The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation released its report on the events that led to the March 10 failure of Silicon Valley Bank — but the remedies aren’t fully clear.
Los Angeles Times
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein is en route back to D.C. after extended absence
Sen. Dianne Feinstein had been away from the Capitol for more than two months after experiencing complications from the shingles virus.
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Cracks, hacks and attacks: The many risks facing California’s aging water infrastructure
Outdated software, aging infrastructure and other weaknesses leave California’s critical water supply vulnerable to cyberattacks and other threats.
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California condors barely escaped extinction decades ago. Avian flu could change that
Federal wildlife officials have confirmed that an outbreak of avian influenza has killed 21 condors in Arizona and Utah since early March.
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Tribe signs pact with California to work together on efforts to save endangered salmon
The Winnemem Wintu Tribe has signed agreements with California and the U.S. government to work together on efforts to restore salmon upstream from Shasta Dam.
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Beware! These California superblooms are beautiful but treacherous
Plants like Sahara or black mustard, common in Southern California but not native to it, can strangle native flowers and pose fire danger.
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Gun rights advocates renew legal fight over California’s 10-day wait for firearm buyers
Gun rights advocates are challenging California’s 10-day waiting period for gun buyers, saying it is not legally justifiable after the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision.
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Loneliness is an epidemic, and the health risks are ‘profound,’ U.S. surgeon general warns
Isolation and loneliness are an epidemic as damaging to Americans’ individual and public health as smoking and obesity, the surgeon general said in an advisory.
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Wet winter could delay — but not deter — 2023 fire season: ‘We must not let our guard down’
Firefighters in California have already responded to more than 640 wildland fires this year alone, including 135 in the past week.
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Despite recent heat wave, most of California’s colossal snowpack has yet to melt
Only about 12 inches of Caliornia’s snow water equivalent melted in April, leaving most of the Sierra Nevada snowpack poised to flow down downhill.