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From DeFremery Park to the Garden: The Oakland roots of Boston Celtics greatness

A school, a park, and a home in Oakland California helped create a hotbed for Black excellence central to the Celtics' success.

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Weekly LA County COVID deaths top summer surge. ‘There’s a whole lot of winter left’

LOS ANGELES — Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County are higher than at any point during the summer surge, illustrating the persistent toll the pandemic continues to exact amid concerns that cases could surge again this winter.

Los Angeles Times

UCSF apologizes for experiments done on prisoners in the '60s and '70s

The University of California, San Francisco has issued a public apology after conducting an investigation into experiments performed by two faculty members in the 1960s and '70s on prisoners, some of whom were mentally ill. In many cases, there was no record that the prisoners had provided informed consent.

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Ballotpedia’s analysis of 2022 local ballot measures in top 100 largest cities and state capitals

There were 382 local ballot measures in 39 different states on the ballot for voters in the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. and state capitals. Of the measures, 348 (91.10%) were approved, and 34 (8.90%) were defeated.

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Most of the US is facing a 'bomb cyclone.' Here's why California will be spared

LOS ANGELES — The National Weather Service has called it a "once in a generation type event" — a massive "bomb cyclone" barreling across the United States, snarling traffic, grounding airplanes and delivering some of the coldest temperatures ever recorded.

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California university apologizes for prisoner experiments

A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s

The Independent UK

A family’s dog went missing a year ago. Now he’s been found 1,600 miles from home

How did three-year-old Zeppelin get from Sacramento, California all the way to Kansas?

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US probing automated driving system use in 2 Tesla crashes

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says it's sending teams to investigate November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems

The Independent UK

It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed

California’s hospitals struggle once more to find beds for desperate patients.

Capital & Main

German shepherd missing for over a year found 1,600 miles away and returns to owner

Owner Sandra O’Neill was left devastated when her three-year-old German shepherd mix Zeppelin went missing from his home in West Sacramento in October 2021, but the pair have been reunited

Daily Mirror

Many coroners have no medical background

“A coroner doesn’t have to ever have taken a science class in their life."

Salon

California earthquake puts early warning system to the test

An earthquake warning system operated by the U.S. Geological Survey warned 3 million people about a quake that jolted Northern California's coast

The Independent UK

30 of the biggest concert tours coming to Southern California in 2023

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Though the area witnessed some of the biggest tours, record-breaking residencies and venue reopening performances this year, 2023 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for music in Southern California stadiums, arenas and outdoor amphitheaters.

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California county passes law stopping landlords from conducting criminal background checks on renters

Law prohibits landlords in private and public housing from using criminal records when considering prospective tenants

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These rebates can help with climate-friendly upgrades around the home

LOS ANGELES — As Southern California struggles to rid its skies of smog and the state aims to become carbon neutral, local government agencies and utilities are offering rebates aplenty to help residents upgrade to cleaner appliances and devices.

Los Angeles Times

Making a salad might be getting more expensive. Could climate change be to blame?

In his nearly four decades of growing lettuce, spinach, kale and other leafy greens in California and Arizona, Tony Alameda has seen plenty of bad years. But lately, he said, there have been many more “noticeably bad” years in a row.

Los Angeles Times

Forget honey bees. This LA artist finds meaning chasing California native bees

LOS ANGELES -- Krystle Hickman is the epitome of single-minded. She's polite and friendly with the reporter and photographer trailing her through the sand and rocks of the Acton Wash Wildlife Sanctuary south of Palmdale, but her distraction is apparent. There's clearly something else buzzing in the back of her…

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The official who investigates suspicious deaths in your town may be a doctor — or not

When a group of physicians gathered in Washington state for an annual meeting, one made a startling revelation: If you ever want to know when, how — and where — to kill someone, I can tell you, and you’ll get away with it. No problem.

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Megan Thee Stallion 'matters,' says DA at Tory Lanez trial

A California prosecutor told jurors that hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion showed tremendous courage and had no reason to lie when she came forward to testify that Canadian rapper Tory Lanez had shot her in the feet and left her wounded in 2020

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‘Heavy hit’ or ‘major milestone’? California’s flavored tobacco ban begins with mixed reviews

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Store owners across California on Wednesday were finally required to wipe their shelves clean of fruity, minty and candied flavored tobacco products, marking the culmination of a two-year fight by the tobacco industry to halt a statewide ban.

The Independent UK

California quake occurred in very seismically active region

The big earthquake that rocked the far north coast of California this week originated in an area under the Pacific Ocean where multiple tectonic plates collide, creating the state's most seismically active region

Tribune News Service

California county sees highest number of monarch butterflies in more than 20 years

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — There's some hope fluttering around San Luis Obispo County this holiday season.

The Independent UK

Pro-oil petition drive in California under question

Residents in several regions of California allege that they’ve been misled by signature gatherers over the last two months as a campaign, Stop the Energy Shutdown, pushed to gather enough signatures to get a referendum to overturn SB 1137 on the 2024 statewide ballot

Tribune News Service

Calif. earthquake: Power still out for thousands, boil advisories in effect

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Authorities continue to survey the damage wrought by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake early Tuesday that shook Humboldt County, California, residents off their literal foundations, with tens of thousands of people forced to spend another night in the dark as technicians work rapidly to restore power.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ohio State misses on 5-star California defensive end, commits to Oregon

This one hurts #GoBucks

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