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California to remove derogatory term for Indigenous women from names of streets, parks and other places in 15 counties – The Mercury News

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California to remove derogatory term for Indigenous women from names of streets, parks and other places in 15 counties – The Mercury News

By Ashley R. Williams | CNN California is stripping the word “squaw” – a derogatory term for Indigenous women – from dozens of place names across 15 counties, state agencies recently announced. For decades, the names of more than 100 of the state’s parks, buildings, streets, bridges and other geographic features and locations have included … Read more

Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal – The Mercury News

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Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against 2 people at center of Los Angeles racism scandal – The Mercury News

By STEFANIE DAZIO | The Associated Press The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Tuesday that it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in connection with the unlawful recording of a racist conversation that rocked City Hall and prompted the city council president to resign after the audio … Read more

New study reveals major sea level rise vulnerabilities at Seacliff State Beach – The Mercury News

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New study reveals major sea level rise vulnerabilities at Seacliff State Beach – The Mercury News

APTOS — After more than a year of work, California State Parks has produced a 65-page report detailing serious vulnerabilities to climate change-fueled impacts at two popular oceanside destinations in Santa Cruz County. But what exactly should be done about it remains an open question and the work to get some answers is just getting … Read more

56% of California renters slammed by housing costs vs. 35% of homeowners – The Mercury News

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56% of California renters slammed by housing costs vs. 35% of homeowners – The Mercury News

“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Slightly more than half of California tenants pay 30% or more of their income for housing costs, compared with roughly one-third of homeowners. The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at the latest Census Bureau stats tracking household housing expenses in 2023. Anyone paying … Read more

report – The Mercury News

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report – The Mercury News

Amid reports that Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “have barely spoken” in the weeks since news broke of an alleged affair involving him and a much younger political reporter, sources are now saying the rumored relationship is not the central focus of the couple’s problems. According to an insider who spoke to Us … Read more

Gov. Newsom signs law to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools – The Mercury News

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Gov. Newsom signs law to teach Mendez v. Westminster in California schools – The Mercury News

A landmark court case involving an Orange County family and local school districts that helped bring about the end of segregation laws in schools around the country will be a mandatory element of history and social science classes in California public schools. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday, Sept. 20, requiring public schools in … Read more

Who is Tim Walz? Things to know about Kamala Harris’ choice for vice president

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Who is Tim Walz? Things to know about Kamala Harris’ choice for vice president

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and JOHN HANNA | Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Kamala Harris has decided on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in her bid for the White House, according to people familiar with the choice. The 60-year-old Democrat and military veteran rose to the forefront with a series of plain-spoken … Read more

From David Sacks to Elon Musk, Silicon Valley’s Trump backers cheer JD Vance as VP pick

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From David Sacks to Elon Musk, Silicon Valley’s Trump backers cheer JD Vance as VP pick

By Lizette Chapman and Anna Edgerton | Bloomberg Major Silicon Valley investors hailed Donald Trump’s choice of Ohio senator and former venture capitalist JD Vance as his running mate, a move that puts the technology industry closer to center stage in Washington if the former president takes the White House in November. Elon Musk called … Read more

Two companies agree to pay $50 million over allegations they manipulated California gas prices

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Two companies agree to pay million over allegations they manipulated California gas prices

The California Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday announced a $50 million settlement over allegations that two gasoline trading firms secretly worked together and manipulated prices on the spot market for gasoline in Southern California in 2015. The agreement is scheduled to go before San Francisco Superior Court Judge Y.S. Cheng on Aug. 2 to be … Read more

Supreme Court to decide whether states can restrict gender-affirming care for minors

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Supreme Court to decide whether states can restrict gender-affirming care for minors

By John Fritze | CNN The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Biden administration’s challenge to a transgender care ban in Tennessee, delving into the complicated and politically fraught issue of gender-affirming care in a substantive way for the first time. The state law, enacted last year, bans hormone therapy and puberty blockers … Read more