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Voters have decided on 959 parcel tax measures in California since 2008, with the next one scheduled for July 11 in Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District

Californians have decided on 950 local parcel tax ballot measures from 2008 to 2022. Voters in Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District, a 1.875-square-mile special district in the Sierra Nevada, will decide the next parcel tax measure on July 11, 2023. Between 2008 and 2022, 569 (59.89%) parcel tax ballot measures…

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State Farm stopped insuring California homes due to climate risks. But it shares lobbyists with big oil

Allstate, too, has pulled out of climate disaster-prone areas while hiring lobbyists who are also aligned to fossil fuel interests

The Guardian - US

Meet the amateurs playing in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach

Of the 28 amateurs, four colleges have two players each: Alabama, Stanford, Texas and UCLA.

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Back to the Future style flying cars approved for test flights by US government

Alef, a California-based aeronautics company, Is now allowed to fly cars in limited locations after receiving a Special Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration

Daily Mirror

‘They took everything’: an Indigenous town rocked by the killings of young people

In Covelo, an isolated town in northern California, back-to-back slayings are the most recent chapter of violence arising from colonisation

The Guardian - US

Voters decided 10 affirmative action-related ballot measures since 1996

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 5, Brew.

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Tesla: The cars that racism built? Black workers claim lawsuits have not stopped discrimination

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Complaint after complaint alleging anti-Black racism at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, has not stopped such abuse and discrimination, with Black workers segregated into the hardest, most dangerous, lowest-paid jobs and subjected to a barrage of racist treatment, language and images, according to claims in recent…

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Hope and uncertainty linger as California turns the page on state-run youth prisons

California has moved responsibility for youth prisons to the county level, the final step toward local control in a yearslong reform effort aimed at keeping young offenders closer to home and prioritizing rehabilitation over punishment

The Independent UK

"I'm really starting to get the itch. I want to headline arenas" - Rival Sons on the album that should take them to the next level

After six albums in 15 years and touring alongside a raft of A-listers, new album Darkfighter finds Rival Sons ready to take it to the next level

Louder

‘Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group

The television actor Allison Mack has been released from a California prison near San Francisco

The Independent UK

The hate has not stopped – but what has caused California anti-Asian crimes to drop?

AAPI community leaders met new hate crime data with trepidation and caution – though reported anti-Asian hate crimes decreased in 2022, the number was still the second-highest since at least 2001, and anti-Asian rhetoric and violence are still widespread.

Tribune News Service

Bulls star Zach LaVine bought California home for $34 million

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine bought a $34 million home in California.

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Check Out Baja Designs' Dual S1 Kit For Suzuki Dual-Sports

California-based adventure and dual-sport specialist Baja Designs showcases the new Dual S1 headlight upgrade kit for Suzuki's DR650 and DR-Z400 models.

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Rolls-Royce Spectre review: an ultra-luxury all-electric super coupé

Rolls-Royce first, electric car second. It’s a sound bite which crops up time and time again from the brand’s top brass, all in attendance at the Spectre’s first drive event in Napa Valley, California. At first glance, there is little that gives away its full EV credentials. Familiar features such…

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US investigators zone in on Trump election-plot lawyer John Eastman

Experts say Eastman, faces possible disbarment in California, under increasing scrutiny in federal and state inquiries

Los Angeles Times

As California fire season begins, debate over wildfire retardant heats up

As the first heat wave of summer plunges California into yet another wildfire season, some environmental groups are taking aim at a commercial fire retardant that most residents have grown all too familiar with during recent, devastating fire years.

Evening Standard

Actor Julian Sands discussed dangers of mountaineering months before death

Late actor’s body was discovered in southern California mountain range six months after he went missing

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Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke prepares for huge announcement as $7bn prediction made

Stan Kroenke's Kroenke Group are due to play a major role in the Midway Rising construction that will create over 8,000 jobs in California

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California man hid mother’s death for more than 30 years to collect benefits

Donald Felix Zampach collected over $830,000 in his mother’s social security and military retirement payments

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Sorry, founders, we've never been created equal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Fourth of July should never be celebrated without revisiting the hallowed words that crown the Declaration of Independence and symbolize the American Dream.

USA Today Sports Media Group

10 things to know about first U.S. Women’s Open ever held at Pebble Beach

Michelle Wie West and Annika Sorenstam are in the field, and there's a chance this might be their last appearances.

The Independent UK

Workers strike at major Southern California hotels over pay and benefits

Workers are picketing major Southern California hotels after walking off the job during the holiday weekend to demand better pay and benefits

Salon

New bill to ban toxic chemicals in food

"Things like this aren’t partisan. They’re common sense," said former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Daily Record

Harry and Meghan show united front as they appear in public after handing back Frogmore Cottage keys

The couple have been spotted holding hands and laughing as they left offices near their home in California after it was confirmed they had vacated the UK home.

The Conversation

Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – read this if you're planning fireworks on July 4

Over the past two decades, a staggering 21.8 million Americans found themselves living within 3 miles (5 kilometers) of a large wildfire. Most of those residents would have had to evacuate, and many would have been exposed to smoke and emotional trauma from the fire.

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