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POLITICS
Devin Nunes Is Infamous For Sabotaging The Trump-Russia Investigation. His Opponent Andrew Janz Is Running On Water.
By Jessica Schulberg
The attorney is trying to convince voters that their congressman is too busy protecting the president to focus on fixing central California's water crisis.
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U.S. NEWS
California College Ditches Racist 'Prospector Pete' Mascot
By Mary Papenfuss
Cal State Long Beach is cutting ties with a symbol of the Gold Rush that was a nightmare for Native Americans.
Firefighters watch as an air tanker drops fire retardant to protect homes along the crest of a hill at the River Fire (Mendocino Complex) near Lakeport, California, U.S. August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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POLITICS
California Takes Major Steps Toward Fighting Its Wildfire Crisis
By Lydia O'Connor
Gov. Jerry Brown just signed more than two dozen bills aimed at battling the disasters on multiple fronts.
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U.S. NEWS
California Prohibits Restaurants From Automatically Giving Out Plastic Straws
By Antonia Blumberg
Customers at dine-in restaurants will have to ask for a plastic straw if they want one, according to a new law.
SANTA ANA, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Booking mugs of Cerissa Laura Riley, 31, and surgeon Grant William Robicheaux, 38, are projected on a screen during a press conference in Santa Ana on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. The Orange County District Attorney announced that the couple is being charged with sexually assaulting two women by use of drugs and want other possible victims to come forward (Photo by Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
More Victims Come Forward After California Surgeon & Girlfriend Charged With Rape
Authorities have received more calls about Grant Robicheaux, who appeared in a Bravo reality show, and Cerissa Riley.
LODOGA, CA - AUGUST 07: A firefighter monitors a back fire while battling the Medocino Complex fire on August 7, 2018 near Lodoga, California. The Mendocino Complex Fire, which is made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire, has surpassed the Thomas Fire to become the largest wilfire in California state history with over 280,000 acres charred and at least 75 homes destroyed. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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U.S. NEWS
California's Largest Wildfire Has Finally Been Contained
By Antonia Blumberg
The twin fires of the Mendocino Complex destroyed 280 structures, killed one firefighter and injured four other people.
Kevin de Leon, President pro Tempore of the California State Senate, speaks at the Netroots Nation annual conference for political progressives in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
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POLITICS
Kevin de León’s First Ad Blasts Dianne Feinstein For Past Immigration Hawkishness
By Daniel Marans
“Where did all this horror begin?” the California progressive asks.
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POLITICS
FCC Boss Ajit Pai Blasts California's 'Illegal' Net Neutrality Measure
By Mary Papenfuss
"Unlike Pai’s FCC, California isn’t run by the big telecom and cable companies,” responded state Sen. Scott Wiener.
Jerry Brown, governor of California, speaks during the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. The Global Climate Action Summit brings together industry and political leaders working on improving the conditions and concerns facing climate in the world today. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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ENVIRONMENT
California Launching Its 'Own Damn Satellite' To Track Climate Change Pollution
By Mary Papenfuss
Gov. Jerry Brown vowed that the state would take matters into its own hands as Donald Trump undoes climate efforts.
YOUNGSTOWN, OH - JULY 25: Eric Trump and his wife Lara Yunaska applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a rally at the Covelli Centre on July 25, 2017 in Youngstown, Ohio. The rally coincides with the Senates vote on GOP legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Eric Trump Praises 'Law Enforcement'; Twitter Can't Help But Snigger
By Mary Papenfuss
What about the FBI? What about Robert Mueller? What about french fries?
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: California's Governor Jerry Brown speaks at a news conference held at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Brown joined Washington's Governor Jay Inslee, Hawaii's Governor David Ige and Connecticut's Governor Dannel Malloy to discuss the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of governors focused on decreasing greenhouse gas emissions inline with the goals of the Paris Agreement. (Anda Chu/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Jerry Brown Calls Trump A 'Liar, Criminal, Fool' On Climate Change
By Mary Papenfuss
The president's moves to dismantle environmental protections are a "major assault" on Americans, California's governor said at a climate summit Thursday.
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ENVIRONMENT
States See Energy Boom Along With Economic Expansion
By Stateline, Editorial Partner
Growth in the drilling and tech industries helped boost the national economy.
A firefighter tries to control a back burn as the Carr fire continues to spread towards the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston near Redding, California on July 31, 2018. - Two firefighters were killed fighting the blaze and three people, a 70 year old woman and her two great-grandchildren age four and five, perished when their Redding home was rapidly swallowed up by flames. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Firefighters Cope As Climate Change Radically Changes Their Jobs
By Chris D'Angelo
“We are not first responders anymore. We are extended responders.”
