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500-pound black bear nicknamed ‘Hank the Tank’ wreaks havoc in California

Hank broke into his latest home on Friday – and neither homeowners or wildlife officials seem entirely sure what to do about him

The Independent UK

Fresh off Super Bowl, Eric Weddle named head coach at California HS

Eric Weddle will take over as the head coach at Rancho Bernardo High School in California in 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dead California family mystery unfolds

Mom, dad, infant, and family dog all mysteriously died while hiking California’s Sierra National Forest last year

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Bill aimed at converting California municipal courses to housing is back — for a third time

Groups feel that the bill targets golf, because there is no mention of soccer, baseball stadiums or tennis facilities.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The desperate last text from dying dad that failed to send because of poor signal

The married couple perished alongside their baby daughter and family dog in a Californian forest

Manchester Evening News

‘We’re in danger of forgetting’: congressman’s warning 80 years after Japanese American incarceration

Congressman Mark Takano, whose family was forced into camps, calls for vigilance amid ‘nefarious nostalgia’

The Guardian - US

California’s first surgeon general on Covid: ‘Greatest collective trauma’ of a generation

Dr Nadine Burke Harris is an expert on how childhood trauma can affect health. That proved to be valuable expertise during the pandemic

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Another effort to tax 'extreme wealth' in California is launched in Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A handful of Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing again for a tax on "extreme wealth" in California, a move they say could bring the state billions in revenue by raising taxes on households worth $50 million.

Los Angeles Times

Black workers accused Tesla of racism for years. Now California is stepping in

The company has been hit with several discrimination lawsuits but this from a government agency may have wider implications

The Guardian - US

California family made numerous calls for help on fatal hike, phone data shows

Authorities were able to re-create the family’s hiking path using data, including GPS locations and photos, from their phones

The Guardian - US

LA County forecasts indoor mask mandate easing by late March

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s indoor mask mandate will likely be lifted by the end of next month, a top health official said this week, though that timetable could potentially be even shorter should the federal guidance on face coverings change.

Los Angeles Times

Heather Mack’s daughter should live with me, murdered mom’s friend says in revealing new court filing

SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Diana Ellis has made a move in Cook County court for Stella, 6, to come live with her in California. But the filing opens a window into the fraught relationship between Sheila von Wiese-Mack and her daughter before she was killed in Bali.

Chicago Sun-Times

Legal questions mount amid San Francisco rape kit DNA case

The revelation that the San Francisco police crime lab used a sexual assault victim’s DNA against her in an unrelated property crime case — and the allegation that it may be a common practice in California — has prompted a national outcry among law enforcement, legal experts, lawmakers and advocates

The Independent UK

Newsom wants to let private California citizens sue gun dealers, similar to Texas abortion ban

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If the U.S. Supreme Court will allow private citizens in Texas to sue over abortion, it ought to allow private citizens in California to sue over gun violence, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

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There Is Little Evidence That Mask Mandates Had an Important Impact During the Omicron Surge

Case trends in states with mandates were very similar to case trends in states without them.

Reason

Biden Administration Files Dubious Lawsuit Challenging Missouri's Gun Sanctuary Law [Updated with a Note on State Courts]

The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers want to crack down on public meeting disruptions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California school boards, city councils and boards of supervisors would have clearer authority to remove disruptive participants from their meetings under a bill introduced Thursday in the Legislature that aims to protect local officials from harassment and verbal abuse.

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Spirit West Coast returns for 25th year with epic lineup

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Spirit West Coast Festival, the biggest annual Christian music event in Northern California, is set to return for its 25th year.

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The Independent UK

California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban

A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to target abortion providers

Benzinga

California Gov. Newsom Plans New Agency To Combat Right-Wing News 'Misinformation'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to create a state agency designed to combat what is defined as misinformation coming from conservative-focused news channels including Fox (NASDAQ: FOX), Newsmax and One America News.

Tribune News Service

Unmasking comes too soon for some still wary of COVID’s wiles

States and cities are dropping masking requirements. Federal officials say COVID is moving out of the crisis phase. But many people across the U.S. say that for them, the emergency continues.

Daily Mirror

Final text Brit dad sent before dying with family while hiking – but it never made it

Jonathan Gerrish, 45, who was originally from Lancashire, wife Ellen Chung, 31, their one-year-old daughter Muji and the family's dog, Oski, were all found dead in the Sierra National Forest in California last August

The Independent UK

Tragic final text from California family who died of hyperthermia on hiking trail revealed: ‘Can you help us’

Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese announces the cause of death of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their one-year-old daughter Aurelia Miju Chung-Gerrish and their pet dog Oski

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3 Solar Stocks Wall Street is More Bullish on Than Enphase

The shares of home energy solutions provider Enphase Energy (ENPH) have been losing momentum since the start of the year owing to supply constraints, the Fed’s hawkish tilt, and other headwinds, including potential cuts to California’s solar incentive program. However, due to the increased demand for sustainable energy, Wall Street…

Los Angeles Times

Tesla co-founder seeks to solve California's battery waste problem

Electric vehicles may be cleaner than gasoline or diesel fuel cars and trucks. That doesn't mean they're clean. Their batteries depend on toxic metals whose mining and improper disposal cause environmental degradation, not to mention child-labor abuses in source countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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