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The Latest Breaking News from California

Sunak hails UK’s global alliances ahead of Aukus submarine announcements

The Prime Minister is preparing to meet the US and Australian leaders in California.

The Independent UK

Levee breach in California triggers massive flooding, prompts evacuations, rescues

MENLO PARK, Calif. — A levee failure on the Pajaro River in Monterey County overnight triggered massive flooding and prompted hundreds of evacuations and dozens of water rescues as the latest atmospheric river storm pummeled large swaths of California.

Los Angeles Times

Prince Harry's family 'did go to Princess Lilibet's christening'

The royal reportedly welcomed some of his relatives to the ceremony in California

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Flush with rain, California plans to replenish drought-depleted groundwater with floodwaters

LOS ANGELES — With torrential rains drenching California, state water regulators have endorsed a plan to divert floodwaters from the San Joaquin River to replenish groundwater that has been depleted by heavy agricultural pumping during three years of record drought.

Los Angeles Times

Communities along Central Coast to southern Sierra hit hardest by latest California storm

LOS ANGELES — After atmospheric river storms pummeled large swaths of California, triggering massive flooding and prompting widespread evacuation orders from the Central Coast to the southern Sierra, forecasters warned Saturday “we’re not through this just yet.”

Los Angeles Times

Cows delivered emergency food after becoming stranded by snowstorm in 'Operation Hay Drop'

Cows can be seen running towards their food as it falls from the sky during "Operation Hay Drop", amid the devastating weather conditions that have wrecked havoc in California

Daily Mirror

Harry's family members DID attend daughter Princess Lilibet's christening

The christening, which took place in California, was confirmed on International Women's Day earlier this week.

Daily Mirror

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Storm breaches California river's levee, hundreds evacuate

Hundreds of people in a Northern California community were forced to flee their homes early Saturday after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a new atmospheric river pummeling the state

The Independent UK

Almost 10,000 residents evacuated after heavy rain and thunderstorms in California

A creek bloated by rain destroyed a portion of Main Street in Soquel, Santa Cruz County, forcing many to stay trapped in their homes while emergency services are trying to rescue them

Daily Mirror

X-Factor winner Leona Lewis reveals surprising career change after moving to US

The singer runs her own business and its success has prompted an opening of a second location in California.

Daily Record

‘Beautiful but terrible’: historic mountain towns buckle under weight of California snow

Heavy snow has wrought calamity across the state; burying roads and houses, disrupting power and snapping branches off trees

The Guardian - US

After COVID-19 school chaos, California lawmakers debate role of superintendent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California children were stuck at home in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and schools reopened unevenly across the state, raising equity concerns, frustrated parents demanded action from Supertintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.

Los Angeles Times

SVB rocks California as founders join Napa vintners in fear

The shocking collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rippled across California Friday to industries far beyond the technology community that it played a major role in shaping.

Tribune News Service

The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life

Smart, 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1996. Prosecutors maintained that Paul Flores, now 46, killed Smart during an attempted rape.

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Los Angeles Times

Roads washed out, rivers flood as deadly storm pelts California and forces evacuations

FRESNO, Calif. — California’s deadly storm season turned even deadlier Friday as the first of two atmospheric river storms descended on the state, prompting widespread evacuation orders as it flooded creeks and rivers and dropped warm, heavy rain atop the state’s near-record snowpack.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Biden proposed spending billions on climate projects in 2024. Could it help California?

President Joe Biden proposed spending more than $24 billion both to fund natural disaster response efforts and to bolster environmental conservation as part of his 2024 budget.

The Conversation

Silicon Valley Bank biggest US lender to fail since 2008 financial crisis – a finance expert explains the impact

Silicon Valley Bank, which catered to the tech industry for three decades, collapsed on March 10, 2023, after the Santa Clara, California-based lender suffered from an old-fashioned bank run. State regulators seized the bank and made the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation its receiver.

Los Angeles Times

Tom Girardi gave $1 million in payments, gifts to an investigator at the California State Bar, corruption probe finds

LOS ANGELES — Disbarred Los Angeles lawyer Tom Girardi funneled more than $1 million in gifts and payments to an investigator at the State Bar of California and the investigator’s wife, a University of Southern California accounting professor, according to a report released Friday.

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Here's what it looked like outside Silicon Valley Bank after it shutdown

The failure of one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S. left people frantically figuring out next steps Friday morning.

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We Test Out The Hands-Free Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot Level 3 System

Not only can you remove your hands from the wheel, you can take your eyes off the road.

Fortune

A SVB short seller explains red flags he saw months ago

“I've never seen a balance sheet crumble this quickly,” says Dale Wettlaufer, a partner at Bleecker Street Research who shorted the stock in January.

Reason

Is This the Year California's Development-Killing Environmental Review Law Sees Serious Reform?

Yet another court decision stopping a U.C. Berkeley housing project is getting California's policy makers to think bigger about reforming the infamous California Environmental Quality Act.

Los Angeles Times

At least 2 dead as storm pelts California, bringing flooding and evacuations

FRESNO, Calif. — At least two people have died as the first of two atmospheric river storms descended Friday on California, prompting widespread evacuation orders as it flooded creeks and rivers and dropped warm, heavy rain atop the state’s near-record snowpack.

Los Angeles Times

Biden OKs emergency assistance for California amid evacuations, flooding risks

FRESNO, Calif. — At least one person has died as the first of two atmospheric river storms descended Friday on California, prompting widespread evacuation orders as it flooded creeks and rivers and dropped warm, heavy rain atop the state’s near-record snowpack.

Irish Mirror

Life-threatening flash flooding in California on Oscars weekend as Irish stars arrive

Californian officials are evacuating 70,000 people in the state this weekend due to flash flooding

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