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Facing reelection, Newsom touts the ‘California way’ and teases gas tax rebate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom cast the state as a beacon of democracy in a turbulent world in his annual address to lawmakers Tuesday, contrasting the “California way” through its embrace of diversity and inventive solutions with the politics of division and rising “authoritarian impulses” in America.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: No, gas prices aren't really at a 'record.' But people are hurting anyway

With the price of a gallon of crude oil spiking, you'll be reading and seeing lots of reports about gasoline prices setting records in the United States.

Los Angeles Times

Judge grants Sherri Papini's release in missing-woman hoax case; prosecutors say 'super mom' tried to run from feds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sherri Papini, the Redding mother accused of orchestrating an elaborate abduction hoax in 2016 and lying to federal agents about it, was allowed to leave jail on Tuesday.

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California surpasses 9 million coronavirus cases, equal to nearly 1 in 4 residents

LOS ANGELES — California has reported a total of 9 million coronavirus infections, fueled by this winter’s omicron surge.

Los Angeles Times

Judge: woman charged with faking kidnapping can leave jail

A federal judge has ruled that a Northern California woman who was arrested last week for faking her own 2016 kidnapping and lying to federal agents investigating the alleged abduction can be released from jail

The Independent UK

A father used a ghost gun to kill his three daughters. It’s a sign of a growing crisis

Homemade firearms continue to proliferate despite California lawmakers’ efforts to ban them

The Guardian - US

Video Shows California Cops Arresting Mom and Grandma for Filming Them

Mariah Herefored says police in Hemet, California, smacked cell phone cameras out of her and her mother's hands and violently arrested them.

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Tax Raid Hits Cannabis Collective Jungle Boys, Seize Cash, Including Tip Jars

TLC a store run by Jungle Boys, a famous cannabis brand, was raided by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) on March 1 when they nabbed over $66,000 which the company had already disputed, reported High Times.

Benzinga

Union Pacific Plans To Use Higher Biodiesel Blend In Wabtec Locomotives

Union Pacific Corp (NYSE:UNP) plans to begin using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives acquired from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE:WAB) (Wabtec) in its efforts to increase the percentage of low-carbon fuels consumed to 10% of its total diesel consumption by 2025 and 20% by 2030. Biofuel is a domestically produced, clean-burning, renewable substitute…

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2 Homebuilding Stocks Wall Street Predicts Will Rally 50% or More

The homebuilding industry has achieved immense growth over the past two years, driven by the rising demand and ultra-low interest rates. And despite several macroeconomic headwinds, Wall Street analysts are bullish on the homebuilding industry and are currently betting on KB Home (KBH) and M.D.C. Holdings (MDC). Read on.

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GM to turn EVs into back-up power sources in pilot with Pacific Gas and Electric

California-based Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and General Motors Co. said Tuesday they are launching a pilot program to use the automaker's electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes in the utility's service area.

Tribune News Service

Exposure to wildfire smoke altered DNA structure in monkeys

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Take a seat, chin to the sky. Insert the swab, rotate slowly and switch nostrils — we know the drill. Only this time, it's not a COVID-19 test. And the nose is attached to a monkey.

Tribune News Service

GM wants to use its electric vehicles as home backup generators

A new partnership with PG&E will allow GM to test its vehicles with California's actual power grid.

Input

How 'Jeopardy!' star Amy Schneider fell in love with her new fiancee

When Genevieve Davis departed for a wine-tasting trip to Healdsburg, California, she didn't expect anyone to recognize her newly famous girlfriend, Amy Schneider — whose record-breaking "Jeopardy!" run had been unfolding for weeks on national television.

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USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school basketball rankings for March 8, 2022

USA TODAY High School Sports unveils its latest high school basketball rankings.

Los Angeles Times

Calif. couple and newborn who escaped Ukraine are back home. What happened to their surrogate?

LOS ANGELES — Jessie and Jacob Boeckmann felt relieved when they set foot in their Costa Mesa, California, home last Tuesday. After a harrowing escape from Ukraine during last week's Russian invasion, they'd finally made it to safety with their newborn daughter, Vivian.

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Electric bills double for US families with fuel costs surging

U.S. consumers from New York to California are experiencing “rate shock” on their latest utility bills as the global energy crisis drives up prices for fossil fuels, forcing tough financial decisions for families getting squeezed on all sides.

Tribune News Service

California governor’s big promises on drug prices are slow to materialize

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, he promised to lower prescription drug costs for all Californians.

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Pelorus Equity Group Provides $16.98M Debt Financing To Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals For New Facility Location

Pelorus Equity Group, a company that provides real estate loans for cannabis businesses, has provided $16.975 million of non-dilutive real estate debt financing to Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals for the purchase of a new facility location in Desert Hot Springs, California.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: California has the toughest gun laws in the U.S. That's irrelevant if they're not enforced

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — How much money are we willing to spend to seize guns from the likes of the disturbed father who shot and killed his three daughters in a church?

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Another thing that makes Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination special

Over the years, many former prosecutors have become justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Earl Warren, for instance, served as Alameda County's district attorney and California's attorney general. Sonia Sotomayor worked at the Manhattan district attorney's office. Samuel A. Alito Jr. worked for the U.S. attorney in New Jersey.

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Millions in California will lose health care coverage if pandemic's stopgap measures expire

Millions of Californians face the prospect of losing health coverage this year as federal measures that vastly expanded the ranks of the insured amid the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire this year.

The Independent UK

Climate change is like war, California's Jerry Brown says

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement on a rural stretch of land his family has owned since the 19th century

Tribune News Service

Killers of Tijuana journalist thought he was responsible for report on criminal group, AG says

TIJUANA, Mexico — Communications shared between the criminals who are accused of planning the murder of Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel shows the group mistakenly believed Martínez was responsible for publishing information that exposed the network of a violent criminal group, according to the Baja California Attorney General.

Los Angeles Times

A war to halt logging in Northern California reignites. Will it end differently this time?

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