CalMatters and Shasta Scout Sue Shasta County Over Election Subpoena
Nonprofit newsrooms CalMatters—which shares reporting with more than 130 California media partners—and Shasta Scout filed a California…
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UC Riverside Study Finds Airborne Microplastics Across Sierra Snowpack
UC Riverside researchers led by environmental toxicologist Aleksandra Karapetrova detected microplastics at all 7 sampling locations…
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Normal Heights Corvette Shop Closes After 50 Years as Owner Retires
Corvette Specialty, an independent automotive repair and restoration shop founded by owner Dave Meyer in La Mesa in 1977 before…
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California Voters Reject Prop 45 as Doctors Track Lung Cancer Rise
California voters rejected Proposition 45 on the November 2026 statewide ballot, declining a measure designed to cut environmental…
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Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Nithya Raman Sets Housing and Street Agenda
Los Angeles Mayor-elect Nithya Raman will take office in mid-December after defeating incumbent Mayor Karen Bass despite winning 0…
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Diwali Returns to Yerba Buena Gardens Alongside SF Symphony Debut
San Francisco's official Diwali celebration returns for a 3rd year to Yerba Buena Gardens, Jessie Square, and Yerba Buena Lane from 4…
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Ripple Chairman Chris Larsen’s $22M Election Spending Yields Key Wins
Ripple executive chairman Chris Larsen emerged as one of California’s most influential political donors in the 2026 election cycle,…
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California Voters Reject Prop. 43, Protecting Local Tax Thresholds
California voters rejected Proposition 43 in the November 2026 general election, with 55.4% voting No and 44.1% voting Yes as of…
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