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Medical officials launch investigation into death of 2-year-old girl on San Francisco hospital operating table

Ailem Jung’s death is being probed by Medical Board of California

The Independent UK

Jesy Nelson 'unfollows' on-off boyfriend and they're 'no longer on speaking terms'

Jesy Nelson, who's currently sunning it up across the pond in California, is getting ready to relaunch her career in summer - which reportedly includes revamping the team around her

Daily Mirror

'Unified and militant': Grocery workers get double-digit pay raises in new contract

LOS ANGELES — Whipsawed by the pandemic, spurred by fury over wage stagnation and alarmed by inflation, Southern California's unionized grocery workers gained their biggest pay raises in decades Thursday as they ratified a new contract with the region's largest food chains.

Los Angeles Times

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UK warmer than California as temperature hits 23C on hottest day of year

The mercury soared to the new high in St James’s Park in central London on Good Friday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Former ‘Windy City Rehab’ star Donovan Eckhardt’s defamation suit is dismissed

An attorney for Eckhardt’s former co-host, Alison Victoria Gramenos, said she “always tried to be truthful in relating her experiences with Donovan and she is pleased that the California court rejected Donovan’s claims.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Coachella 2022 live: California music festival kicks off with performances and fresh rumours

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The Independent UK

Thousands of California grocery workers ratify new contract

Thousands of California grocery store workers have approved a new contract with major supermarket chains, avoiding a potential strike

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Dianne Feinstein and the Dangers of Gerontocracy

Plus: Wikipedia vs. crypto, Elon Musk takes on Twitter, and more...

Reason

Taxes too high? A lot of Californians think so

With April 15, the traditional tax day, upon us, a new California poll shows that the share of state voters who believe they pay too much has grown.

Los Angeles Times

Coachella 2022 trip planner: Lockers, bag policy, end times, and what to know

California music festival takes place 15-17 and 22-24 April

The Independent UK

'A big win': New contract gives grocery workers their biggest pay raises in decades

Los Angeles Times

Every single Coachella headliner and lineup poster since the California festival began

Throughout its 23 years, the desert festival has led with the biggest names in music. Inga Parkel runs through Coachella’s entire history of star-studded headliners since 1999

The Independent UK

People Are Fleeing California Cities, Despite Pols' Push for 'Urbanism'

San Francisco lost a whopping 6.7 percent of its population during the COVID-19 pandemic, the second-largest percentage drop after New York.

Reason

Editorial: California mandate picks up pace for electric cars, but not with the speed required

California air quality officials on Tuesday released a groundbreaking proposal to require all new cars sold to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, a rule that would make it the first state to mandate the phaseout of gas-powered vehicles that are fueling the climate crisis. It signals the beginning of the…

Los Angeles Times

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Editorial: Sheriffs shouldn’t be coroners too. Split the job

A coroner is a government official who investigates the cause and manner of a death, including cases that involve violence or controversy. A sheriff is a chief law enforcement officer in charge of preventing crime, making arrests and jailing accused or convicted people.

Los Angeles Times

UC and CSU deliver thousands of rejection letters. Arizona State wants to fill the void

LOS ANGELES — Kiana Tovar was all set to attend Sacramento State. Kara Smith had firm plans: enroll at Santa Monica College, then apply to transfer to UCLA. Israel Cortave had been accepted to the University of California, Merced and the University of California, Riverside, which both offer the computer…

Los Angeles Times

California plans to say 35% of new car sales must be EVs by 2025. Is the market ready?

More than a third of new passenger cars and trucks sold in California in 2025 would have to be zero-emission vehicles in 2025 under a new proposal from the California Air Resources Board.

Tribune News Service

Auto review: Conquering the Mojave in the burly Chevy Silverado ZR2

Joshua Tree National Park, California — At 4,200 feet above sea level here in the arid Mojave desert, not much survives. The landscape is raw, rocky, brown. Except for the enduring Joshua Tree. As if taken from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book, its hydra-like branches extend from the…

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Coachella Music Festival Returns after Three-year Hiatus

California's Coachella will kick off Friday for the first time since 2019, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to the premier desert music festival, as the United States sees Covid-19 cases edge up. The mammoth event that takes place over two three-day weekends -- and this year features Billie…

Los Angeles Times

After 'Real Housewives' scandal, scathing audit says California fails to stop corrupt lawyers

LOS ANGELES — The State Bar of California has failed to effectively discipline corrupt attorneys, allowing lawyers to repeatedly violate professional standards and harm members of the public, according to a long-awaited audit of the agency released Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmaker scraps plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill requiring California students to be immunized for COVID-19 will not move forward, its author said Thursday, marking the second major piece of vaccination legislation to be pulled this year at the state Capitol before its first vote.

Tribune News Service

Does $6 gas make Californians want pricey High Speed Rail?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Backers of California’s beleaguered High Speed Rail project haven’t had much to cheer about with costs soaring and service scaled back, but a poll out Thursday shows a solid majority of voters still want to press ahead and finish the job.

The Independent UK

Ed Buck: Democratic donor jailed for 30 years for giving fatal overdoses to young Black men

Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean died in separate incidents in July 2017 and January 2019

The Conversation

Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her retirement from politics.

The Independent UK

State lawyer alleges Newsom interfered in Activision lawsuit

A California state lawyer has resigned over what she alleges were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard

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