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Mountain biker rescued hanging head-first off a cliff on Mt. Wilson in Angeles National Forest
A mountain biker who fell off the side of a cliff in the Mt. Wilson area on Thursday morning dangled face down hundreds of feet off the ground before the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department managed to pull off a daring rescue.
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A beach town seized a Black couple’s land in the 1920s. Now their family could get it back
Los Angeles officials have announced an effort to return the valuable Manhattan Beach property to the descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce
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TikTok star Justine Paradise accuses YouTuber Jake Paul of sexual assault, says he did not ask for consent
The TikTok star Justine Paradise, 24, says the YouTuber Jake Paul sexually assaulted her at his home in Los Angeles. Paradise — who has more than 524,000 followers on TikTok — said she met Paul, who is also 24, in July 2019 at the Team 10 house in California, where he and several friends lived.
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Another California drought in 2021 is possible, along with more wildfires
Only five years ago, California officials declared a four-year drought was finally over. Now it could be entering into another drought sooner than it would like.
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Jeep is installing EV chargers at off-road trailheads throughout the US | Engadget
The first three will arrive in Utah and California this spring.
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Endangered condors return to northern California skies after nearly a century
After a century of absence, the endangered California condor is set to return to the skies of the Pacific north-west. The condor once soared from British Columbia to Mexico, but habitat loss, overhunting and, most significantly, poisoning from hunting ammunition drove the birds to near extinction.
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Oakland will begin paying $500 to low-income families
Oakland joins 40 other cities in experimenting with a universal basic income.
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When a California city gave people a guaranteed income, they worked more — not less
Stockton’s experiment shows what $500 per month in "free money" can do for employment, mental health, and more.
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Californians on universal basic income paid off debt and got full-time jobs
A program, financed by private donations, gave $500 per month for two years to Stockton residents who earned less than the median income. After receiving $500 per month for two years without rules on how to spend it, 125 people in California paid off debt, got full-time jobs and had “statistically significant improvements” in emotional health, according to a study released Wednesday.
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California can enforce net neutrality law, judge rules in loss for ISPs
Judge denies injunction, letting Calif. enforce law while ISPs' suit continues.
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California bill would decriminalize psychedelics, paving the way for medical treatment
The bill touts the benefits of the drugs and would expunge the criminal records for those already convicted of possession or use of a substance
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California lawmakers introduce bill to ban fracking by 2027
The bill, introduced by two Democrats, would also ban the drilling method around schools and homes by the start of 2022
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California could become first state to make it illegal to remove a condom without consent
The bill, introduced by Assembly member Cristina Garcia (D), would classify nonconsensual condom removal as sexual battery.
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Tiny home village for homeless people opens in North Hollywood
The Chandler Street Tiny Home Village has opened in North Hollywood. The village, which has 40 homes and 75 beds for people experiencing homelessness, is one of the first communities of this kind to open its doors in Los Angeles County. Redondo Beach set up a similar village in 2020.
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Lawmakers Take Aim at Insidious Digital ‘Dark Patterns’
A new California law prohibits efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. A bill in Washington state copies the language. “agreement obtained through use of dark patterns does not constitute consent.”
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Meet the woman who has quietly guarded the California coast for more than four decades
When Californians dig their feet into the sand and marvel at a seascape uncluttered by Miami high-rises or a Jersey-like shore, some might know to thank the state’s hard-fought history of coastal protection.
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Activists, Christian singer's fans clash on skid row over COVID-19 'superspreader' concert
Activists and evangelical Christians skirmished on skid row over masking and social distancing Wednesday night, as singer Sean Feucht and his followers launched three days of New Year's gatherings with prayer, singing and food distribution to the 50-block district's homeless people.
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10-month-old baby gets life-saving liver transplant from a stranger living 2,000 miles away
Young parents Chad and Aileen Cooper came face to face with Michael Speck via Zoom in their first emotional meeting with the selfless stranger.
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Apple closes all Calif. stores as COVID cases rise
As California becomes a new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has temporarily shuttered all 53 of its stores in the state less than a week before Christmas. The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is traditionally one of the busiest shopping periods of the year.
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California fines Uber $59 million for not sharing sexual assault case data
Uber has been fined $59 million by California regulators over its refusal to hand over more detailed data from a 2019 report on sexual assault.
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