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'Squaw' still shows up in more than 100 California location names. A proposed law would ban it

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two California lawmakers have proposed removing the word "squaw," a slur against Native American women, from all geographic features and place names in the state.

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As drought lingers, larger and more destructive wildfires pose new threats to water supply

LOS ANGELES — Already diminished by drought and extreme heat, California’s water supply will face yet another peril as wildfires continue to incinerate ever larger areas of forested land, according to new research.

Los Angeles Times

Hank the Tank: 500lb bear terrorises Californian suburb

‘It’s easier to find leftover pizza than to go in the forest’

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‘Hank the tank’: California officials seek to trap 500lb bear behind break-ins

Hank, who is far bigger than the average black bear, has broken into nearly 30 homes near Lake Tahoe

The Guardian - US

California's Unconstitutional 'Bacon Ban'

Proposition 12 may drive up prices nationwide.

Reason

ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley fumes that Prince Andrew and Harry are still officially Queen's Counsel

The GMB host said 'Do we trust any advice from Prince Andrew, let alone Harry who is out in California?'

Wales Online

5 Bay Area castles for romance, mystery and adventure

SAN JOSE, Calif. — If you can’t decide between getting your Old World castle fix in Scotland, France, Germany or Spain, why not try something much closer to home?

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Editorial: Pat yourself on the back, California. Gerrymandering has been squashed

Around the country, states are being sued for drawing new political maps that civil rights advocates or political parties believe are unfair.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Democrats’ gas tax holiday is a bad idea

With inflation and price hikes pinching household budgets, Democrats are desperately looking for ways to show voters they’re doing something to ease the pain ahead of midterm elections — and the latest proposal is a gas tax holiday.

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: Masks or no masks? Shaming or no shame? New phase of COVID-19 upends all we've learned

So here we go, California, jumping from pandemic to endemicity — dragging with us a new word and the heavy psychological baggage that the COVID emergency is over, but COVID-19 isn't.

Los Angeles Times

Kabul to California: how the ‘hip-hop family’ mobilised for young Afghans

With breakdancers, artists and parkourists facing a bleak future under the Taliban, a global network stepped in to help, drawing on the activist spirit of rap culture

The Guardian - UK

California tribe confronts crisis of missing, murdered women

A Native American tribe has issued an emergency declaration on human trafficking and missing women

The Independent UK

Sharks’ playoff hopes continue to fade with trade deadline now one month away

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The three times in the last seven years that they’ve been out of a playoff spot by the time the NHL trade deadline rolled around, the Sharks have been sellers, trading players on expiring contracts to contending teams for draft picks.

Tribune News Service

Dog once declared deceased is reunited with owner in California after going missing 12 years ago

A dog in California that was reported missing in 2010 and recorded as "deceased" in 2015 is being returned to her family after 12 years.

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Biden To Restore California Waiver For Setting Vehicle Emission Laws

A new way of thinking.

The Guardian - US

Extremists see opportunity as fury over Covid rules erupts in rural California

Local officials are being ousted and threatened as extreme rhetoric takes over once-staid public meetings

Reason

Prof. Jonathan Turley (GW) on the Trump Civil Incitement Opinion

From today's item in The Hill: When Trump's lawyers said his language was largely indistinguishable from that of many Democrats like Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Mehta chided them for playing "a game of what-aboutism." That "what-aboutism," however, is precisely the point. The selective imposition of liability for speech is the…

The Independent UK

500-pound black bear nicknamed ‘Hank the Tank’ wreaks havoc in California

Hank broke into his latest home on Friday – and neither homeowners or wildlife officials seem entirely sure what to do about him

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Fresh off Super Bowl, Eric Weddle named head coach at California HS

Eric Weddle will take over as the head coach at Rancho Bernardo High School in California in 2023.

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Dead California family mystery unfolds

Mom, dad, infant, and family dog all mysteriously died while hiking California’s Sierra National Forest last year

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Bill aimed at converting California municipal courses to housing is back — for a third time

Groups feel that the bill targets golf, because there is no mention of soccer, baseball stadiums or tennis facilities.

Manchester Evening News

The desperate last text from dying dad that failed to send because of poor signal

The married couple perished alongside their baby daughter and family dog in a Californian forest

The Guardian - US

‘We’re in danger of forgetting’: congressman’s warning 80 years after Japanese American incarceration

Congressman Mark Takano, whose family was forced into camps, calls for vigilance amid ‘nefarious nostalgia’

The Guardian - US

California’s first surgeon general on Covid: ‘Greatest collective trauma’ of a generation

Dr Nadine Burke Harris is an expert on how childhood trauma can affect health. That proved to be valuable expertise during the pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Another effort to tax 'extreme wealth' in California is launched in Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A handful of Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing again for a tax on "extreme wealth" in California, a move they say could bring the state billions in revenue by raising taxes on households worth $50 million.

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