fusion topped headlines around the world when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced an essential milestone in developing this nascent technology. They achieved “ignition,” meaning more energy came out of a reaction than was needed to make the reaction happen in the first place.…

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Many families with unaffordable employer coverage now eligible for covered California subsidies

If having the family on your employer-sponsored health plan has been a financial hardship, or outright impossible to afford, help may be on the way.

Tribune News Service

More cities, suburbs need to wipe out zoning to get construction moving, author says

Minneapolis is one of the cities leading the country away from zoning rules that make it harder for people to own homes, says M. Nolan Gray, a California-based city planner who has become a national advocate for higher-density development.

Zenger

Californians Dealing With Historic Rainfall, Brace For More

The start of the new year has brought historic rainfall to parts of drought-plagued California according to AccuWeather.

Daily Mirror

State of emergency declared as California storm knocks out power and people told to flee

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to allow for a quick response, with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's home town of Montecito among those told to evacuate

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