California

first shot

California becomes 1st state to create Office of Gun Violence Prevention

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California Heatwave

California's deadly wildfires, record heatwave spark fear of blackouts

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Briefing

California's ban on gas-powered cars, explained

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goodbye gas

California expected to ban sale of new gas cars by 2035

Low water levels at Grant Lake, California

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It's gettin' hot in herre

Newsom unveils plan to store more water as California gets drier

The McKinney fire burns in Northern California.

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natural disasters

California's powerful McKinney fire is causing the 'fire-breathing dragon of clouds'

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i think i've seen this film before...

Illinois, California declare states of emergency over monkeypox

A deer walks through smoke in the Klamath National Forest.

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california fires

Northern California's McKinney fire is state's largest blaze this year

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public health

San Francisco officials declare a state of emergency over monkeypox

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tit for tat

Newsom signs gun control bill inspired by Texas abortion ban

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california fires

Fire in Yosemite threatens grove of giant sequoias 1st protected by Abraham Lincoln

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fireworks

Newsom attacks DeSantis in Fourth of July ad

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Briefing

The dry, dry West

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ready for round 2?

Caruso and Bass advance to runoff in Los Angeles mayoral race

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recalled

San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin recalled

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send in the goats

Goats are giving firefighters in Northern California an assist

The Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California.

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mass shootings

1 dead, 5 critically wounded in shooting at Southern California church

Richard and Sandy Vogel in front of their destroyed home in Laguna Niguel, California.

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wildfires

Coastal fire destroys 20 homes in Southern California neighborhood

A woman carries a cardboard cutout of a mountain lion near the future site of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.

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real life animal crossing

The world's largest wildlife crossing is now being built in California

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Water Shortage

Southern California officials declare emergency drought regulations

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awful

California teen fatally stabbed by trespasser at her high school

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'I put in the hours'

Feinstein 'rather puzzled' by reports of deteriorating mental acuity

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firsts

For the 1st time in California history, a woman has signed a bill into law

A gas station in Monterey Park, California.

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write the check