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Million dollar homes go up in flames as huge brush fire leaves trail of destruction

The huge fire in Orange County, California, began near a water treatment plant in the middle of Laguna Niguel and Laguna Beach and has since engulfed an area of nearly 200 acres

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Amid drought, California desalination project at crossroads

For more than two decades, California’s Orange County has debated whether to build a seaside plant to convert ocean water into drinking water in the hopes of buffering against ever-drier weather and drought

The Independent UK

Gavin Newsom wants California to help make most abortions free — even for the uninsured

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expanding his push to increase abortion care access — this time, by helping to fund the procedure for low- and middle-income people who don’t have health insurance.

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LA school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

Los Angeles Times

California to decide fate of controversial desalination plant amid brutal drought

After more than a decade of debate, the coastal commission is set to vote on the proposed $1.4bn project near Los Angeles

The Guardian - US

California Mulls Using Sound-Activated Cameras To Catch Loud Cars

The five-year pilot program is yet to be signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.

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California water use leaps 19% in March, amid one of the driest months on record

State findings come despite plea from governor to use less, and as Los Angeles brings in drastic new watering restrictions

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Water use grows during California drought, flouting Newsom’s call for conservation

Californians turned on their sprinklers in force in March, using more water than they did the year before and making a mockery of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for voluntary drought conservation.

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‘A race to the bottom’: New bill aims to limit frenzy of well drilling on California farms

LOS ANGELES — In farming areas across Calfornia's Central Valley, a well-drilling frenzy has accelerated over the last year as growers turn to pumping more groundwater during the drought, even as falling water levels leave hundreds of nearby homes with dry wells.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Is Gavin Newsom running for president? No, it just sounds like it

Gavin Newsom sounds like a man ready to jump on the next flight to Iowa or New Hampshire or wherever Democrats start their 2024 presidential campaign.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Everyone wins in compromise to increase malpractice payouts — especially victims

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's being called the Sacramento equivalent of the Berlin Wall falling. Or a Middle East peace pact.

Los Angeles Times

California Democratic supremacy tested by crime, inflation

With rising crime fears, a homelessness crisis and soaring prices, Republicans hope California's troubles will help create a pathway for some rare wins in the heavily Democratic state

The Independent UK

Lawmakers call for inquiry into California controller's role in failed mask deal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers say they are troubled by state Controller Betty Yee's behind-the-scenes advice to a politically connected company seeking a $600 million no-bid government contract to provide COVID-19 masks, prompting some to call for a second legislative hearing into the failed deal.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Alex Padilla for US Senate

When Gov. Gavin Newsom named then-California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ seat in the U.S. Senate after she was elected vice president, it was the right choice — and not only because it was high time that this state, where 39% of residents are Latino, had…

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California’s water conservation has been a bust so far. Will drought restrictions work?

LOS ANGELES — Almost a year after Gov. Gavin Newsom pleaded with Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% amid a worsening drought, water conservation figures are still nowhere near that mark.

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Calif. abortion providers prepare

But is the state prepared for a surge out-of-state patients?

The Independent UK

California prepares for energy shortfalls in hot, dry summer

California is preparing for an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when demand is at its peak in the hottest months of summer

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‘Risk of further outages’: California warns of blackouts as another hot summer looms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two years after the last wave of rolling blackouts, California officials said Friday the state could face potential shortfalls in electricity this summer as drought, extreme heat and wildfires pose threats to the fragile power grid.

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The Independent UK

Abortion adds to Biden's all-but-impossible to-do list

President Joe Biden is under pressure to preserve access to abortion, but he has few good options to do it

Tribune News Service

Newsom: Gas rebate delayed until October under Legislature plan

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After a flurry of proposals from Sacramento in March to send money back to Californians, a rebate check could still be nearly five months away under plans promoted by legislative leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned, as he argued that his contentious plan linking financial relief to…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Endorsement: Give Newsom a second term

Between managing California’s response to a once-in-a-century pandemic and fighting off a recall seeking to oust him from office, Gov. Gavin Newsom has confronted extraordinary events in his first term.

The Independent UK

'Roe' under threat, California leans in as abortion refuge

California is preparing for a world without Roe v

Los Angeles Times

Newsom seizes on the fight over abortion as a key part of his reelection campaign

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two days after kicking off his reelection campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom replaced his opening upbeat message about California with a dire warning that his highest-profile Republican opponent "stands with Donald Trump" and "wants to roll back abortion rights."

The Conversation

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, there's no guarantee that people can get abortions in liberal states, either

Liberal policymakers are quickly positioning their states as abortion havens after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicating that the court could overturn Roe v. Wade was made public on the evening of May 2, 2022.

The Guardian - US

‘Where do they expect us to go?’ Life at one Bay Area encampment before eviction

For many unhoused Californians, disabilities make life at a temporary shelter nearly impossible

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