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California Scrub Jay. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. December 2024. #laarboretum #jay #scrubjay

🤑 San Francisco’s Ultrarich Are Blocking a Zohran-Style Agenda
#california

San Francisco’s Ultrarich Are Blocking a Zohran-Style Agenda
For years, democratic socialists in San Francisco have been passing Zohran Mamdani–style policies in the city legislature and through ballot measures, only to see them blocked by Silicon Valley billionaires and powerful real estate interests.

"Smashing 6 Million Sea Urchins with Hammers Saved a California Kelp Paradise Thanks to Volunteer Divers"
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Smashing 6 Million Sea Urchins with Hammers Saved a California Kelp Paradise Thanks to Volunteer Divers
Armed with hammers, they smash the zombie urchins one by one, leaving the larger, healthier urchins intact.

Lyle Menendez Also Denied #Parole This Week, Will Remain Incarcerated in #California #BOP Facility Similar To Brother Erik Who Was Also Denied Parole This Week
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"California advances climate action with new legislation"
#California #Climate #ClimateChange

I feel like this is opening a new labor market: Legal fact-checker who verifies an AI-produced brief. I recall reading that hallucinations like this were expected by the creators of #LLM, almost a mathematical probability. #AI

California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
The court of appeals issued an historic fine after 21 of 23 quotes in the lawyer's opening brief were fake. Courts want more AI regulations.

California Governor Gavin Newsom just went on a right-leaning Sean Ryan Show podcast & slammed Republican officials who constantly criticize his state: “More patents, more engineers, more researchers, more Nobel Laureates in my state than any other damn state.”

#California #GavinNewsom

Methane leaks at California oil facilities are also spewing toxic chemicals #California

Methane leaks at California oil facilities are also spewing toxic chemicals
Large methane leaks at oil and gas facilities across the United States not only unleash massive plumes of the potent greenhouse gas, but also carry a toxic mix of air pollutants that jeopardize the health of communities nearby, according to new research.

Attorney is going after #SamAltman as responsible for #TeenSuicide after #California parents find grim incriminating #ChatGPT logs that enc…

😁😁😁 @AmericanAirlines | #dallascowboys #nfl #trainingcamp #california

Yosemite Falls framed by California black oak, Quercus kelloggii
#naturalist #photography #YosemiteNationalPark

California Towhee. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. #laarboretum #towhee #californiatowhee

1,700 #California workers, including 500 #Teamsters, left in lurch to be laid off as the buyer of major CA alcoholic #beverages distributor for 2,500 beverage brands, quickly winds down operations and ditches state to consolida…

RNDC to 'Withdraw' from California By End of Summer (Developing)
Not even halfway into 2025, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has hemorrhaged key supplier accounts in markets across the country, and especially in California. Now, VinePair has learned, the country’s second-largest wine-and-spirits distributor will be departing the Golden State entirely at the beginning of September. Over the weekend, social media was abuzz with versions of this rumor.

LA’s undocumented immigrants hide, leaving a hole in city | Opinion #california

LA’s community of undocumented immigrants is hiding, leaving a hole in the fabric of the city | Opinion
Los Angeles’ large, productive, and now very afraid community of undocumented immigrants has slipped into the shadows. Here's how it hurts us all.

Prosecutor's release 42,000 word response to That 70's Show star #DannyMasterson's appeal to be released from 30 yr #California #prison term on forcible rape & drugging charges.
The details are not prett…

"Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems"
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Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems
This is the first installment of Mongabay’s coverage of beaver restoration in California. CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an unmistakable paddle of a tail, has been on the reservation “my whole life,” said Kenneth McDarment, a member of the Tule River Tribe. It’s just one of many paintings […]

California Scrub Jay looking over its shoulder. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. #laarboretum #scrubjay #californiascrubjay

Actress #LeahRemini Details Why She Is #Outraged That #California #GovNewsom Elevated A Longtime

Go-Go's vocalist Belinda Carlisle touches on the sentiments of songs of the 60's & early 70's and her love for the #GoldenState shared in her upcoming new album ‘Once Upon a Time in #California.'
In the linked interview she recounts listening to AM hits radio and falling in love with t…

"A former oil field in Fullerton, California, could become a rare sanctuary for wildlife"
#US #USA #America #California

A former oil field in Fullerton, California, could become a rare sanctuary for wildlife
In Southern California, a decades-long grassroots effort may soon convert a Chevron-owned oil site into a protected nature preserve — if federal support doesn't fall through.Amal Ahmed reports for High Country News.In short:West Coyote Hills in Fullerton, once slated for suburban housing, is now par...

One of #California's coastal jewel cities, home to a seaside amusement park, outdoor shopping promenades, private airports and expensive hotels and dining spots favored by celebrities has gone belly up...
Officials are filing a declaration of a #FiscalEmergency ...

"California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online"
#US #USA #America #California

California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

"California's home batteries are replacing gas plants and saving hundreds of millions"
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California’s home batteries are replacing gas plants and saving hundreds of millions
Brattle Group analyzed a gigawatt-hour virtual power plant test that may be the world’s largest as part of its review of California’s distributed peak-shaving program.

Thousands of #Jobs Cut Or Now At Risk In Central #California As #Drumpf Admin Seeks To #Defund And Destroy All

"California Leads Nation in Dairy Farm Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions"
#California #Food #Climate #ClimateChange

California Leads Nation in Dairy Farm Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions | Happy Eco News
California dairy farms have cut dairy farm greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 5 million tons of carbon dioxide annually through methane digesters, improved waste management, and herd efficiency gains. This achievement puts the state two-thirds of the way toward its 2030 goal while maintaining milk production leadership and demonstrating economic viability.

"‘The forgotten forest’: how smashing 5.6m urchins saved a California kelp paradise"
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Left leaning #FederalCourt #Judge agrees with #California #Newsom admin who brought case that

#Newsom plan to #Gerrymander #California #voting districts in obvious overwhelming favor of

Despite hateful rhetoric from #DJT admin excoriating #California #University and publicly deriding school, #SanJoseState U (currently under…

#NYTimes Attempts To Put The #PaperOfRecord's Ol' #EastCoast Spin On A #ComputerNerd

She Wanted to Save the World From A.I. Then the Killings Started.
At first, Ziz LaSota seemed much like any other philosophically inclined young tech aspirant. Now, she and her followers are in jail, six people are dead, and Rationalists are examining whether their ideas played a role.