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Hollywood Job Losses Prompt California Tax Credit Increase

The 2023 Hollywood strikes caused a significant decline in California's film and television industry, resulting in a loss of roughly 40,000 jobs and a 58% decrease in television production in Los Angeles since 2021, prompting Governor Newsom to propose a tax credit increase to revitalize the struggl...

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Parole Recommended for Charles Manson Follower Patricia Krenwinkel

A California prison panel recommended parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, serving a life sentence for her involvement in the 1969 Manson Family murders; the decision is subject to review by the state Board of Parole Hearings and Governor Gavin Newsom, following her 16th parole hearing and a finding ...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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California High School Track Championships Implement New Transgender Athlete Policy

California's high school track-and-field championships will feature a new policy adding a competition spot and potential medal in events where transgender athlete AB Hernandez participates, creating a compromise in the debate over transgender girls' participation while facing legal and political cha...

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Gender Equality
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California Gas Crisis Worsens as Two More Refineries Announce Closures

Facing a potential 20% reduction in gasoline supply due to two more refinery closures, California lawmakers question if state regulations are worsening a self-created gas crisis, with prices potentially rising significantly and impacting consumers.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Lodi Faces $1.6 Million Budget Deficit Amidst City Manager's Misconduct Allegations

The City of Lodi faces a $1.6 million budget deficit, while City Manager Scott Carney, on administrative leave since early April, alleges staff misconduct, including misuse of funds and falsified reports; an investigation is underway.

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California Halts Ethnic Studies Mandate, Shifts Focus to Combating Antisemitism

California's ethnic studies mandate is temporarily blocked due to budget issues, prompting a compromise bill addressing broader antisemitism concerns in schools, supported by various ethnic caucuses.

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Quality Education
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California's Central Valley Dust Storm Crisis: Health Risks and Economic Impacts

California's Central Valley faces a crisis of increasing dust storms driven by climate change, unchecked development, and idle farmland, resulting in health risks like a record high 12,637 Valley fever cases in 2024 and major economic disruptions.

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Severe Storms and Extreme Heat Impact US

Severe storms and flash flooding are impacting the South and East Coast, resulting in at least one death and multiple injuries in Kentucky and Georgia due to tornadoes; the West faces dangerously high temperatures.

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California Modifies High School Track Rules Amid Transgender Athlete Controversy

California temporarily altered its high school track-and-field championship rules to include more cisgender girls after a transgender athlete's participation sparked controversy, creating additional qualifying spots for cisgender girls to avoid displacement in medal positions by transgender athletes...

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Gender Equality
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California Landfill Closure Exposes Regulatory Costs

The closure of a Los Angeles County landfill due to a complex chemical reaction and overlapping state and federal regulations increased waste disposal costs, highlighting the unintended consequences of stringent environmental policies.

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Reduced Inequality
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Yuba City Levee Project Nears Completion, but Funding Uncertainties Remain

The Tudor flood risk reduction project in Yuba City, California, is nearing completion, adding 1.6 miles of levee improvements along the Feather River to protect over 2,000 people, farmland, and Highway 99 from flooding after a decade of work and costing $18 million, but future projects face uncerta...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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California Alters High School Track Rules Amid Transgender Athlete Controversy

Amidst controversy over a transgender athlete's participation and political pressure, California's high school sports governing body temporarily changed its competition rules to include more girls in this weekend's state track-and-field championships, extending access to those who narrowly missed qu...

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Gender Equality

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