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California Braces for Dry Winter as Western Drought Drags On
The past three years have been California’s driest on record, a streak unlikely to break this winter, state officials said Monday.
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Newsom OKs Early Sale of Winter Blend Gasoline to Slow Surging Prices
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start selling more polluting winter-blend gasoline ahead of schedule to ease soaring fuel prices, directly contradicting his own goals for reducing climate emissions.
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California Must Boost Water Recycling, Desalination, Newsom Says
California’s governor wants the state to invest tens of billions of dollars in water recycling, storage and desalination to shore up its supply over the next two decades.
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California Prepares for Energy Shortfalls in Hot, Dry Summer
California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday.
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Court Documents Show Abuse Before Sacramento County Church Shooting
A man who was under a restraining order and not supposed to have a gun fatally shot his three daughters and a chaperone before killing himself during a supervised visit with the girls at a Sacramento County church, officials said Tuesday.
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New California Political Maps Would Reshape Key Districts
Draft maps from California’s redistricting commission would leave some members of Congress without a political home and others challenging members of their own party in 2022. California is expected to play a key role in determining which party controls Congress. The maps released Wednesday by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission are drafts that will change before a December deadline.
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California Proposes a Ban on New Oil Drilling Near Schools, Homes and Hospitals
California’s oil and gas regulator on Thursday proposed that the state ban new oil drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health in what would be the nation’s largest buffer zone between oil wells and communities.
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California Bill Aims to Reduce Deaths for Black Mothers
A new bill under the name “Momnibus” aims to reduce deaths for Black mothers by diversifying experts, collect data and expand access to doulas and midwives.
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Recall Vote Highlights California's Geopolitical Divisions
The California recall election reinforced the state’s political divisions with most support in coastal areas and urban centers and far fewer voters in the rural north and agricultural inland.
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Calif. Last Recalled a Dem Governor in 2003. Today, Its Voters Are Less Republican and White
Today’s California electorate looks far different than it did 18 years ago: It’s less Republican, more Latino and Asian, and younger — all trends that favor Gov. Gavin Newsom, so long as he can get his voters to turn out.
