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Commentary: We can’t afford to shutter California’s aging oil refineries yet

After a summer with some historic gasoline price increases, California continues to experience the highest gas prices in the country by a considerable margin.

Los Angeles Times

California settles with firm in Volkswagen emissions scandal

California has settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions scandal that tarred Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler

The Independent UK

Abortion access hinges on state elections

In the first national election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters in many states Tuesday will decide the future of abortion access, whether through ballot initiatives, gubernatorial and legislative races or choices for state courts.

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Fierce fights over US House, LA mayor top California ballot

California's midterm elections are coming to a close with a burst of house-to-house campaigning and nonstop TV advertising

The Independent UK

Rain, snowfall reduce risk of wildfires in California

A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some risk remains as changing climate has made a rainy fall no guarantee of a stormy winter

The Independent UK

Weinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimony

The only Harvey Weinstein accuser to testify at both his New York and California trials has taken the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom to repeat her account of what she says was a sexual assault by the former movie mogul in 2013

The Independent UK

EXCLUSIVE: High Times To Grow & Produce Weed Products Following Acquisition Of Moxie's Assets

Hightimes Holding Corp., the owner of the High Times brand and High Times Magazine, has signed definitive agreements to acquire the California operations of Moxie, Benzinga has learned exclusively.

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Elon Musk's Hyperloop prototype tube is gone. Does it mark the end of his tunneling dream?

LOS ANGELES — Six years ago, SpaceX installed an above-ground tube in front of its Hawthorne, California, headquarters, drawing excitement and intrigue from around the city about Chief Executive Elon Musk's latest experiment.

Los Angeles Times

These Sisters Tried To Start a Business. Police Seized Their Cash and Accused Them of Being Drug Traffickers

California police seized more than $17,000 from Vera and Apollonia Ward and accused them of laundering drug money, all without charging them with a crime. The two sisters were trying to start a dog-breeding business.

Reason

Woman goes viral after calling Republican congressman about her menstrual cycle

‘Involving my local politicians in my medical decisions,’ she says

The Independent UK

Twitter lays off about 900 in Bay Area after Elon Musk takeover: official state report

Twitter’s wide-ranging layoffs include nearly 900 jobs in the Bay Area and about 1,000 total in California, a huge portion of the company’s local workforce, new state filings show.

Tribune News Service

Unrivaled Brands Files Suit Against People's California For Fraud Related To Dispensary Acquisition

Unrivaled Brands, Inc. (OTCQX: UNRV) filed a cross-complaint on September 20, 2022 against Frank Kavanaugh, Jay Yadon, Bernard Steimman, and their company, People’s California, LLC for fraud and negligent misrepresentation related to the sale of the dispensary People&rsquo

Benzinga

Forget election night results. Answers might take days or weeks in some LA races

LOS ANGELES — Celebratory confetti blanketed the Grove on primary night, as developer Rick Caruso — then sporting a multi-point lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race — declared his to be a "victory story."

Los Angeles Times

California man blames meteorite after house goes up in flames

Fireball – ‘like a flaming basketball’ – seen in sky around the time rancher’s home destroyed north-east of Sacramento

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Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, this California city decides if 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Ada Meighan-Thiel, a 17-year-old senior at Culver City High School, acted out an age-old teenage ritual as she stood on Marcelo Chamecki's front porch the week before election day. She was there to try to get an adult to take her and her young friends seriously.

The Independent UK

‘Flaming basketball’ meteorite may have burned down this man’s home

‘I heard a big bang. I started to smell smoke and I went onto my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames,’ homeowner says

Tribune News Service

To reduce trash, some states charge the companies producing it

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville is growing, and so are its piles of trash.

Salon

Calif. wants proof plastic is recyclable

“Let’s see the evidence.”

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Best Bites: Romesco by Ronda's Fine Foods

Romesco sauce is one of those condiments so bursting with flavor that you can find dozens of ways to use it. Problem is, it takes a while to make. Well, not if you buy it. This Romesco sauce (there's also a spicy version) from Ronda's Fine Foods in California is…

WEKU

Why a Southern California congressional race hinges on Asian American voters

A congressional race in Orange County has become one of the most closely watched contests this election cycle, and will likely trigger a rethink for politicos on how Asian Americans vote.

WEKU

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: What plastic bag ban? California stores still doling out disposable sacks

Didn’t we ban single-use plastic shopping bags in California? Yes — in 2014, though the law didn’t take effect until two years later because the plastic industry tried to overturn it on the 2016 ballot.

Tribune News Service

Whales are swarming off of San Francisco – here’s where to see them

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As we speak there’s a spouting, breaching, vocalizing superhighway of whales off the California coast. Epicureans might be disappointed it’s led to a delay in the crab season, as the roving creatures can get tangled up in trap lines. But on the bright side, it’s created…

Los Angeles Times

Hilary Duff mourns ex Aaron Carter: 'Boy did my teenage self love you deeply'

Hilary Duff penned a heartfelt tribute Saturday to ex-boyfriend Aaron Carter, who was found dead this weekend at his home in Lancaster, California. He was 34.

ABC News

Nick Carter remembers his brother, Aaron, saying he had hoped 'he would someday want to walk a healthy path'

Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter says he and his brother, Aaron, had "a complicated relationship" but his love for him "never, ever faded" the day after the 34-year-old died in his California home.

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