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California Democratic Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks has introduced a bill that would order all businesses in the state to require their employees and independent contractors to be vaccinated for COVID-19. New hires would have to get at least one dose before they can start work. They would have to get the…

Reason

Giant bear breaking into California homes to be killed on sight ‘before someone dies’ despite public outcry

Animal activists are trying to get the bear relocated to sanctuary

The Independent UK

Biden is moving to end Trump’s fight with California over emissions

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is moving to restore California’s legal power to lead the nation in stifling auto emissions and accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.

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Use of rape-kit DNA to probe other crimes shocks prosecutors

The San Francisco district attorney’s stunning disclosure that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide

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California: Pocket-Sized, Potent Cannabis Beverage, Drink Loud, Launches Across State

Cannabis beverage brand Drink Loud has launched its "tiny-but-mighty" cannabis potion into dispensaries throughout California.

Benzinga

California hit by snow and hail storms just days after record setting heat

Major change from the 89 degrees recorded at Los Angeles International Airport last weekend

The Independent UK

Disney building ‘Storyliving’ residential communities starting in California town

The development will feature an artificial oasis

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Brand new Bay Area music festival set to debut this May

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The inaugural Mill Valley Music Festival launches this May.

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House Of Cannabis Launches Premium Pre-Rolls In California In Partnership With Sweet Flower

The House of Cannabis launched its leading line of small-format premium pre-rolls in California. Joilo, made with green-certified full flower, is grown in the California sun in small, strain-specific batches and is available in 12 quarter-gram joints or six half-gram joints in a convenient package.

Benzinga

Man who fell into ocean claims he was 'helped by seal' during five-hour swim to safety

Scott Thompson fell into the Santa Barbara Channel, near the city of Santa Barbara, off the coast of California, sometime last month wearing only shorts and a T-shirt

Daily Mirror

Want to play for a $10 million purse? USGA announces 26 qualifying sites for U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles

There’s much to play for with a new $10 million purse on the line, up from $5.5 million in 2021.

USA Today Sports Media Group

For the first time, this Calif. county DA files murder charges in fentanyl death arrest

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Placer County, California, prosecutors for the first time have filed murder charges against a defendant accused of selling the synthetic opioid fentanyl to a person who later died.

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California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's approval ratings hit an all-time low, poll says

LOS ANGELES — Views of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's job performance have tumbled to the lowest point in her three-decade Senate career, with just 30% of California voters giving her positive marks in a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times

Vaccinated Patrons Can Now Enjoy Disneyland Without Face Masks

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) looks to make face coverings optional for fully vaccinated guests indoors and outdoors at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts from February 17. Those who are not fully vaccinated will continue wearing face coverings in all indoor locations at its parks in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Face coverings…

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Canna-Biotech Co. Grapefruit USA Signs Term Sheet With Dubai-Based Lender To Build GPFT 'Mothership'

California-based canna-biotech company Grapefruit USA, Inc. (OTCQB: GPFT) has executed a term sheet with the Al Habtoor Group, located in Dubai, UAE, to finance development of its 2-acre lot in the Coachillin’ Canna-Business Park in Desert Hot Springs, California, loca

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why Biden should look beyond the judiciary for his Supreme Court nominee

When Earl Warren became chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1953, only one of the nine justices had served as a judge before joining the court. After the landmark court ruling the next year that ended segregation, court detractors masked their resentment of Brown v. Board of Education with…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Forget December’s snowstorms. California isn’t doing enough to address its hot, dry reality

As a forbiddingly deep drought reclaims its hold on California, the state’s record precipitation in October and December is already a distant memory, and the list of urgent water issues we face keeps getting longer. Forecasters predict little or no rain and snow for the rest of the “wet season,”…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Schools are doing fine with masks. Dropping mandates now would be premature

It’s a relief to watch omicron numbers fall off. California is lifting its indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people Wednesday, but not for schools — at least, not yet. State officials will reassess the situation Feb. 28, Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of Health and Human Services, said Monday.

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Saved pollution credits may hinder California climate goals

Oil refineries and other greenhouse gas-emitting companies that participate in one of California's core climate change-fighting programs have accumulated so many credits allowing them to pollute that it could jeopardize the state meeting its emissions goals

Benzinga

Cannabis Boom in Oklahoma, Will Texas Follow Suit?

Texas’ Compassionate Use Program remains one of the most restrictive in the U.S. Through the program, the Department of Public Safety operates a secure online registry of qualified physicians who can prescribe low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to patients with specific medical conditions.

Los Angeles Times

Disneyland to lift indoor mask mandate for vaccinated visitors starting Thursday

With California on the verge of officially relaxing its statewide universal indoor masking mandate as the Omicron coronavirus wave continues to recede, Disneyland will no longer require vaccinated visitors to wear face coverings indoors beginning later this week.

The Independent UK

Judge is first Latina nominated to California's high court

Gov. Gavin Newsom has nominated an appeals court judge who is the daughter of Mexican immigrants as the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court

The Independent UK

California bills aim at social media, medical disinformation

Two California Democratic lawmakers are targeting pandemic disinformation they say has received a broad audience and misplaced credibility through social media

Tribune News Service

Passenger who forced emergency landing wanted to ‘bring down the plane,’ FBI says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A California man allegedly tried to force his way into the cockpit of an American Airlines plane and open an emergency hatch during a cross-country flight on Sunday afternoon, prompting airline staff and passengers to restrain him until the plane made an unscheduled landing at Kansas…

Los Angeles Times

Nearly 500 arrested in California human trafficking operation

LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Tuesday announced the results of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking that resulted in nearly 500 arrests and more than 80 sex workers being helped.

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