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UC admissions to give second chance to rejected students who failed to meet requirements

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, aiming to widen admission access for disadvantaged students, will give a second chance to thousands of rejected California high school applicants who had a qualifying 3.0 grade point average but failed to complete the required series of 15 college preparation courses.

Los Angeles Times

A 'fourth dry year' likely in California, officials say

California's reservoirs will enter fall in a slightly better position than last year, but the Golden State should prepare for more dryness, extreme weather events and water quality hazards in 2023, officials say.

Los Angeles Times

West Coast Storm To Bring Drought Relief, An Early Taste Of Winter

While Southern California has been on the receiving end of multiple rounds of rain in recent days and weeks, continued dry weather in the northern two-thirds of the state has led to persistent drought conditions, as well as numerous wildfires. However, AccuWeather forecasters say a potent storm system will stall…

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Michael Hiltzik: California's water usage was built on a historic lie. The cost is now apparent

It's human nature to mark big-number anniversaries, but there's a centennial looming just ahead that Californians — and other Westerners — might not want to celebrate.

Los Angeles Times

Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people's water needs

Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable water sources as their local supplies become less reliable. In the U.S., the issue is especially pressing in California, which is coping with a record-setting, multidecadal drought.

The Conversation

First Amendment Limits on State Laws Targeting Election Misinformation, Part IV

First Amendment implications for state laws targeting election speech.

Reason

Ranchers’ rebellion: the Californians breaking water rules in a punishing drought

Ranchers risk fines amid a clash over water rights, as regulators and Indigenous nations warn of environmental danger

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Eddie Vedder-curated Ohana Festival in Southern California keeps spotlight on music and the environment

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Since 2016, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and Los Angeles-based concert promoter Live Nation have curated the annual Ohana Festival, bringing music, art, education and diversity to the multiday event, which takes place at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.

The Orange County Register

California seeks to ban sales of diesel big rigs in a bold bid to cut pollution

Saying they had a “moral obligation,” California regulators could soon ban the sale of diesel big rigs by 2040, ending a long reliance on the polluting vehicles that are the backbone of the American economy.

Los Angeles Times

Proposed surf park in California desert is rejected by La Quinta City Council

A developer's proposal to build a surfing lagoon in the Coachella Valley desert has been rejected by the city of La Quinta after residents raised concerns about noise, lighting and the resort's substantial water footprint in a time of severe drought.

Los Angeles Times

Another California exodus: Dairy cows leave for greener pastures in Texas, Arizona as farms squeezed

Michael Oosten's grandparents were dairy farmers in the Netherlands and immigrated to California in the 1920s, starting their own dairy farm in Paramount in 1945 before relocating to bigger farms in Artesia and Bellflower.

Los Angeles Times

Kingpin of US Navy scam in Asia caught

A military contractor at the centre of a major US Navy corruption scandal in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia has been arrested in Venezuela, where he had fled after escaping house arrest in California.

Bangkok Post

Blind dog rescued from hole at California construction site

Firefighters rescue a 13-year-old blind dog that fell into a hole at a California construction site.

ABC News

Venezuelan migrants flown to California from Texas not part of GOP operation, activists say

Two groups of Venezuelan migrants flown separately to Sacramento, California, last week were sent by a Texas agency directing the travelers to a nonexistent immigration check-in location, an advocacy group told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday.

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New book about Jan. 6 attack will feature Rep. Adam Schiff's 'critical insights'

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California is not done talking about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Reason

Gaming Tribes Battle Online Corporations for Control of California Sports Betting

Messy, dueling ballot initiatives await voters in November.

Tribune News Service

‘Need an abortion? California is ready to help.’ The story behind new SC billboard

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is in the crosshairs of California’s Democratic governor over its restrictive abortion policies.

The Independent UK

Blind dog rescued from hole at California construction site

Firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old blind dog that fell into a hole at a California construction site

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Looking back at America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal

The summer of 2022 started with a historic flood in Montana, brought on by heavy rain and melting snow, that tore up roads and caused large areas of Yellowstone National Park to be evacuated.

Benzinga

Tesla Megapack Battery Fire In California That Shut Major Highway Is Now 'Fully Controlled'

A Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Megapack battery installed at utility PG&E Corporation’s (NYSE: PCG) California storage facility caught fire early on Tuesday, said reports.

The Independent UK

Bettor up! Record spending on California gambling question

A campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in U.S. history

Tribune News Service

‘Everybody was devastated’: 4 people killed, 5 others wounded in string of violence across Oakland

A torrent of violence during an 18-hour stretch Monday evening and Tuesday left four people dead and five other people wounded by gunfire across Oakland, California, including three men who had just finished praying at a local mosque and a teen girl who was left gravely injured.

Zenger

Kanye West Terminates Yeezy’s Partnership To Make Fashion Affordable

Rapper and designer Kanye West, who goes by “Ye,” has terminated his Yeezy brand partnership with Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) two years after the deal was announced.

Tribune News Service

Tensions rise as families reckon with Hispanic church leader’s sex crimes sentencing

ATLANTA — News out of California this summer of a Mexican church leader’s guilty plea for sexually abusing minors had a deep resonance for Erica Ortiz, a metro Atlanta resident since the late 1980s.

Los Angeles Times

Family of cinematographer killed during filming sues USC, students

LOS ANGELES — The family of a cinematographer killed on a University of Southern California student film shoot in April has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the prestigious school and two of its students.

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