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Commentary: Would public ownership of Pacific Gas & Electric reduce the risk of wildfire?

This summer is yet another marked by wildfire in California. Blazes have ignited throughout the state, including a deadly one that exploded near the Oregon border in late July. The fall is likely to be worse.

Los Angeles Times

Review: The road to California's energy disaster: A new history of PG&E paints a bleak picture

When I read Pacific Gas and Electric's mission statement aloud to my wife, her eyes narrowed.

Los Angeles Times

How to move your houseplants 2,500 miles

LOS ANGELES -- As I planned my move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, I found myself awake at 3 a.m. on certain nights, frantically googling, "how to move your houseplants a long distance."

Los Angeles Times

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Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’

His warnings of ecological and social breakdown have proved accurate. But with months to live, Davis is anything but defeated

The Guardian - US

Equity is goal, not mandate, in California electric car rule

Discounted prices, car-share programs and more public chargers are among the ways California will try to make electric cars easier to buy and drive

The Independent UK

California lawmakers pass new social media protections for minors

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers passed legislation designed to protect the privacy and well-being of minors on social media and shield them from predators and exploitative commercialization on internet platforms.

Los Angeles Times

California could soon restrict the use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill to limit solitary confinement in jails, prisons and private detention centers and ban its use altogether for vulnerable populations such as pregnant and elderly people.

Los Angeles Times

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California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home

California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won't lose their jobs for smoking marijuana outside of work

The Independent UK

The FBI had a file on the Monkees, and now Micky Dolenz is suing to find out why

The FBI kept a file on the Monkees, and now the beloved California pop band's last surviving member wants to know why.

Los Angeles Times

Fierce lobbying caps fight over California nuke plant future

California is about to send the nation a powerful message on the future of nuclear power — it’s just not clear what it is yet

The Independent UK

Why are Californians moving to Texas, and what’s known about their impact?

“Don’t California my Texas” is a common refrain of Texans who don’t want an influx of Californians to influence the traditional Republican values of the state.

Tribune News Service

Tesla Dominating In California: First Half 2022 Vehicles Sold In Biggest State

Electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been a market share leader in the EV space in many territories over the years, including the state of California.

Benzinga

Fugitive Marine on US Marshals ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested for girlfriend’s 2016 murder

Raymond “RJ” McLeod, a former Marine put on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted List, was captured in El Salvador just more than six years after he allegedly murdered his then-girlfriend inside a California apartment.

Tribune News Service

California Takes on the High Cost of Mandated Parking

California's cities require developers to include a minimum number of parking spaces in their projects, regardless of whether those spaces are in demand. A state bill would change that.

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The Independent UK

California likely to make kindergarten compulsory

‘For students who have not been enrolled in kindergarten, oftentimes teachers and parents spend way too much time trying to teach foundational skills,’ state lawmaker argues

The Guardian - US

First-of-its-kind legislation will keep California’s children safer while online

Bill approved Monday will require companies to install guardrails for those under age 18 and use higher privacy settings

The Independent UK

Truck spills 150,000 tomatoes on California highway

‘9/10 sure that’s not how spaghetti sauce is made’

The Guardian - US

Tomato-strewn highway causes chaos in California after truck crash

Three people injured, one seriously, after truck hits center median and spills more than 150,000 tomatoes on to road surface

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Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today

Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.

The Guardian - US

California fast-food workers close to winning historic protections

New fast-food council would have power to set standards for wages and working conditions for half a million employees

USA Today Sports Media Group

USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings

Two California teams are atop Week 1 of the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings

USA Today Sports Media Group

Beloved humpback whale killed by ship strike off California

An adult female humpback whale nicknamed Fran, described by a prominent researcher as “the most popular whale in California,” has been killed by an apparent ship strike.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers make a deal on livable wages and affordable housing in two bills sent to Newsom

Days after they reached a rare deal between affordable housing advocates and labor unions, California lawmakers on Monday approved two significant bills that would guarantee livable wages on projects to convert underutilized commercial buildings into housing.

The Guardian - US

Shock as 12-year-old allegedly shoots classmate in Oakland school

Victim described as in stable condition and alleged shooter held in California city that has seen six gun deaths in recent days

Los Angeles Times

Kindergarten could soon be mandatory for California children

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state's youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns.

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