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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.

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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.

The Conversation

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

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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…

Benzinga

Feinstein memory "rapidly deteriorating"

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

Salon

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

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

The Independent UK

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.

Benzinga

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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

The Independent UK

Multiple senators say Dianne Feinstein declining mentally and unfit to serve, report claims

Multiple elected officials say the veteran California Senator is no longer fit to serve

Los Angeles Times

California voters say state is moving in the wrong direction, feel financial squeeze

Coronavirus cases are dropping and the state’s unemployment rate is on the decline, but most California voters still say the Golden State is headed in the wrong direction, with high gasoline prices, low housing affordability and persistent homelessness cited as the biggest challenges.

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The Feds Will Return More Than $1 Million in Marijuana Money That California Cops Stole From Armored Cars

Empyreal Logistics agreed to drop its claims against the Justice Department, but it is still suing San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus.

The Independent UK

Ammonia explosion risk at California food plant fire prompts evacuations

‘Fire progressed to the point that it poses a significant risk for a potential explosion of ammonia that is located in the plant,’ deputy fire chief says

Los Angeles Times

Newsom, lawmakers haggle over plan for relief from California's high gas prices

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a month after Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to give Californians money to offset rising gas prices, he and state lawmakers have yet to find common ground on the most basic details of the plan: Who should be eligible for refunds and how much should they…

The Conversation

Abba and Tupac in the metaverse: how digital avatars could be the bankable future of band touring

It was a technological feat that made history, wowed audiences and brought a dead rapper back to life. In April 2012 at the Coachella festival in California, Tupac Shakur took to the stage with Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre. He’d been dead for 16 years, killed in a drive-by shooting…

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Google investments and expansions will include California: new report

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google’s $9.5 billion for expansions and investments nationwide in 2022 will include new offices and other facilities and endeavors in California, the search giant stated in a blog post on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Release California from the prison of over-incarceration

As COVID-19 infections reached pandemic status in 2020, more than one of every 100 working-age American adults were locked up in jail or prison. Because they could take few steps to protect themselves from disease while in cells or closely packed bunks, they became infected at especially high rates. And…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: 'COVID relief' lottery demonstrates the folly of guaranteed income

Should a family of four, earning $96,000 annually and living in the country illegally, be eligible to receive taxpayer-funded cash gifts totaling $36,000 over the next three years? Politicians in Los Angeles County, California, believe so. And like so many other recent bad ideas, it’s being bankrolled in the name…

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