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Southern California bakeries, smokehouses may be first in US required to go electric

Dozens of businesses across Southern California that churn out popular baked goods, smoked meats and other products soon could be required to swap their gas-powered commercial ovens for emissions-free electric versions under a set of rules due for a vote by the local air quality district this summer.

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‘Not able to live’: California hotel employees talk overwork, long commutes, betrayal

Thousands of Southern California hotel workers took to picket lines Sunday, wearing red union T-shirts and chanting for others to join their fight for better wages and benefits in a region they say has become increasingly unaffordable.

Los Angeles Times

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history

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Thousands of hotel workers strike in southern California over pay

‘All we do in hotels is work and work and get by with very little,’ said one worker. ‘We take care of the tourists, but no one takes care of us’

The Independent UK

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits Southern California

The initial magnitude was 4.1 but was downgraded to 3.8

The Independent UK

Parts of California under excessive heat warning with temperatures up to 108 expected

Southern California's quintessential summer weather has finally arrived, and along with it excessive heat warnings and heat advisories for large swaths of the region.

Los Angeles Times

How to stay cool and safe during California's first heat wave of the summer

The next few days in Southern California will be very, very hot.

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Amid crumbling cliffs, California's Orange County considers moving its famously scenic rail line inland

LOS ANGELES — It's among the nation's most iconic and heavily utilized passenger rail lines, linking Southern California's cities via a stunning coastal route. From the grassy headlands of San Luis Obispo to Orange County's wide-open beaches and San Diego's oceanside bluffs, the so-called Lossan rail corridor is famous for…

Los Angeles Times

Drone deployed to fight mosquitoes in Southern California

Southern California is seeing a spike in the region’s mosquito population following winter's heavy rains, and drone technology is being used to combat the potential spread of disease

The Independent UK

Calif. beachgoers face an unexpected peril: aggressive, biting sea lions

As Southern Californians prepare to flood local beaches in anticipation of the Fourth of July holiday and an oncoming heat wave, experts are warning beachgoers to be vigilant about a surprising hazard: biting sea lions.

Los Angeles Times

Amtrak train with 190 passengers derails after colliding with vehicle in Southern California

Authorities say an Amtrak passenger train carrying 190 passengers derailed after striking a vehicle on tracks in Southern California

The Independent UK

Where you can (and can’t) watch 8 of Julian Sands’ most notable movie roles

Julian Sands, whose remains were found Saturday and identified this week five months after he went missing while hiking near Mount Baldy in Southern California, emerged in the 1980s with a cohort of other actors who rode a British cinematic rebirth to Hollywood stardom. Those peers and sometime co-stars included…

Los Angeles Times

Actor Julian Sands found dead on Southern California mountain

‘A Room With a View’ and ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ star was reported missing Jan. 13 after failing to return from a hike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm- - OLD

Authorities have confirmed that British actor Julian Sands died while hiking on a Southern California mountain

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Human remains found in California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared 5 months ago

Hikers have found human remains in a Southern California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared five months ago

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Toxic algae suspected in deaths of sea lions and dolphins on Southern California coast

Marine mammal rescue organizations have been swamped with reports of sick and dead sea lions and dolphins along the Southern California coast this month

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What's killing hundreds of sea lions and dozens of dolphins along the Southern California coast?

LOS ANGELES — More than 1,000 marine mammals along the Southern California coast have gotten sick or died this month due to a bloom of toxic algae, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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The Independent UK

New search for actor Julian Sands on California mountain is unsuccessful

Authorities say the latest search for missing actor Julian Sands on Southern California’s massive Mount Baldy was unsuccessful

Los Angeles Times

Fire risk increases in some parts of Southern California despite continued June gloom

Gusty winds, combined with a drop in humidity, have increased the risk of fire across inland valleys and desert regions of Southern California until at least Tuesday, according to a fire weather forecast issued Sunday.

The Independent UK

At least 6 killed, dozens injured in weekend shootings across US

At least six people are dead and dozens injured in a string of weekend violence and mass shootings across the U.S. The shootings — in Chicago, Washington state, Pennsylvania, St. Louis, Southern California and Baltimore — follow a surge of violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated…

Salon

Muslims and the anti-LGBTQ right

Conservatives exult in a new culture-war coalition — but how long can right-wing Christians and Muslims coexist?

Los Angeles Times

Southern California resident smashes Rubik's Cube world record with 3.13-second solve

LOS ANGELES — Max Park spent about 10 seconds studying the jumbled Rubik's Cube in front of him at the Pride in Long Beach World Cube Association competition last weekend.

Los Angeles Times

Southern California man convicted of threatening 2 Planned Parenthood clinics

LOS ANGELES — A Ventura County man pleaded guilty to making death threats against two Southern California Planned Parenthood clinics, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last summer, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Los Angeles city HS baseball champions raising money for rings

One high school team in Southern California is putting together a memento so their special 2023 season can last a lifetime.

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