Fontana, California - July 29, 2018: Raudel Felix Garcia's brother Abdon Felix died in 2008 years ago from heat-related complications while working in the fields in California's Central Valley. About six years ago, Raudel started doing landscaping work, and thinks about how the heat affects him and his crew on a daily basis now. He wears long sleeves to protect himself from the sun, a hat to provide shade, and drinks plenty of water (sometimes upwards of 15-20 16 oz. bottles a day), and takes frequent breaks if needed when the temperatures are soaring over 100 degrees. (Melissa Lyttle for HuffPost)
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ENVIRONMENT
Climate Change Isn't Just Making It Difficult For Farmworkers. It's Putting Their Lives In Danger.
By Yvette Cabrera
Hotter temperatures can increase heat-related illnesses, reduce paychecks and even kill those who labor outdoors.
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POLITICS
California Commits To 100 Percent Clean Energy By 2045
By Lydia O'Connor
The bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown makes California the second U.S. state to make such a bold pledge.
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ENVIRONMENT
California Gov. Signs Laws To Thwart Trump's Offshore Drilling Scheme
By Mary Papenfuss
New state laws would block gas and oil from reaching shore for distribution.
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ENVIRONMENT
California Running Out Of Firefighting Funds As Blazes Rage
By Mary Papenfuss
The state is burning up due to "climate change-driven extreme weather conditions," says Cal Fire director.
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POLITICS
Ted Cruz: Dems Want To Turn Texas Into 'Tofu, Silicon, Dyed-Hair' California
By Mary Papenfuss
Cruz is trying to fight off a strong challenge in the November election from Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
A fire rages as motorists travel on Interstate 5 near Lake Shasta Calif Wednesday Sept 5 2018
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ENVIRONMENT
Fast-Moving California Wildfire Shuts Down Major Highway
The fire was human-caused, fire officials said. However, they didn’t indicate whether it was arson or an accident.
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 09: Gwyneth Paltrow speaks onstage at the In goop Health Summit at 3Labs on June 9, 2018 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for goop)
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HEALTH
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Pays $145,000 For 'Unsubstantiated' Vaginal Egg Claims
By Carly Ledbetter
The actresses' lifestyle company also agreed to provide refunds.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 25: California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson attends The Dinner For Equality co-hosted by Patricia Arquette and Marc Benioff on February 25, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Weinstein Carnegie Philanthropic Group)
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POLITICS
California Is One Step Closer To Requiring Women On Corporate Boards
By Lydia O'Connor
A bill on the governor's desk would make California the first state in the country with such a requirement.
A Black Bear searches for Kokanee salmon as it walks along Taylor Creek Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. As winter approaches bears come down from the mountains to feed on the salmon that is swimming up stream from Lake Tahoe to spawn. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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U.S. NEWS
Black Bear Mauls California Hunter Who Shot It With Bow And Arrow
By David Moye
The man shot the bear with a bow and arrow, then attempted to recover the carcass too soon, authorities said.
San Francisco, CA, USA - June 25, 2017: The 2017 Pride Parade California State Senator, Scott Wiener looks out into the crowd from a float in downtown San Francisco.
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POLITICS
California Is The First State To Denounce 'Corrective' Surgery On Intersex Children
By Alanna Vagianos
“This is the first time a state has gone on record supporting the intersex community," state Sen. Scott Wiener said.
VIDEOS
California Ends Cash Bail
Now defendants will be freed before trial depending on their risk to public safety and not their ability to pay bail money. But some say the new law doesn’t go far enough.
California Governor Jerry Brown delivers his final state of the state address in Sacramento, California, U.S., January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
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POLITICS
California Becomes First State To Pass Law Ending All Use Of Money Bail
By Antonia Blumberg and Nick Wing
Reform groups argue the bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown won't do enough to shift the criminal justice status quo.
CORONA, CA - MAY 03: Workers install solar panels on the roofs of homes under construction south of Corona Thursday morning May 3, 2018. The California Energy Commission voted 5-0 Wednesday, May 9, to adopt new energy building standards requiring solar panels for virtually all new homes built in the state starting in 2020. The decision likely will make California the first state in the nation requiring solar for new houses and low-rise condos and apartments.'n (Photo by Will Lester/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Mandating Only Carbon-Free Power By 2045
By Alexander C. Kaufman
The state is expected to become the biggest economy on Earth to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity.
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