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Man dies after fight at California soccer game over refereeing decision

A 29-year-old man has died 15 days days after he was involved in a fight between two soccer teams in southern California

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Masking in public areas should be mandatory, even if California officials won’t make it so

The current COVID-19 surge has put Sacramento County in a precarious position. The highly transmissible and evasive BA.5 subvariant is getting little resistance from a population that has largely abandoned basic precautions like mask-wearing that limited its spread. While deaths and hospitalizations are lower thanks to the availability of vaccines…

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Commentary: California workers urgently need an $18 minimum wage. The Legislature should act this year

Californians may have gotten temporary relief recently when gas prices finally fell to about $6 a gallon this month, down from as high as $8 per gallon in June in Los Angeles County. Inflation has rocked the economy, with prices soaring 9.1% in June.

Los Angeles Times

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California used to pay people to hunt mountain lions. Now we spend millions to protect them.

LOS ANGELES — Whoever drove the car or truck that last week killed the mountain lion P-89 on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills — about 60 years ago, that driver would have been in line for a reward, a government atta-boy bounty of as much as $75 (more than…

Los Angeles Times

Chuck Schumer Learned Nothing From the Failure of Pot Legalization in California

The Senate majority leader’s marijuana bill would pile on more taxes and regulations, despite years of complaints about the barriers they create.

Reason

California too slow to help Valley communities with tainted drinking water, auditor says

California’s state auditor blasted the agency responsible for helping poor communities fix their tainted water systems Tuesday, saying the it has tied up the process in red tape and forced nearly 1 million residents to wait months or years for help.

Tribune News Service

California’s COVID-19 numbers show some improvement. Has the latest surge hit a peak?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s COVID-19 numbers are showing early signs of improvement, after the state’s case and hospital rates climbed steadily from early April through mid-July, though some regions of the state are faring better than others.

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Why hot days increase your risk of death

Not merely a problem of the developing world, extreme heat can kill in cities even when A/C is nearby

Salon

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

LOS ANGELES — As highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new coronavirus wave, there is growing concern about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.

Los Angeles Times

Adam Lambert announces five-city ‘The Witch Hunt’ California concert tour

SAN DIEGO — Adam Lambert’s Halloween-themed “The Witch Hunt” concerts are moving beyond Nevada.

Tribune News Service

Crews are making progress against a destructive forest fire near Yosemite

Crews battling the Oak Fire in California's Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels. The blaze, which forced the evacuations of thousands, was 26% contained, Cal Fire said.

WEKU

Crews make progress against destructive fire near Yosemite

Firefighters have made more progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park

The Independent UK

Faraday Future Delays FF 91 Production, Deliveries To Q3-Q4 2022

In a July 25 SEC filing, the California-based EV startup said it needs additional capital to pull off the launch of its flagship electric vehicle.

InsideEVs

California ballot initiative to repeal PAGA qualifies for 2024 ballot

On July 22, the secretary of state reported that a ballot initiative to repeal the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) had qualified for the 2024 ballot after missing the signature verification deadline for the 2022 ballot.

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Whitmer's $9.5M cash haul boosted by celebrities, donors from every state

LANSING, Mich. — A California movie director, a Nevada politician, a Hawaii architect and a rancher from Montana provided four of the more than 90,000 contributions that resulted in a record fundraising haul for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign over the first seven months of 2022.

InsideEVs

Tesla Applies For "Cyber Roundup" Trademark And Logo

Tesla is planning a 3-for-1 stock split, which shareholders will vote on at the meeting. Some fans suggest a Cybertruck announcement or reveal is coming, too.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: California fire crews make progress against ferocious Oak fire

Fire burning near famous national park exploded in size over weekend but crews have achieved 10% containment. Plus, Freya the walrus makes a splash in Norway

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Sleep deprivation is an important part of our youth mental health crisis

California achieved a first in the nation this month: implementing a statewide law setting limits on the earliest school start times for adolescents.

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Al Jazeera

California’s Oak Fire: What, where and why?

Key questions answered about the blaze that is raging in US’s central California.

Axios

Wildfire near Yosemite is now California's biggest this season

The Oak Fire is only 10% contained and has forced thousands more people to evacuate today.

Tribune News Service

Militia helping Oak fire evacuees creates furor in California town of Mariposa

The appearance of camouflage-clad militia members in the small Sierra foothills town of Mariposa, California, as the Oak fire raged nearby has sparked a furor in Mariposa County, with the local sheriff’s department praising the group for its help while some residents accused the militia of exploiting the disaster.

The Guardian - US

Why Yosemite’s Oak fire is burning with such ferocity – explained

The blaze forced more than 3,000 people to evacuate and exploded to 17,000 acres seemingly overnight – what made it so devastating?

Al Jazeera

US firefighters begin to slow huge California wildfire

Officials say Oak Fire, the most destructive blaze so far this fire season in California, is 10 percent contained.

Los Angeles Times

Haunted by his father's role in Vietnam, he turned to farming to grow a new legacy

WINTERS, Calif. — Craig McNamara had come prepared to talk about heavy things.

RideApart

Ryvid Launches Aerospace-Inspired Electric Motorcycle For Commuters

Irvine, California-based electric mobility startup Ryvid announces the Anthem, an aerospace-inspired electric commuter motorbike retailing at $7,800.

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