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California Bill Builds on Reforms That Could Herald the Surprisingly Fast Collapse of Psychedelic Prohibition

S.B. 58, which emulates an initiative that Colorado voters approved last month, would legalize the use of five psychoactive substances found in fungi and plants.

Reason

Woman and two dogs die after house fire when Christmas tree burst into flames

Destiny Abdrazack, 22, alerted her fiancé's family to the blaze but was later found by firefighters in the lounge and rushed to hospital in California where she died of her injuries

Daily Mirror

More than half of rural California now ranks ‘very high’ for wildfire hazard

LOS ANGELES — For the first time, more than half of California’s rural and unincorporated communities could soon be classified as “very high” fire hazard severity zones, according to a proposed map from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Los Angeles Times

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Woman dies in Christmas Day house fire caused by artificial tree

Destiny Abdrazack, 22, had been celebrating with her family at their California home

Evening Standard

Man arrested for racist and homophobic rant at California In-and-Out on Christmas Eve

Jordan Douglas Krah, 40, was charged with two counts of a hate crime

The Independent UK

On the road in San Francisco, riding in a driverless taxi

Autonomous vehicles from companies like Waymo and Cruise make inroads on California streets, despite safety concerns.

Al Jazeera

Are you underpaid? This new California law could help you find out

A new law that goes into effect next year could shake up salary structures at companies across California, empowering workers and calling out businesses that unfairly pay lower salaries to women or workers of color.

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Bike Maker Sixthreezero Presents The EVRYjourney Three-Passenger E-Trike

California-based bike maker Sixthreezero presents its newest innovation in the form of the EVRYjourney three-passenger electric trike.

InsideEVs

No Place to Call Home

As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares a state of emergency on housing, residents like Sarah Fay live on the brink of being unhoused.

Capital & Main

Depletion of groundwater is accelerating in California’s Central Valley, study finds

Scientists have discovered that the pace of groundwater depletion in California’s Central Valley has accelerated dramatically during the drought as heavy agricultural pumping has drawn down aquifer levels to new lows and now threatens to devastate the underground water reserves.

Los Angeles Times

Filmmaker swapped California for Scotland's Book Town

FILM writer-director Jessica Fox was working as Nasa’s storyteller when it occurred to her that her future might lie in a small town in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

These California State Assembly candidates raised the most money and lost

Elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 62-18 majority heading into the election.

Ballotpedia

These California State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost

Elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrats held a 32-8 majority heading into the election.

Ballotpedia

Big Oil vs. California

A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory

Salon

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California State University enrollment rebounds after COVID, but some have a long way to go

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Applications and enrollment in the California State University system have leveled after sharp declines during the coronavirus pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Omicron boosters for the youngest children are here. Will they make a difference?

Updated COVID-19 booster shots are now available for the youngest children in California and other states, a welcome development for officials hoping to augment vaccine coverage and head off a viral resurgence this winter.

InsideEVs

Tesla 4680-Type Battery Cell Production Nears 1 Million/Week

Tesla announced this week that the Tesla's Kato Road pilot battery facility in Fremont, California achieved a new production milestone.

Los Angeles Times

Christmas on the beach in Southern California, as rest of country copes with monster winter storm

Sun, surf and a touch of schadenfreude drew throngs of holiday merrymakers to Los Angeles-area beaches for Christmas, with temperatures touching 80 across Southern California as bitter cold and brutal storms battered most of the country.

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Best photos from the Rams’ Christmas Day win over the Broncos

Check out some of the best photos from the Rams' big win over the Broncos

Inverse

Scientists have debunked a popular corporate greenwashing tactic

A recent study found that forest carbon offsets, a popular corporate tactic, don't do much to help the environment.

USA Today Sports Media Group

PHOTOS: Top photos from Commanders’ 37-20 loss to the 49ers

A look at some of the best photos from Washington's Week 16 game against the 49ers.

Motor1

McLaren Pairs V8 Sound With Vivaldi On Violin For Superb Holiday Symphony

Violinist Erica Carpenedo plays The Four Seasons: Winter while a McLaren GT carves corners in California.

Los Angeles Times

Warm LA Christmas forecast as hundreds of LAX flights delayed, canceled amid 'bomb cyclone'

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled out of Los Angeles International Airport on Christmas Eve as a "bomb cyclone" weather pattern tore across the United States, bringing record-breaking cold temperatures nearly everywhere but California.

Tribune News Service

Enough fentanyl seized in California in 2022 to kill all of North America twice

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Law enforcement seized a staggering 28,765 pounds of fentanyl in California this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Friday — enough to kill the entire population of North America twice.

Los Angeles Times

'Living here isn't easy to begin with.' How an earthquake brought people together

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — I woke Tuesday morning to a phone call from my editor before 8 a.m. — earlier than usual — with the kind of assignment you can't plan for.

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