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Did California learn anything from the last drought? 'Gambling' with water continues

The governor of California stood in a patch of dry brown grass as he made his proclamation:

Los Angeles Times

Tech unicorn Matillion secures investment from California venture capital firm

Matillion was valued at $1.5bn following a funding round last year

Birmingham Post

Bay Area food delivery service wants to go the distance for customers who wait

LOS GATOS, California — Jonathan Friedland wondered why his favorite local bakery, Manresa Bread, wasn’t using food-delivery services such as DoorDash or Uber Eats, especially during a pandemic shutdown that kept customers home.

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‘These two men were loved’: Two Calif. police officers killed in shooting at motel

LOS ANGELES — Two El Monte, California, police officers were shot and killed Tuesday afternoon while responding to a possible stabbing at a motel, leaving many in this suburb east of Los Angeles stunned.

Los Angeles Times

Who is David Foster: Prince Harry’s mentor and father figure in California

The erstwhile royal has struck up a friendship with the 72 year-old Grammy-winner. Juliana Piskorz reports on an unlikely duo

Evening Standard

With nearly 700 credits at age 93, legendary actor James Hong isn’t done yet

LOS ANGELES — In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Bail’s purpose is freedom, not jail

Megachurch leader Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced last week to nearly 17 years in state prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse, putting an end to a case that in its early days made headlines for the astonishingly high $50 million bail amount set by the court.

Los Angeles Times

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Cannabis Retailers Drive Economic Growth, Not Crime According To Recent California Study

Oftentimes those who oppose adult-use cannabis argue that its legalization will trigger a rise in crime rates.

Benzinga

Element 7 Expands With Three New Cannabis Stores In California

Element 7 continued to expand its retail footprint across California this week with three new store openings in seven days — stores opened their doors in Mendota, Willits, and Chula Vista.

Benzinga

California county offers a perk to landlords who rent to homeless veterans. Will it help?

Placer County officials believe just a few dozen veterans remain in the foothill community’s homeless population, and the local agency has a new program to help those former troops find places to live.

Tribune News Service

California to pay $51 million settlement over hostage killings at Napa veterans home

California officials have agreed to pay out $51 million to settle some of the claims stemming from the 2018 shooting at the Yountville Veterans Home, where a gunman and former patient killed three women staffers before shooting himself, according to state budget documents.

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More California homeowners now eligible for COVID mortgage relief

More struggling California homeowners now qualify for mortgage relief, after the state on Tuesday expanded a COVID-19 program designed to help those who have fallen behind on their payments during the pandemic.

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Abortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature

Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in California

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After multiple crashes in California, Navy grounds aircraft to 'reemphasize safety'

LOS ANGELES — The Navy grounded its Air Forces on Monday for a "safety pause" in the wake of multiple military aircraft crashes this month in California, two of which were fatal.

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California coronavirus cases rise, signaling latest wave has not yet crested

LOS ANGELES — An increase in coronavirus cases has been detected across California in the past week, confirming the warnings from some officials that the pandemic’s latest wave has yet to top out.

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Few states seem ready to raise age to buy semi-automatic rifles

Many people have noted a common thread between the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas: In both cases, the attackers were 18 years old and bought AR-style, semi-automatic rifles legally.

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Study: California ‘red flag’ law may have stopped 58 gun massacres

With Congress poised to expand red flag laws nationally in response to outrage over deadly mass shootings, a new study reveals how California’s six-year-old law is making an impact: It disarmed 58 people who were threatening a gun massacre.

Daily Mirror

Mum traumatised after vicious dog attack leaves daughter's face unrecognisable

Michele Peden, 30, from California, US, lives with her husband, Michael and their four children, Samantha, 13, Daisy, 11, Felicity, 2, and Daryl, 1, and she has been left traumatised by the incident

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Who is Jan 6 panel member Zoe Lofgren?

California Democrat has played a role in multiple impeachments

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Voters paid attention to party affiliation, not positions, in California's statewide primaries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When running for partisan political office, what usually counts most are simple things campaigns often can't control — especially in a low-profile statewide race.

Axios

33 wildfires burn across 5 U.S. states, forcing hundreds to evacuate in California and Arizona

California's fast-moving Sheep Fire, northeast of Los Angeles, has swollen to nearly 1,000 acres amid dry conditions.

The Independent UK

Prince Harry falls off his horse during a polo match in California

Witnesses says the Duke of Sussex went through three horses during the hour-long match

The Guardian - US

Wildfires erupt in Arizona and California in foreboding sign of intense summer

A wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, has already burned 5,000 acres, fanned by strong winds and fed by dry grasses and brush

Tribune News Service

PG&E ‘excessively delayed’ its response to monster Dixie fire inferno, California report says

SAN JOSE, Calif. — PG&E’s response to the mammoth Dixie fire of 2021 was “excessively delayed,” a blunder that was a major factor behind the spread of the devastating inferno, according to a newly released state report.

Los Angeles Times

Twice-convicted attorney Michael Avenatti offers guilty plea to California charges

LOS ANGELES — Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to national prominence representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against former President Donald Trump, has offered to plead guilty to "multiple" criminal charges against him in California.

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