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About 2,000 people are estimated to have jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge since 1937. Now, a safety net below the bridge is nearly complete.
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Jewish protesters calling for cease-fire in Gaza disrupt first day of California legislative sessionAssembly members tried to briefly continue their business before taking a recess and ultimately adjourning. The protest was organized Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.
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California Department of Water Resources measurements show the water content of the statewide snowpack is 25% of the average to date. A year ago it was 177% of average by early January.
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California fast-food workers will earn a $20 minimum wage in April. Other employers might have to raise their pay floor to recruit and retain staff.
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Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry this year were killed, thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, forcing Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment.
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The high heat of California wildfires transformed a benign metal into a toxic form, new research finds. Exposure to high levels of hexavalent chromium is linked to increased rates of lung cancer.
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The vote was heralded by some of California’s biggest water agencies, which all have plans to build huge water recycling plants in the coming years.
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The California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow the plant to operate for an additional five years, despite calls from environmental groups to shut it down.
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A new climate lawsuit file against the EPA claims the agency violated the rights of 18 California children by allowing greenhouse gas emissions.
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The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said Thursday that most of the deficit comes from lower than expected tax revenues this year.