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EV demand is so hot that Tesla owners are flipping their cars like houses

Dennis Wang lost money on his first try, but then he learned from his mistakes.

Los Angeles Times

California Goes Ahead With Lithium Tax Despite Protests From EV Suppliers

California has approved a plan to tax the electric vehicle battery metal lithium to generate revenue for environmental remediation projects, Reuters reports. The tax is structured as a flat-rate per tonne and will go into effect in January. Funds generated from the tax will help restore the Salton Sea region from…

Benzinga

Spaceship-like £330m megayacht can fold down to fit under bridges

It's the brainchild of a California designer

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California budget ends high-speed rail standoff, sends billions to other projects

After wrangling over the future of California’s high-speed rail, state lawmakers plan to release a critical batch of money to finish a bullet train in the Central Valley, while also establishing an inspector general to audit the beleaguered project and authorizing billions of dollars in new money for rail plans…

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George Skelton: Will California gun control legislation survive the Supreme Court ruling? Time will tell

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gun control bills have been shooting through the state Legislature at rapid-fire speed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is eager to sign them. But it’s anyone’s guess how many will survive this Supreme Court.

Los Angeles Times

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The Independent UK

Apple Hikes Japan Price of iPhone by Nearly a 5th

Apple Inc has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer's entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple's website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. With the…

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Brand new bang: Lake Tahoe resort scraps July 4 fireworks for drones

Pyrotechnic displays pose a heightened fire risk in a time of intense drought and cause distress to wild animals

The Guardian - US

How California will fight Supreme Court’s limits on EPA climate enforcement

LOS ANGELES — Many public officials and environmental advocates in California were dismayed by Thursday’s Supreme Court decision to limit federal authority on greenhouse gases from power plants, citing a collective blow to the monumental challenge of tackling global warming.

Los Angeles Times

California sets nation's toughest plastics reduction rules

Companies that want to sell shampoo bottles, food products and other items wrapped in plastic in California will have to cut down their use of the material

The Independent UK

California passes first sweeping US law to reduce single-use plastic

The bill states that 30% of plastic items sold or bought be recyclable by 2028 and economic responsibility falls to producers

The Guardian - US

Newsom signs state budget bills, with gas refunds to 17.5 million California taxpayers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law key elements of a new $307.9-billion state budget, a spending plan centered on gas refunds for 17.5 million taxpayers to soften the sting of high fuel prices and the cost of living.

Los Angeles Times

Californians won't weigh 'involuntary servitude' amendment

California will not consider amending its state constitution to eliminate an exemption that allows indentured servitude to punish crime

The Independent UK

Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12B ballpark plan

A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project

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Anti-slavery measure sits in California Senate, disappointing prison reform advocates

A measure that would change the California constitution to prohibit involuntary servitude in criminal punishment did not pass the Senate in time to make a deadline for the November ballot, disappointing prison reform advocates who called it critical in addressing the state’s history of enslavement.

Tribune News Service

California won’t pay for travel to four states over laws prohibiting transgender girls in sports

California is banning state-funded travel to four states that passed laws this year prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in school sports according to their gender identities.

The Independent UK

High court declines to take up fight over airline crew rest

The U.S. Supreme Court is letting states set their own standards for meal and rest breaks by airline crews

The Independent UK

California first to cover health care for all immigrants

California will be the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants who are living in the country illegally

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Results in the five California State Assembly primaries with the most candidate fundraising

Primary elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on June 7, 2022. Of the 80 seats up for election in 2022, 78 had a primary election with more than one candidate.

The Independent UK

To avoid blackouts, California may tap fossil fuel plants

California may turn to fossil fuels to avoid blackouts during hot weather that strains the electric grid

Ballotpedia

These five California State Assembly candidates raised the most money and lost their primary

General elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly will take place on November 8, 2022. State Assembly open primary elections were held on June 7, 2022.

Los Angeles Times

2 slain California police officers memorialized by family, colleagues

LOS ANGELES — The black-and-whites stretched for half a mile Thursday as they followed a procession of motorcycle police officers along the shuttered 10 Freeway east of Los Angeles.

Ballotpedia

Results in the five California State Senate primaries with the most candidate fundraising

Primary elections for 20 of 40 seats in the California State Senate took place on June 7, 2022. All 20 of the seats up for election in 2022 had a primary with more than one candidate.

Benzinga

Middleby Expands Offerings In Ice - Read How

Middleby Corp (NASDAQ:MIDD) has acquired Icetro, a maker of ice, soft serve, and slush machines used worldwide in commercial food service. Deal terms were not disclosed. Icetro has annual sales of ~$40 million and is headquartered in South Korea, with U.S. operations based in Anaheim, California. The acquisition furthers MIDD's Asian manufacturing…

Los Angeles Times

Southern California housing prices will fall, some experts say. The question is how much

Rising mortgage rates have slowed the housing market across the nation and Southern California. Sales are down, inventory is rising and many prospective buyers and sellers have a simple question: Will home prices fall?

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