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Omicron hit Southern California much harder than the Bay Area. Here’s why

SAN FRANCISCO — The omicron wave took a much greater toll on Southern California compared to the San Francisco Bay Area, where higher vaccination levels contributed to significantly lower death rates, according to a Los Angeles Times data analysis.

Los Angeles Times

Marijuana Workers Unionize: STIIIZY And Authentic Cannabis Ratify Historic Statewide Labor Agreement

Newly organized cannabis workers at California's marijuana retailer STIIIZY and Authentic retail locations throughout the state ratified their first contract as UFCW members last week.

Benzinga

Californians probably won’t be eating roadkill this year, despite a much-hyped state law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In 2019, news outlets across the country had headlines proclaiming that California drivers would soon be allowed to eat roadkill, thanks to a new state law.

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Editorial: Hey, politicians, if you make a rule you’ve got to follow it too

Widespread anger over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s maskless night out at the French Laundry in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been a lesson absorbed by politicians throughout California: People expect government officials to follow the rules they make.

Los Angeles Times

Help save the world by composting your kitchen scraps. Here's how

LOS ANGELES -- The howls on social media have been fierce since California started mandating that food waste stay out of garbage destined for the landfill. But here's a confession from a longtime composter: Putting food waste in a separate kitchen receptacle is a no-brainer that actually feels good because…

Los Angeles Times

'A cloud never dies:' A California monastery mourns mindfulness advocate Thich Nhat Hanh

The low peaceful notes of a bell floated over the Deer Park Monastery in the mountains of Escondido, California, where hundreds of people gathered recently to honor the beloved Zen teacher and poet Thich Nhat Hanh.

Los Angeles Times

Edith Heath, the rebel ceramist and ‘alchemist’ who redefined the modern home

A retrospective of the groundbreaking artist’s work celebrates her love of ceramic chemistry and material exploration

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California firefighter fatally shot while responding to fire

Officials say a veteran central California firefighter was fatally shot when he and others responded to a report of a dumpster fire and authorities arrested a suspect

The Independent UK

California moves forward on plans to shut down death row

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that halted executions in California, the state is accelerating an effort to move incarcerated people off death row and into other prisons.

Los Angeles Times

Single-payer health care proposal fizzles in California Assembly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers declined to vote on a high-profile effort to overhaul California’s health care system on Monday, putting an end to a proposal that would have guaranteed medical coverage to every resident by levying billions in new taxes.

Los Angeles Times

California drought: Sierra Nevada snowpack falls below average after dry January

Like the 49ers fourth-quarter lead in Sunday’s NFC Championship game, California’s once-impressive Sierra Nevada snowpack is steadily shrinking.

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Dieter Kurtenbach: Kyle Shanahan’s lack of aggression burned the 49ers

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The NFL is big business — a multi-billion dollar enterprise. And in big business, it’s not the smartest or the richest or the oldest that wins. It’s the most aggressive.

Tribune News Service

California eyes giving 500,000 fast food workers more power

California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the state Assembly

The Independent UK

Newsom, Garcetti get blowback for maskless photos with Magic Johnson at Rams-49ers game

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other California leaders are facing criticism after they were photographed Sunday without face masks at the NFC Championship game at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium.

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George Skelton: There's a battle brewing over changes to California solar incentives. Newsom is in the middle

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rooftop solar is generating intense heat on Gov. Gavin Newsom. And he's quietly trying to cool it down.

The Independent UK

California governor criticized again for not wearing a mask

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing fresh criticism for his decision to shed his face mask

Benzinga

Sinsemilla: Dark Heart Produces The World's First Intrinsically Seedless Cannabis

Dark Heart Industries, California’s leading cannabis genetics company, has produced the world’s first seedless triploid cannabis for commercial growers. Dark Heart’s PistilGuard technology produces triploid cannabis seeds and clones that essentially cannot produce seed, even when directly exposed to pollen.

Tribune News Service

UC San Diego freshman who fell to his death from dorm was intoxicated

SAN DIEGO — A University of California, San Diego freshman who died when he fell out of the window of a campus dormitory in October had a blood alcohol level of 0.27%, more than three times higher than the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle in California.

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California says it’s starting to close country’s second-biggest death row

State will move those in San Quentin’s death row section to other prisons within two years, officials say

The Independent UK

Prosecution completes case at Michael Avenatti fraud trial

The government has rested its case at a trial where jurors heard allegations that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels

Los Angeles Times

Newsom, Garcetti get blowback for maskless photos at Rams-49ers game

The Independent UK

California to close death row and convert it into a ‘positive, healing environment’

All condemned inmates to be moved to other facilities

The Independent UK

California moves to dismantle nation's largest death row

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to dismantle the nation’s largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons

Reason

Kamala Harris Spreads Misinformation on Human Trafficking

Plus: Texas attacks TikTok, Neil Young's anti-science past, IRS reconsidering face scans, and more...

The Independent UK

Super Bowl 2022: When is LVI, who is playing and how can I watch it?

America’s biggest sporting event is set to take place in California

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