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Even as omicron starts to ease in California, hospitals facing grim conditions

Even amid signs that this winter’s omicron-fueled wave may be starting to crest in California, the situation at hospitals like Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa is worsening.

Los Angeles Times

Michigan Cannabis Co. Six Labs Launches Higgs Pre-Rolls Across The State

Michigan marijuana grower Six Labs announced the expansion of its portfolio on Wednesday to include the addition of Higgs’ award-winning luxury cannabis brand. In addition to the Great Lakes State, Higgs is also available in Colorado and California.

Benzinga

Cal State system adds caste to anti-discrimination policy in groundbreaking decision

LOS ANGELES — The California State University announced it has added caste as a protected category in its systemwide anti-discrimination policy, a hard-fought policy deeply meaningful to Dalit students of South Asian decent.

Los Angeles Times

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ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have actually done so

My Facebook feed exploded shortly after noon on Dec. 20, 2021, with news from friends and family in northern California: A “big one!” The 6.2 magnitude earthquake they’d just experienced had its epicenter on the coast near Petrolia.

The Conversation

Former SpaceX Engineers' Electric Railroad Startup Raises $49.5M In Series A Funding

Parallel Systems, an electric railroad startup, said on Wednesday it has raised $49.55 million in Series A funding to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles to move freight. What Happened: The Culver City, California-based startup was founded in 2020 by three former SpaceX engineers.

Benzinga

Crow-plagued California city turns to lasers and boomboxes to clear the air

More than a thousand crows roost in Sunnyvale every night, ruffling locals’ feathers with caws and droppings

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Newsom's lie about California high-speed rail

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's pitch for $4.2 billion of state funding for high-speed rail is a big lie.

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'Rise in violent rhetoric': Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats - Roll Call

Two-thirds of lawmakers who responded to a CQ Roll Call survey reported experiencing death threats as America's politics grow more heated.

Roll Call

Amazon plans a clothing store for a Southern California mall

Amazon says it plans to open a clothing store in a Southern California mall later this year, a first for the online behemoth and a fresh challenge for already struggling traditional retailers

The Independent UK

Natural Immunity More Potent than Vaccines during US Delta Wave

During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday. The finding is the latest to weigh in on a debate on the relative…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pistons stage furious comeback with season-high 133 points to down Kings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With about three minutes left, the Pistons looked to be out of it.

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California attorney general will investigate Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, jails

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The state Department of Justice is opening a civil-rights investigation into the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and its management of South Bay jails, as well as other allegations of neglect and misconduct, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday.

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Las embarazadas con problemas de consumo de sustancias necesitan tratamiento, no cárcel, dicen defensores y expertos

Aunque la madre fue inicialmente acusada y condenada por asesinato en el mortinato de su hijo, cumpliendo más de un año de cárcel, la desestimación de sus cargos hizo que el fiscal general de California hablara de cómo debe interpretarse la ley estatal respecto al asesinato en este tipo de…

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49ers tight end George Kittle calls Lambeau aura 'dream come true'

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 49ers moved practices later closer to Saturday's start time of 5:15 p.m. PT kickoff, and they've worked not on their normal training grounds but under Levi's Stadium's lights.

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Elizabeth Holmes signals bid to get guilty verdicts tossed, possibly over jury issues

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has filed a motion indicating her legal team is looking for problems in the jury that convicted her in an attempt to get her guilty verdicts for fraud thrown out.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida orange production is on pace for state’s smallest crop in 77 years. Blame citrus diseases.

If the latest USDA estimate holds true, Florida would produce its fewest number of oranges since 1944-1945, and California would surpass it for the first time in recent years.

The Independent UK

‘Pipe bomb’ found outside Oakland courthouse revealed as elaborate hoax containing message to police

Police closed off a 15-block area of the Californian city and evacuated several buildings before discovering the supposed ‘incendiary device’ was a hoax

Benzinga

Cannabis Nuns: Sisters Of The Valley Mexico Open Their Own e-Commerce Store In Tijuana

Although they do not belong to any religious order, the Sisters of the Valley’s devotion is unquestionable. Also known as the “Weed Nuns,” these women are dedicated to growing cannabis and selling medicinal products derived from it.

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LA port truckers seek to unionize in new gig work showdown

Hundreds of truckers who haul goods at Southern California ports and railyards are petitioning to unionize, hoping to convince federal authorities they’re really employees and not contractors as their company claims.

The Independent UK

California may limit conservatorships, promote alternatives

Disability rights activists and advocates for Britney Spears are backing a California proposal to provide more protections for those under court-ordered conservatorships, while promoting less-restrictive alternatives

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COVID-positive and working in hospitals

"Sending nurses and other health care workers back to work while infected is dangerous," one nurses' union said

Los Angeles Times

California approaches pandemic record for all hospitalizations

LOS ANGELES — In a stunning sign of the heavy burden California’s hospitals are facing this winter, the state’s total number of hospitalizations for all reasons is approaching the peak of last winter’s COVID-19 surge, even as there are some signs that the rise in coronavirus-positive patients may be starting…

The Independent UK

Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID

A new study that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19

Benzinga

Berner, 'Snowfall' Creator, 'Den Of Thieves' Director Collab On TV Series On Designer Weed: 'Real Edgy, Trippy'

“It's a Northern California crime story based on the rise of designer weed and the South's role in the marijuana business,” says cannabis entrepreneur, Cookies CEO and musician Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr., better known as Berner.

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Q&A: Pregnant people with substance use issues need treatment, not jail, advocates and experts say

Although the mother was initially charged and convicted of murder in the stillbirth of her child, serving more than a year in jail, the dismissal of her charges led to the California attorney general weighing in on how the state's law on murder should be interpreted in these kinds of…

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