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California’s Ban On Agricultural Burning And Impact of Bird Flu
**On January 1, farmers in the eight counties of California’s San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be prohibited from nearly all open burning under a state law adopted in 2003. The law aimed to address the poor air quality in the Valley. Agricultural burning, which accounts for...
Newsom vetoes bill requiring accountability for $5.3 billion in broadband funds
(The Center Square) - California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a widely supported bill that would have required the state to annually report on its progress in using billions of dollars in state and federal funding to expand broadband internet access, saying the bill is redundant. The bill author said the governor’s solution only requires the state to report its progress for one year, which leaves no benchmark for future comparison and accountability. ...
California proposal to allow discrimination to help 'marginalized' quietly fails
(The Center Square) - A controversial bill to amend California’s constitution to allow for discrimination that helps “marginalized” groups failed to be heard in the State Senate before a July deadline to make it on the November ballot. The proposed change was part of a 14-bill slavery reparations package from the California Legislative Black Caucus. The bill, ACA 7, was authored by Assemblymember Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley, and would have spawned a ballot measure to create an exemption to the state constitution’s ban on racial...
Rapper Blxst shares video of burglars breaking into his LA home while family was inside
Los Angeles based rapper Blxst said that his home was hit by burglars this week while he was away but his family was inside. He says that his Encino home was targeted in the early morning hours of Tuesday, sharing surveillance footage of the moments that three hooded men gained access through a glass door. "Imagine being across the country away from my family during one of the heights of my career & waking up to my son face timing me at 4am saying 'I think bad guys are in the house," the rapper's Instagram post said. "Words can't express the frustration...
Beloved father of 3 killed in brutal Orange County hit-and-run
A family is in mourning after their patriarch was killed in a hit-and-run in Newport Beach earlier this week. A press release from the Newport Beach Police Department indicates that officers were dispatched to the area of North Jamboree Road and Sea Vista Drive on reports of a vehicle colliding with a pedestrian on July […]
5 people injured after food truck explodes in Whittier
Five people were injured, two critically, after an apparent propane explosion and fire inside a food truck in Whittier.Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 9:16 a.m. to the 6700 block of Greenleaf Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.The food truck belongs to Lift, a popular coffee shop in the community that was operating out of the truck next to their brick-and-mortar storefront.According to a post on the coffee shop's Instagram account, the roof fell in at the building and the truck was being used to sell coffee and food while repairs were made.Footage from the scene showed one woman on a stretcher with a bandaged leg and a man in an ambulance with his arms and hands wrapped in bandages.The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, but according to the county fire department, it appears to have been a propane explosion.The coffee shop has been a fixture on the corner of a quiet street with lots of foot traffic.It's unclear if those injured were employees or customers, or a combination of the two.The Whittier Police Department is investigating the incident.City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Daughter Shiloh Takes Out Ad in L.A. Newspaper to Publicly Announce She's Dropping Dad's Last Name
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh is wasting no time.Around two months after the famous offspring legally filed a request to drop her dad's name from her hyphenated "Jolie-Pitt" surname, she took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times to announce her decision publicly.According to reports, this is a standard practice when it comes to name changes, so Shiloh is required to do so before her request is officially approved.If anyone objects to her filing, they have to appear in court by a certain date. If there are no issues, the teenager will soon go by "Shiloh Nouvel...
Ben Affleck Told Daughter Violet to Be ‘Realistic’ and Not ‘Waste’ All of Her Time With Mask Campaign, Source Claims
Ben Affleck told his daughter, Violet Affleck, to not 'waste' all of her time on her mask campaign, a source alleged. Here's what the source claimed.
Bacteria levels prompt ocean water warnings at 13 L.A. County beaches
Beachgoers are being urged to avoid going into the water at more than a dozen beaches in Los Angeles County. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued ocean water use warnings for 13 L.A. area beaches due to bacteria levels that are currently “exceeding health standards when last tested.” The warnings […]
Watch: San Clemente surfers surprised with sendoff to Paris Olympics
Two Olympic surfers from San Clemente departed for the Paris Olympics full of Southern California pride on Thursday night, but not before receiving a surprise sendoff from friends and family. Twenty-five-year-old Griffin Colapinto and 22-year-old Caroline Marks were headed to a family dinner, getting ready to represent the U.S. in...
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