California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye will not seek reelection to the bench after her current 12-year term concludes next year, she says. The move gives Gov. Gavin Newsom a chance to make a third appointment to the state’s highest court.
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Firefighters face punishing weather conditions in battle against Oak fire, raging near Yosemite
The Oak fire near Yosemite has grown to more than 15,000 acres, making it California’s largest blaze so far this season and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for Mariposa County.
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California hopes to fight global warming by pumping CO2 underground. Some call it a ruse
California is embracing carbon capture and storage technology to fight global warming, but critics say it will only increase oil production.
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Getting ready for the era of 988: The new local — and national — crisis hotline increase has launched
The 988 hotline launched July 16, and Santa Cruz County mental health officials say they have noticed a slight increase in calls. The hotline is one part of a larger, yearslong effort to reshape the response to mental health crises.
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California’s LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise
“The government isn’t going to take it seriously until straight people start getting it,” said one man who tested positive. “Thankfully it’s nothing like AIDS, but it feels like the government response has failed in the same way with AIDS, or with COVID.”
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‘Unbridled destructive energy’: Takeaways from Thursday’s hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection
Thursday’s hearing focused on what the committee painted as Donald Trump’s dereliction of duty and inaction while rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Newsom to sign gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban, setting up Supreme Court fight
The California governor will be signing a gun control bill Friday that mimics Texas’ abortion ban, despite its uncertain legal prospects.
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Pleasure Point: Key characters and famous folks
Jay Moriarity My old neighbor and idol, Jay Moriarity showed a lot of patience with me. A world-renowned Mavericks charger and waterman by the time he graduated high school, he was one of my favorite people to surf with, especially when the waves picked up. He never barked at me for tugging his wetsuit sleeve, […]
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Pleasure Point: A rapidly changing, surf-obsessed neighborhood with a gritty past
Pleasure Point’s beat-up beach cottages are being torn down to erect multistory, multimillion-dollar homes. For lifelong Point denizens like the author, the changing face of an iconic neighborhood — one of California’s last rough-edged coastal zones — hasn’t been without its pros and cons. While the scene has become livelier and friendlier over the years, the cost of living has soared, sending many longtime locals packing.
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Lookout Update: UCSC receives $89 million from state toward Kresge College renewal project, housing
UC Santa Cruz provides on-campus housing for more than half of its undergraduate students and is working to provide more amid the housing crisis via two large projects. One of those — the Kresge College renewal project — will add 600 additional beds.