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4 Deaths Linked to Wild Mushrooms
The outbreak took place starting in late 2025, and resulted in four fatalities.
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Residents Displaced by Chemical Tank Scare in California Sue Company
Class-action and other lawsuits were filed this week after the chemical emergency affected thousands of Southern Californians.
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LA County Officials Issue Health Alert Ahead of World Cup
‘Healthcare providers should be on increased alert for travel-related emerging and seasonal infectious diseases,’ officials say.
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Republican Jim Desmond Leads Congressional Race in San Diego
One poll shows Desmond with a 19-point lead.
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Newsom Signs New Election Codes Into Law Ahead of Statewide Primary
The new election codes block federal agents and law enforcement from accessing voter rolls or disrupting election workers without a court order.
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Newsom Vows to Take 100 Percent of Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund From Californians
The governor claimed he could tax all proceeds of the funds from anyone living in California.
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Fremont, California Named Best US City to Raise a Family; Irvine Ranked 3rd
The ranking compared more than 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities and at least two of the most populous cities in each state.
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Medicaid Changes Emerge as Top Election Issue in California’s Central Valley
Republican-held congressional seat seen as ’toss up' district after partisan redistricting favoring Democrats.
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Trump Approves Emergency Funding for California Chemical Tank Incident
The governor’s office said the state had requested the funding and had mobilized HAZMAT personnel.
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Supreme Court Rejects Florida’s Bid to Sue States Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses
Florida filed the lawsuit after an illegal immigrant truck driver allegedly caused a crash in Florida that killed three people.
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De Anza College Launches Silicon Valley’s First AI Associate Degree
The school said the degree will be launched this fall with registration beginning July 27.
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Catastrophic Explosion Risk ‘Eliminated’ at California Chemical Tank, Officials Say
Firefighters celebrated the appearance of a crack in the tank over the weekend, which helped relieve pressure.
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Newsom Sends Emergency Declaration Request to Trump Over Chemical Tank
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Southern California over a compromised facility in Garden Grove.
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Generative AI Hallucination in Court Filing May Jeopardize Case Against BART
More than 1,000 U.S. legal cases in which generic AI produced hallucinated content were detected from Q2 2023 to May 19, one researcher found.
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Potential Crack in Chemical Tank May Lower Explosion Risk, California Official Says
A fire official said the possible crack was ‘positive intel’ and that officials are vetting and validating the discovery.
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EPA Head Says Southern California Chemical Tank Likely ‘Will Fail’
Tens of thousands of people are under evacuation in Garden Grove, in Orange County.
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San Diego Empty Homes Tax Nears Vote; Opponent Urges Different Approach
Similar taxes have been proposed in a number of U.S. cities and have faced legal challenges in some cases.
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Waymo Halts Freeway Service in 4 Cities to Implement Improvements
The announcement to pause highway service in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix follows a recall in May.
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Newsom Declares Emergency in Orange County Over Fears of Chemical Tank Explosion
‘We are mobilizing every state resource available to support local responders and make sure the community has what they need to stay safe,’ Newsom said.
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