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Irvine Halts Electrification Plans After Federal Court Overturns Nation’s First Natural Gas Ban

April 27, 2023
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Plans for the City of Irvine to require newly constructed buildings to be fully electric starting next month were postponed by city officials April 25 after a federal ruling shut down similar plans for another city earlier this month. The Ninth Circuit Court, out of San Francisco, ruled banning natural gas piping in newly constructed…

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3 Orphaned Bear Cubs Rehabilitated and Returned to San Bernardino National Forest

April 27, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Three orphaned bear cubs, rehabilitated by the San Diego Humane Society’s (SDHS) Ramona Wildlife Center, are back in the wild April 27. The cubs spent nine months at the wildlife center and were released April 26 in the San Bernardino National Forest near Clark’s Ranch. “It is always our goal to rehabilitate and return…

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California Teachers Sue School District Over Transgender Policy Allegedly Forcing Them to Lie to Parents

April 27, 2023
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Teachers from a California middle school are suing officials in their school district in federal court over policies that they say force them to conceal the transgender status of young students from parents. The lawsuit happens to come after President Joe Biden’s remarks earlier this month in support of the nation’s teacher of the year…

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Man Shot by Deputy in San Diego After Short Standoff

April 27, 2023
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SPRING VALLEY, Calif.—A 45-year-old man who allegedly threatened his roommates and charged at sheriff’s deputies while wielding a metal bedframe was shot by a deputy and seriously injured in Spring Valley, authorities said April 27. Deputies from the Rancho San Diego substation were dispatched just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 3600…

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Gov. Newsom’s Successor, Part 2: President or Vice President Newsom?

April 27, 2023
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Commentary (Part One of this two-part series is “The Early Candidates Announce.”) On April 25, President Joe Biden launched his 2024 reelection bid. To me, at least, even in the heavily rehearsed and edited announcement video, he looked frail and partly incoherent. Americans seem to agree. An NBC News poll released the day before showed…

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Umberg Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown in California Despite Committee’s Rejection

April 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he’s done trying to get a bill cracking down on fentanyl dealers out of a state Senate committee after it was rejected again this week, and will instead support efforts to seek an initiative from voters to change the law. Umberg sponsored the bill with…

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California Lawmaker Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown in California Despite Committee’s Rejection

April 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he’s done trying to get a bill cracking down on fentanyl dealers out of a state Senate committee after it was rejected again this week, and will instead support efforts to seek an initiative from voters to change the law. Umberg sponsored the bill with…

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California Lawmaker Vows to Carry on With Fentanyl Crackdown Despite Committee’s Rejection

April 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) said April 26 he’s done trying to get a bill cracking down on fentanyl dealers out of a state Senate committee after it was rejected again this week, and will instead support efforts to seek an initiative from voters to change the law. Umberg sponsored the bill with…

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Rapper MoneySign Suede Dies in California Prison Stabbing

April 27, 2023
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SOLEDAD, Calif.—Rapper MoneySign Suede has died after he was stabbed in a shower at a California prison, authorities and his attorney said. Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, of Huntington Park, was found in the shower area of the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from the California Department…

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California Doctor Faces $290 Million in COVID-19-Related Fraud Charges

April 27, 2023
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A doctor in Orange County, California, has been charged by federal prosecutors for orchestrating approximately $230 million worth of fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Justice announced the charges against Dr. Anthony Ha Dinh and 17 other individuals on April 20. The total “intended fraud loss” among all 18 defendants is over $490…

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