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Widespread Power Outages Across California’s Bay Area After Emergency Is Declared

Widespread power outages were being reported on Tuesday morning across California’s Bay Area region, according to the state’s largest utility, amid high temperatures and...

Newsom Vetoes Democrat Bill Allowing Drug Use Under Supervision

The bill would have covered major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Leonardo DiCaprio Funneled Grants Through Dark Money Group to Fund Climate Nuisance Lawsuits, Emails Show

DiCaprio's foundation awarded grants to the Resources Legacy Fund, a dark money group, which then donated to a private law firm suing oil companies over climate change.

Hundreds of California Truckers Block Oakland Terminal Access to Protest AB5

After a slow showing early Monday morning, an estimated 400 owner-operators managed to shut down truck traffic at all three terminals at the Port of Oakland on Monday to protest California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.

Lawsuit Claims Skittles Are Toxic, And The Company Hasn’t Removed The Ingredient Despite A 2016 Pledge

Candy company Mars Inc. was sued Thursday for allegedly selling toxic goodies to customers that include titanium dioxide, a colorant, in its ingredients.

Jobs Data Show Two Post-COVID Americas

The Labor Department announced on Friday that the economy had recovered another 372,000 net jobs in June from the many jobs lost during COVID.

Calif. Lawmakers Approve Prostitution, Drug Injection Sites Bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed off on a bill which could benefit human trafficking and prostitution in the state.

Blue Cities Won’t Enforce Abortion Bans

Cities have a "wide range of powers" they can utilize to protect abortion rights, says the National Institute for Reproductive Health President Andrea Miller.

Public University Evicts, Disciplines Student for Telling Others It Gave Her Vax Exemption

A Michigan public university retaliated against a Russian immigrant for telling others how she got a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, evicting her from campus housing and putting a disciplinary record in her student file, according to her lawyers.

Big Cities’ Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil Scrutinized

A recent wave of government climate change lawsuits against oil and gas firms may prove deeply harmful, actually inhibiting the growth of new, greener technologies by diverting resources that would otherwise fuel innovation

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