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‘Nowhere is safe’: California highway shootings double in two years, data reveals

State highways saw more than 400 incidents last year. Police are still trying to understand why

The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2022

Not so fast: California's last nuke plant might run longer

California's last operating nuclear power plant could get a second lease on life

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

California ‘the state everyone can’t wait to leave behind,’ Kevin Kiley tells CPAC audience

Republican congressional candidate Kevin Kiley used the national conservative stage Saturday to forcefully denounce Gov. Gavin Newsom and paint California as a place where people “walk down streets that double as restrooms and injection sites.”

Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022

Anita Chabria: These families are flaming the ACLU as California debates mental health care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bob Britton doesn't look like the kind of guy to be cursing out the American Civil Liberties Union, but there he was outside the state Capitol this week, offering up some choice four-letter words for the civil rights organization.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 5, 2022

Abbott touts Texas, taunts California as CPAC conservative gathering kicks off in Dallas

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took aim at Democratic leaders in Texas and across the country in his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering Thursday in Dallas.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Some Democrats Don't Think Biden Will Run In 2024: Who Would Replace Him?

Will President Joe Biden run for re-election in 2024? The question is becoming increasingly urgent within the Democratic Party.  With the presidential election just over two years away, some representatives of the party are beginning to question whether Biden is the right candidate to beat the Republicans in the next…

Benzinga · Aug 4, 2022

California Lawmakers Approve Drug Injection Sites for Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco

Supervised facilities aim to make a dent in the dramatic increase in overdose deaths.

Reason · Aug 4, 2022

Amid Hollywood antiabortion concerns, Gov. Newsom touts California as 'freedom state'

LOS ANGELES — Amid an outcry in Hollywood over antiabortion laws, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging studios to do business in California.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022

Commentary: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures

The recent discovery by Stanford scientists that wastewater in Palo Alto, Sacramento and other cities in the Bay Area contains monkeypox DNA means that the outbreak has gained traction in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a monkeypox emergency on Monday.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 4, 2022

3 California cities could get safe injection sites to help address drug overdose deaths

LOS ANGELES — A bill allowing drug users to safely inject themselves at supervised facilities in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland passed the state Senate Monday and is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 3, 2022