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  California Apr 30

  California's population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates

  California’s population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years. The California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. It’s the first population increase since 2019. State officials say the incr...
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  California Apr 29

  Study says California's 2023 snowy rescue from megadrought was a freak event. Don't get used to it

  A new study finds that last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime rescue from above. Don’t get used to it. Monday’s study says with climate change the 2023 California snow bonanza, which was a record for snow on the ground on April 1, will be less likely in t...
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  California Apr 29

  California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

  California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan. It’s the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person’s life during an opioid overdose. Naloxone has been available without a prescription in the U.S. since last year. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a pa...
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  San Diego Zoo Apr 29

  PHOTOS: Meet the pair of giant pandas coming to the San Diego Zoo from China

  A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo. It’s all part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Monday that its caretakers recently visited China to meet the giant pandas, Yun Chuan and...
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  UCLA Apr 29

  Photos: Pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian demonstrations clash at University of California, Los Angeles

  Dozens of pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters countered each other Sunday at the University of California Los Angeles Campus following days of unrest over the ongoing war in Gaza.
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  Richmond Apr 28

  Workers' Memorial Day: Bay Area community honors those who lost lives on the job

  Workers’ Memorial Day remembers and honors those who lost their lives or were hurt on the job.
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  Salinas Apr 27

  Salinas police say missing 10-year-old has been found

  A 10-year-old at-risk girl who was reported missing in Salinas on Saturday morning was found safe on Saturday afternoon. 
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  California Apr 26

  California's lot-splitting law faces legal push back

  A relatively new way to add more homes is starting to catch on but not without some legal pushback.
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  California Apr 26

  At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police

  An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative. The deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and cities in Orange and San Bernardino counties. ...
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  PG&E Apr 25

  Soaring PG&E power rates in 2024 approach Hawaii

  With the hefty increase so far this year, PG&E’s rates are now approaching those of Hawaii, a state with the unfortunate distinction of having the most expensive power in the nation.
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  INVESTIGATIVE Apr 26

  Bills aimed at closing traffic ticket loophole for driverless cars get initial green light

  A pair of bills that aim, in part, to close a loophole prohibiting autonomous vehicles from getting traffic tickets cleared major hurdles in the California legislature this week.
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  Apr 29

  Massive blaze burns at iconic Oceanside Pier

  The fire began around 3 p.m., with at least one boat on scene battling the blaze
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  Israel-Hamas War Apr 25

  USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow

  The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.
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  California Apr 25

  Seven California hotels receive top honor on first ever Michelin Keys Guide

  The 2024 Michelin Guide hotel selection includes seven California hotels receiving the top honor.
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  California Apr 25

  Garlic Festival says goodbye to Stockton, hello to Merced County fairgrounds

  The California Garlic Festival is leaving Stockton and headed to the Merced County fairgrounds this summer.
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  insurance Apr 25

  Allstate indicates resuming new California policies amid insurance crisis

  Amid the ongoing insurance crisis in California, Allstate says it could soon resume writing new policies, though the move would come with some conditions.
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  Apr 24

  Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters arrested at USC following demonstrations

  The Los Angeles Police Department detained demonstrators at a pro-Palestine protest Wednesday at the University of Southern California campus, where officers clashed with participants as tensions rose.