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Yes on Measure J | Phase out Factory Farming in Sonoma County (www.endfactoryfarming.vote)
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill removing synthetic food dye additives from California schools (www.sacbee.com)
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California Governor Rejects Health Warnings on Gas Stoves (www.bloomberg.com)
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Stoves are a pretty big source of directly-inhaled NOx pollution that is pretty much unregulated. Turning on the vent can help if it vents outside (many do not) but often not by enough to bring things down to a won't-give-kids-asthma level.

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Many plastics in Bay Area blue bins end up in landfills. Here’s what is actually recycled (www.sfchronicle.com)
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Gov. Newsom signs new laws cracking down on oil industry in California | Cities, counties and local voters will be able to block new oil and gas wells in their communities (www.mercurynews.com)
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Police arrest teenage son at gunpoint after defaulted car his father legally rented from deadbeat company was scanned as stolen. (tiremeetsroad.com)
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Via Reddit, except the important context has been removed in favor of protecting the police.

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California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling, in first-of-a-kind lawsuit | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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California insurers begin giving discounts for fire-proofed homes | Under a new state program, property insurers must provide discounts for home wildfire mitigation. But some discounts are miniscule. (www.eenews.net)
submitted 4 days ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/california@lemmy.world
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Almonds consume as much California water as all household use (www.c-win.org)
submitted 6 days ago by antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/california@lemmy.world
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70% of those almonds are exported. But you should take a pathetic dribble of a shower.

For those who don’t know, the flow restriction plug can be removed from most shower heads. But you didn’t hear it from me.

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California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Pollution and Recycling ‘Myth’ |The lawsuit, seeking ‘multiple billions of dollars,’ opens a new front in the legal battles with oil and gas companies over climate (www.nytimes.com)
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Bird flu is spreading rapidly in California; infected herds double over weekend (arstechnica.com)
submitted 6 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/california@lemmy.world
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This California city (Fresno) is taking one of most aggressive responses to Supreme Court ruling on homeless camps (www.sfchronicle.com)
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California renters can have monthly payments reflected on their credit scores under new law (www.cbsnews.com)
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California Legislature’s unwritten rule: negotiate in secret with lobbyists, not in public (calmatters.org)
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Fresnans Among Nation's Most Rent Burdened: Study (gvwire.com)
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to help boost homebuilding, expand housing for homeless residents (www.cbsnews.com)
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California Mountain Towns Are Too Risky for Insurers, but Residents Want to Stay (www.nytimes.com)
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Police are using secret deals to hand pensions to troubled officers. Millions of taxpayer dollars support the system (www.sfchronicle.com)
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Where in California are rents falling the fastest? – Times Herald Online (www.timesheraldonline.com)
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This is the secret system that covers up police misconduct — and ensures problem officers can get hired again (www.sfchronicle.com)
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Did climate change make the Airport, Bridge and Line fires worse: A “one-two” weather punch tied to rising temperatures sets stage for intense blazes, expert says (www.mercurynews.com)
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PG&E bills to rise as California regulators approve 4th rate hike this year (abc30.com)
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California governor Newsom signs a bill bringing back harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies (apnews.com)
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What heat wave? Batteries keep the lights on in California. (www.eenews.net)
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Hotter, drier and all-around different: How climate change will alter your life in Los Angeles (www.latimes.com)
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