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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.

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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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Benzinga

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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?

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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California drought, Australia floods: Two sides of La Niña amplified by climate change

LOS ANGELES — California just notched its driest January and February on record, sounding alarms about a third year of record drought.

Benzinga

New Cannabis Delivery Service Connects Sacramento, Butte County Consumers To Sustainable Mendocino Farmers

A group of small cannabis farmers from Mendocino County, located in California’s world-famous Emerald Triangle, has launched a new online sales and delivery platform to provide Sacramento and Butte County residents (aged 21+) with small-batch, quality craft cannabis products.

The Independent UK

UC Berkeley declines group's offer to admit 1K more students

A group of residents that successfully challenged the University of California, Berkeley to limit its undergraduate enrollment has offered to allow 1,000 more students in the upcoming academic year

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Will Tesla Expand Its Original Factory In Fremont, California?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker is considering expanding its factory in Fremont, which would come as no surprise due to the demand for Tesla's vehicles.

The Independent UK

Zoe Kravitz felt ‘uncomfortable’ filming Big Little Lies in ‘such a white area’

HBO series filmed in Monterey, California

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: California needs a different approach to solving UC crowding

The University of California’s plan to add 20,000 students by 2030 has led to conflicts with some of the communities where campuses are located, with residents complaining that the university system is not doing enough to house students, and are merely shifting the housing burden to them.

Reason

Can We Fix San Francisco?

San Fransicko author Michael Shellenberger on homelessness, crime, addiction, and his differences with progressives and libertarians.

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