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'A big win': New contract gives grocery workers their biggest pay raises in decades

LOS ANGELES — Whipsawed by the pandemic, spurred by fury over wage stagnation and alarmed by inflation, Southern California's unionized grocery workers gained their biggest pay raises in decades Thursday as they ratified a new contract with the region's largest food chains.

Los Angeles Times

Every single Coachella headliner and lineup poster since the California festival began

Throughout its 23 years, the desert festival has led with the biggest names in music. Inga Parkel runs through Coachella’s entire history of star-studded headliners since 1999

The Independent UK

People Are Fleeing California Cities, Despite Pols' Push for 'Urbanism'

San Francisco lost a whopping 6.7 percent of its population during the COVID-19 pandemic, the second-largest percentage drop after New York.

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Editorial: Sheriffs shouldn’t be coroners too. Split the job

A coroner is a government official who investigates the cause and manner of a death, including cases that involve violence or controversy. A sheriff is a chief law enforcement officer in charge of preventing crime, making arrests and jailing accused or convicted people.

Los Angeles Times

UC and CSU deliver thousands of rejection letters. Arizona State wants to fill the void

LOS ANGELES — Kiana Tovar was all set to attend Sacramento State. Kara Smith had firm plans: enroll at Santa Monica College, then apply to transfer to UCLA. Israel Cortave had been accepted to the University of California, Merced and the University of California, Riverside, which both offer the computer…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: California mandate picks up pace for electric cars, but not with the speed required

California air quality officials on Tuesday released a groundbreaking proposal to require all new cars sold to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, a rule that would make it the first state to mandate the phaseout of gas-powered vehicles that are fueling the climate crisis. It signals the beginning of the…

Los Angeles Times

California plans to say 35% of new car sales must be EVs by 2025. Is the market ready?

More than a third of new passenger cars and trucks sold in California in 2025 would have to be zero-emission vehicles in 2025 under a new proposal from the California Air Resources Board.

Los Angeles Times

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Auto review: Conquering the Mojave in the burly Chevy Silverado ZR2

Joshua Tree National Park, California — At 4,200 feet above sea level here in the arid Mojave desert, not much survives. The landscape is raw, rocky, brown. Except for the enduring Joshua Tree. As if taken from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book, its hydra-like branches extend from the…

Tribune News Service

Coachella Music Festival Returns after Three-year Hiatus

California's Coachella will kick off Friday for the first time since 2019, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the premier desert music festival, as the United States sees Covid-19 cases edge up. The mammoth event that takes place over two three-day weekends -- and this year features Billie…

Asharq Al-Awsat

After 'Real Housewives' scandal, scathing audit says California fails to stop corrupt lawyers

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California has failed to effectively discipline corrupt attorneys, allowing lawyers to repeatedly violate professional standards and harm members of the public, according to a long-awaited audit of the agency released Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmaker scraps plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill requiring California students to be immunized for COVID-19 will not move forward, its author said Thursday, marking the second major piece of vaccination legislation to be pulled this year at the state Capitol before its first vote.

Los Angeles Times

Does $6 gas make Californians want pricey High Speed Rail?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Backers of California’s beleaguered High Speed Rail project haven’t had much to cheer about with costs soaring and service scaled back, but a poll out Thursday shows a solid majority of voters still want to press ahead and finish the job.

Tribune News Service

Ed Buck: Democratic donor jailed for 30 years for giving fatal overdoses to young Black men

Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean died in separate incidents in July 2017 and January 2019

The Independent UK

Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her retirement from politics.

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The Independent UK

State lawyer alleges Newsom interfered in Activision lawsuit

A California state lawyer has resigned over what she alleges were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard

The Independent UK

Coachella 2022 trip planner: Lockers, bag policy, end times, and what to know

California music festival takes place 15-17 and 22-24 April

Tribune News Service

US small businesses get hit with record numbers of disability lawsuits

U.S. small businesses have been battling soaring inflation, labor shortages and supply-chain snarls during the pandemic. Now many are hit by another unexpected challenge: disability lawsuits.

The Independent UK

Coachella 2022: Set times for California festival revealed, including surprise Arcade Fire show

Event bosses have finally unveiled the schedule just one day before festival kicks off

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Benzinga

Senator Wiener Pushes To Restore Access To Medical Cannabis In California, Bill Passes Senate Committee

Senate Bill 1186 which aims to put back voter-created access to medical cannabis across California, sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) recently passed the Senate Business and Professions Committee by a vote of 8-3.

Benzinga

Alibaba Tech VP Mocks China's Covid Policies; Clarifies Not Resigning

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE:BABA) VP of technology, Jia Yangqing, clarified that he did not resign from the company and had traveled from Shanghai to the U.S. to see a doctor, Global Times reports. Jia traveled from Shanghai to California, the U.S., in the middle of the night because of the situation…

Salon

Feinstein memory "rapidly deteriorating"

Senators and ex-staffers say she sometimes "does not seem to fully recognize even longtime colleagues"

The Independent UK

Coachella 2022: Fans outraged as festival set times still not released

California music festival takes place 15-17 and 22-24 April

Benzinga

Mesobis: The Latin America-Inspired Cannabis Gummies You Need To Try

Mesobis, an artisan cannabis and lifestyle brand inspired by the celebration of Latin American culture, has launched its debut line of Latin-flavored cannabis gummies. Starting today, Mesobis 'Gomitas' will roll out across California dispensaries with plans for expansion nationwide.

The Independent UK

Store owner to be returned to California in girl's shooting

A Southern California store owner has agreed to be taken in custody from a Las Vegas jail to California to face charges after shots fired at shoplifters hit a 9-year-old girl instead

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek life for political donor's fatal fetish

A wealthy California Democratic donor convicted of injecting two men with lethal doses of drugs faces a sentence of life in prison

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