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Editorial: Finally, a plan to save the Joshua tree from climate change — and the bureaucrats

Climate change is the single greatest threat to the long-term survival of the Joshua tree, a beloved symbol of California’s high desert. But the biggest short-term obstacle is an impasse by state wildlife officials, who have been unable to agree whether to list it as threatened under the state Endangered…

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Which type of eye doctor do you need? Optometrists and ophthalmologists face off

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

WEKU

Are the conditions ripe for a ‘superbloom’ in rain-soaked California? Here’s what experts say

LOS ANGELES — Is a superbloom on the horizon? It all depends on the weather.

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Power slowly returns after outage, fire at Pacific Gas & Electric substation in Oakland

A transformer caught fire Sunday afternoon at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation in East Oakland, California, cutting power to tens of thousands of people across the East Bay.

Tribune News Service

Body of hiker missing since January is found in California mountains as Julian Sands search relaunched

Bob Gregory, 62, went missing in the San Gabriel Mountains on 13 January, the same day that British actor Julian Sands also disappeared in the area

The Independent UK

The Daniels Win the DGA’s Top Prize, an Oscar Bellwether

The Directors Guild of America handed its top prize for feature filmmaking to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” putting them on course to win at the Academy Awards next month. The 75th annual DGA Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dublin-educated bishop killed in Los Angeles shooting

Tributes have poured in for Bishop David O'Connell who was well-known in the community after he was shot dead in a house in California

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California gave electric vehicles to an isolated farmworker community. Why did the cars vanish overnight?

In a small San Joaquin Valley neighborhood surrounded by miles of nut and citrus groves, six electric vehicle charging stations sit abandoned. Their parking spots are empty, their screens shattered.

Tribune News Service

Can Western states agree on the future of the Colorado River?

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up water from the Colorado River, which sustains a region of 40 million people across seven states but has been devastated by the worst drought in more than a…

Tribune News Service

Mainstreaming "electrify everything"

One in five Americans now lives in an area that's trying to move buildings off fossil fuels

Salon

From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

The Guardian - US

New street drug is surfacing, threatening to make California's overdose crisis worse

A new drug — a sedative normally used for animals — is increasingly making its way into the illicit drug trade in California, and local officials are concerned its arrival could worsen an already alarming overdose crisis.

Los Angeles Times

John Rahm closing in on world number one spot as Rory McIlroy falls out of contention at Genesis Invitational

Rahm picked up six birdies without a dropped shot to sit three shots clear at 15 under headed into Sunday’s final round in California

Irish Mirror

Jon Rahm edges closer to world No 1 at Genesis Invitational

Rahm, who is hunting down current rankings topper Scottie Scheffler, leads the way at the Riviera Country Club heading into the final round

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Mandatory evictions for arrested tenants would be banned in California under new state bill

LOS ANGELES — California tenants and their families would no longer face mandatory eviction or exclusion based on their criminal histories or brushes with law enforcement under new legislation introduced Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Orange County, Calif., man who bought luxury cars with COVID-19 relief funds sentenced to prison

An Orange County, California man who fraudulently obtained $5 million in pandemic relief loans and then spent the money on lavish vacations, luxury sports cars and his own personal expenses was sentenced Friday to 41/2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA set to begin Blue Line track work, impacting travel to O’Hare on the weekends

The Belmont, Logan Square and California stations will entirely or partially closed beginning the weekend of Feb. 24.

Daily Mirror

Julian Sands search continues five weeks after actor's disappearance

Hollywood actor Julian Sands has been missing since he went hiking in the Californian mountains on 13 January 2023

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Charismatic cats: mountain lion besties gain TikTok following

Rescued cubs Holly and Hazel now spend their days cuddling after being found in the Santa Cruz mountains

Irish Mirror

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in position for weekend charge at Genesis Invitational

Both Irishman are inside the top-12 ahead of moving day in California.

Tribune News Service

Born in 2007 or later? This California bill would bar you from ever buying a tobacco product

In the ‘90s, it was a first-in the nation ban on smoking in most indoor locations. Last year, 63% of Californians voted to uphold a state law banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmaker leads delegation to Taiwan amid already high US-China tensions

WASHINGTON — Despite heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over the recent spy balloon downing , a U.S. congressional delegation led by California Rep. Ro Khanna plans to visit Taiwan this weekend, a move sure to be seen by China as a provocation.

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Photos: Palm trees and California style on display in the Genesis Invitational merchandise tent

It makes sense that a steady diet of palm trees and flowers would be on display at the tournament's merchandise tent.

Reason

New York Floats a Crackdown on Independent Workers

Like California’s ruinous A.B. 5, the proposal would greatly harm freelance employment.

RideApart

What It’s Like To Ride Indian's King of the Baggers Challenger

We pilot Indian Motorcycle’s King of the Baggers Challenger race bike for five laps around California’s Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.

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