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Oil Pipeline Responsible for Huntington Beach Spill Resumes Usage

April 13, 2023
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Amplify Energy, the operator of the oil pipeline that leaked approximately 25,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Huntington Beach in October 2021, announced April 10 plans to resume operations, and that the pipeline has started to be refilled, according to the company. “Safety has driven every aspect of our response, repair and…

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Violence in California Schools Declines Sharply Over Past 2 Decades: UCLA Study

April 13, 2023
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Violence in California schools has fallen sharply in the last two decades, according to a study by the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), released March 30. For the study, researchers examined nearly two decades of survey results from the California Healthy Kids Survey, which is an annual questionnaire by the state’s education department given to…

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Lake Tahoe Has Clearest Water Since 1980s: Study

April 13, 2023
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Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America, is the clearest it has been for nearly 40 years, according to a new University of California–Davis study. In the last five months of 2022, a resurgence of native algae-eating zooplankton cleaned up enough murky debris to restore the lake’s famous cobalt-blue water. The lake could…

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Southern Californians Make Plea to Stop Natural Gas Rate Increase

April 13, 2023
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Hundreds of southern California gas customers fed up with exorbitant natural gas prices this year expressed outrage at public meetings last month asking the state not to approve another rate increase. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) estimated about 452 people commented during the meetings and more than 500 submitted written comments about Southern California…

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Mistrial Declared in Corruption Trial of Former LA Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan

April 13, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A judge declared a mistrial April 13 in the federal criminal trial of former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan after doctors said Chan’s lead defense attorney would require months to recover from a sudden illness. U.S. District Judge John Walter ordered Chan to retain a new attorney by April 24, and set a…

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California Officials Warn of Fentanyl, Drug Dealing on Social Media

April 13, 2023
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—“Look at those braces. Alex was the light of my life,” Amy Neville said while looking at an image of her son, Alexander. “The last time I saw him alive was about 9 p.m. in the evening. He was gone the following morning,” she said. In June 2020, 14-year-old Alexander was found by…

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California Tax Cut Bill Would Fight Inflation, Boost Economy

April 13, 2023
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Commentary Now we’re getting someplace. Rookie Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez (R-Murrieta) is advancing Assembly Bill 1724, which would cut the state sales tax 1 percentage point for one year. I’ve long said the way to improve the economy in California is with a series of small tax cuts for the middle-class and poor. Start small, keep trying….

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Motorcyclist Arrested in Boyle Heights Hit-and-Run That Severed Teen’s Leg

April 13, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Legislators were urged April 13 to strengthen traffic safety laws in the wake of a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in Boyle Heights that left a 13-year-old boy with a severed leg and a Banning man facing probable criminal charges. The suspect, 29-year-old Erwin Majano of Banning, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in connection…

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Poseidon Water Receives $170 Million Federal Loan to Upgrade Carlsbad Desal Plant

April 13, 2023
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month it will loan Poseidon Water $170 million to upgrade its Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Southern California. The funds will be used to upgrade the desalination plant’s seawater intake and discharge systems to meet California’s so-called Ocean Plan standards for protecting marine life, according…

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Egyptian Philanthropist Brings Global Perspective to Southern California

April 13, 2023
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Following her emigration from Egypt nearly 20 years ago due to religious persecution, one Orange County, California woman has dedicated her career in the States to philanthropy—with a global twist. Mira Victor is known by many within California and Egypt’s sizeable Coptic Orthodox community for her news show “Ask Mira,” which is watched by thousands…

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