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Top Democratic women call out California senator for downplaying unwanted hugging

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Los Angeles state senator reprimanded four years ago for unwanted hugging and other touching is under renewed scrutiny for making light of his behavior at a July campaign event.

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All candidates for California Controller complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for California Controller—Malia Cohen (D) and Lanhee Chen (R)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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California wants everyone to drive EVs. How will low-income people afford them?

The state has several programs in place to assist residents – but they’re already running out of funds

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Election integrity, voter turnout among top priorities for California secretary of state candidates

LOS ANGELES — In the November race for California secretary of state, the candidates — Republican business executive Robert Bernosky and incumbent Shirley Weber, a Democratic former lawmaker — seem to agree on one thing: the need to boost voter registration and turnout at the polls.

Los Angeles Times

California’s dueling sports betting props are doomed, polls show. What comes next?

With two ballot initiatives to legalize sports betting in California headed for near-certain defeat in November, players on all sides are beginning to strategize their next moves even as campaign representatives say they remain focused on the election at hand.

Tribune News Service

Stanford’s most exclusive neighborhood becomes legal battleground over housing

STANFORD, California — Nestled just south of Stanford University’s campus, amid narrow winding roads lined with imposing oaks and historical estates, an exclusive enclave has neighbors pitted against neighbors over a legal battle that poses a new twist on the region’s housing crisis.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to investigate children’s deaths. His rationale was dubious

California Assembly Bill 2660 sought to address a disturbing problem — a lack of clear and consistent data on dying children — with a straightforward solution: requiring officials to review and report such deaths. Not surprisingly, it sailed through the state Legislature without a single no vote from either party…

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Hundreds of tech and biotech layoffs rattle Bay Area job market

REDWOOD CITY, California — A tech titan and a biotech company revealed plans to chop nearly 300 jobs in the Bay Area, hinting at unsettling prospects for the region’s employment sector.

Tribune News Service

Yosemite's Ahwahnee Hotel to close for 2 months for seismic upgrades

The 95-year-old Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park will close for two months at the start of 2023 to undergo a $31.6 million renovation to make the hotel better equipped to withstand earthquakes, the California park announced Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Thousands of Georgia voters’ eligibility challenged before election

ATLANTA — While working for the U.S. Navy in California, Gamaliel Turner learned that his right to vote in Georgia had been challenged by the chairman of his home county’s Republican Party.

Tribune News Service

California delays decision to list Joshua tree as threatened

The California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to further delay its decision on whether to list the western Joshua tree as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK

California attorney general will investigate LA redistricting in wake of leaked audio

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday that his office would investigate the Los Angeles redistricting process that took place last fall.

Los Angeles Times

Will cell-based milk change the dairy industry? This California lab could lead the way

Biotechnology startup TurtleTree wants to change the way people consume milk.

Tribune News Service

Wildfire smoke hurting pregnant moms

The legacy of redlining in Fresno isn’t just linked to housing access. It also has deadly effects on air quality

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Darina Allen reveals Angela Lansbury stayed with her for five months as her kids recovered from addiction issues

The Murder She Wrote star died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, aged 96

The Independent UK

Tree trimmer killed after falling into wood chipper in California

Health and safety investigations are underway

Tribune News Service

Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money

WASHINGTON — Two dozen mostly rural states are set to receive a greater share of federal research money from the recently enacted science and technology funding law as lawmakers, experts and researchers push to support talented scientists outside of major research hubs such as those in California, Massachusetts and New…

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California governor vetoes unemployment insurance for undocumented immigrants

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill on September 28 that would have extended unemployment insurance benefits to undocumented immigrants and those in the country illegally under what was called the Excluded Workers Pilot Program. Newsom cited the price of the program as the reason for his veto.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

Seahawks defense ranks at or near the bottom in these 12 categories

Here are 12 categories where they rank at or near the bottom of the NFL.

The Independent UK

Tigers in her home, a jaguar sold online - now she’s on the run from the FBI. Meet Mimi Erotic, America’s new Tiger King

Trisha Denise Meyer is a fugitive from justice after the alleged illegal sale of an endangered jaguar. It’s not her first brush with the law, nor her first time on the lam. Meyer’s eccentric lifestyle - involving everything from pornstar style and scams to unleashed tigers in her home -…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michigan State football offers 2023 3-star California ATH Jaelon Barbarin

Michigan State football has extended an offer to a three-star athlete prospect from California in the 2023 class

Benzinga

Nearly 1 Million Illegal Cannabis Plants Seized In California, State AG Bonta Responds With New EPIC Plan

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new approach Thursday to eliminating illegal cannabis farms after this year’s eradication program seized almost one million marijuana plants.

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Ballotpedia presents the top 15 ballot measures to watch

Welcome to the Wednesday, October 12, Brew.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Nury Martinez says out loud the racism and colorism my vibrant Oaxacan community endures

City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, caught on a leaked audio, says she sees a lot of short, dark people in Koreatown. Martinez says she doesn’t know what “village” they are from and referred to them as “tan feos” — “so ugly.”

The Independent UK

Biden goes West on 3-state tour as midterm elections near

Joe Biden’s three-state swing out West this week will capture, in a nutshell, the White House’s midterm strategy for a president who remains broadly unpopular: Promote his administration’s accomplishments and appear where he can effectively rally the party faithful

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