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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Cancels All Future Concerts Due To Fear of Natural Disasters
American Songwriter
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July 17, 2025
With a career spanning the 1960s, the Steve Miller Band spent decades sharing their love of music with fans worldwide. Having released over a dozen albums, their last, Let Your Hair Down, hit the airwaves in 2011. But besides their time in the...
California Local News Fellow joins Embarcadero Media this fall
The Almanac - California
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July 17, 2025
The California Local News Fellowship on Thursday announced the pairing of 38 journalists with newsrooms around the state, and for the first time ever, Embarcadero Media Foundation is among the hosts. Beginning in September, Stanford journalism...
FRA Pulls More Funding from California High-Speed Rail Amid Progress and Dispute
METRO Magazine - California
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The Federal Railroad Administration has pulled $4 billion in funding from California’s high-speed rail project, citing delays, cost overruns, and unmet obligations. Photo: California High-Speed Rail Authority / METRO U.S. Transportation Secretary...
Los Angeles Weighs a Disaster Registry. Disability Advocates Warn Against False Assurances.
KFF Health News - California
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July 17, 2025
In the wake of January’s deadly wildfires, Los Angeles County leaders are weighing a disaster registry intended to help disabled and senior residents get connected to emergency responders to bring them to safety during disasters. County...
Opinion: Why California farmers don’t want to lose land to solar farms
Times of San Diego
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July 18, 2025
A SunEdison solar facility in Valley Center. (File photo by Chris Jennewein/Times of San Diego) This column was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in...
California and Others Challenge FEMA's Program Termination
KONA - Washington State
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July 17, 2025
(The Center Square) — California, Arizona and Colorado, along with 17 other states, sued the Trump administration this week over its decision to close the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities...
California AB 942 removes controversial residential PV policy
PV Tech
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July 17, 2025
Had this policy gone through, it would have exposed new owners to a significant decline in net metering payments, with export rates for selling electricity back to the grid slashed by nearly 75% between NEM3.0 and previous iterations. The bill...
California sues over loss of FEMA program used for natural disasters
Stockton Record - California
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California is suing to reverse what it says is an unlawful termination of a grant program that’s been used to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters nationwide. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 19 other states are asking...
Newsom blasts administration for halting billions in funding for California's bullet train project: 'Hand China the future'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
Photo Credit: Getty Images Long-awaiting plans to connect California via a series of bullet-train lines have hit yet another major snag, as the federal government announced it had pulled $4 billion in previously committed federal funding from the...
Questions about surrogacy are raised in case of California couple with house brimming...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The children range in age from 2 months to 13 years, with most between 1 and 3, police said. The FBI won’t comment but agents are investigating. Silvia Zhang, 38, and Guojun Xuan, 65, have not responded to emails seeking comment. Police believe...
Questions about surrogacy are raised in case of California couple with house brimming with kids
Associated Press
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July 17, 2025
The removal of 21 children from the custody of a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family. Surrogacy has no federal regulation, leaving it up to states to set the rules if they choose to...
Climate Message Confronts Pasadena Moviegoers in PETA’s New Horror Short
Pasadena Now - California
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[PETA]A new horror-themed public service announcement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is confronting moviegoers in Pasadena with their stark environmental message: animal agriculture is helping fuel the climate crisis,...
California Focus: Resolving the contradiction between gas prices and refinery closures
Ukiah Daily Journal - California
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July 17, 2025
It’s an apparent contradiction: on one hand, state regulators reported in May that California gasoline pump prices since 2015 average 41 cents per gallon higher than in other states, after accounting for taxes, fees and environmental costs. On the...
California’s truck emissions rules could drive up prices for all Americans
The Citizen of East Alabama
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California’s truck emissions rules could drive up prices for all Americans California is rolling out a new program called Clean Truck Check, aiming to significantly cut down on diesel emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, DPF Parts Direct reports....
UCLA MEN'S BASKETBALL TO FACE CALIFORNIA IN SAN FRANCISCO
Culver City Observer - California
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July 16, 2025
Bruins set to play at Chase Center on Tuesday, Nov. 25. LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's basketball team will face California in a non-conference showdown on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Chase Center in San Francisco as part of the Empire Classic Benefitting...
Canaries and coal mines, US insurers and climate change
JD Supra - California
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July 17, 2025
Canaries are the most familiar of “sentinel species” – animals (and plants) that can alert us to threats to human health and the environment. Those who know their mining history also know that canaries were first used in Welsh coal mines in the...
Reformed Carbon 4: Hydrogen Railroad Full Steam Ahead In California
Forbes
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The Railroad The Sierra Railroad Company (SRC), established in 1897, is one of California’s oldest operating railroads, with a fleet of 42 locomotives. The company has a remarkable story of innovation in decarbonizing its fleet, as detailed in a...
California moves to mandate lead testing in prenatal vitamins
Consumer Affairs
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July 17, 2025
A California Assembly committee just advanced a first-of-its-kind bill to mandate lead testing in prenatal vitamins sold in the state. A recent study found 90% of tested prenatal vitamins contained lead, which can harm a baby’s development. The...
Trump cuts funding for California rail, escalating feud with Newsom
Al Mayadeen
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July 17, 2025
Trump has terminated federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project, intensifying his ongoing political feud with Governor Gavin Newsom over infrastructure, immigration, and state authority. US President Donald Trump announced Thursday...
‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ launch event at Nintendo San Francisco store
Marin Independent Journal - California
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July 16, 2025
The Nintendo San Francisco store is holding its third major event since it opened in May with the launch of “Donkey Kong Bananza.” The game marks the popular character’s second foray in a 3D platformer, and it’s also the second major first-party...