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California carbon emissions fell 9% in pandemic's 1st year

California's planet-warming emissions dropped by nearly 9% in 2020 compared to the year before

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

San Francisco Wants To Spend $1.7 Million on a Single Public Toilet

Local officials argue that the eye-popping sum is necessary due to rising construction costs, but experts disagree.

Reason · Oct 26, 2022

She joined Charles Manson’s cult and became a murderer. Should she be forgiven?

Patricia Krenwinkel has sought parole more than a dozen times. She was denied, again, just this month, Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Newsom commits to 2nd term as governor. But presidential ambition often breaks promises

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down Sunday on his declaration of “sub-zero interest” in a 2024 presidential candidacy, pledging in a debate with his GOP opponent to serve a full second term if re-elected as expected next month.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

California is about to become the world’s 4th largest economy. Here’s how and when

If California were a nation, it would be the world’s fifth largest economy. Soon, it may become the fourth.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

The radicalization of Kevin Kiley: A California politician’s strange journey from MLK to MAGA

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 2007, an idealistic 22-year-old Harvard student named Kevin Kiley wrote in his undergraduate thesis that “politicians are inclined to do the easy thing — cater to the worldviews of their constituents — rather than offer the more challenging task of self-examination.”

Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022

Opening statements to begin in Weinstein's Los Angeles trial

Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

Newsom trades barbs with Dahle in California’s only 2022 gubernatorial debate

SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Brian Dahle clashed over gas prices, homelessness and abortion rights during the only debate between the two gubernatorial candidates in an otherwise sleepy race for the most powerful post in the state of California.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 24, 2022

California Gov. Newsom calls on LA City Councilmen de León and Cedillo to resign over racist audio leak

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday said L.A. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo should follow Nury Martinez in resigning from their positions, two weeks after a leaked audio recording of the three participating in a racist closed-door conversation about council colleagues and the city’s…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 24, 2022