California lawmakers voted Thursday to rename César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in an effort to reconcile the Latino labor icon’s legacy with explosive sexual abuse allegations before the state holiday on March 31.
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Feds ramp up scrutiny in yearslong dispute over California airport money
The Federal Aviation Administration wants California to prove it’s allocating jet fuel tax revenue to aviation. Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.
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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages.
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Netflix swings into MLB with Yankees-Giants opening night
Netflix’s forays into live sports have already been successful with the NFL and WWE. The streamer is hoping for another home run as its partnership with Major League Baseball begins Wednesday with the opening night game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants.
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A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California
A Santa Clara County homelessness prevention program is showing promising results as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.
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California sues Trump to keep oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast shut
California is suing the Trump administration over an order to restart a long-shuttered offshore oil operation.
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Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs?
Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most. But a warm, wet storm followed February’s snow, and now, March temperatures are shattering records — prompting warnings of rapid snowmelt and swift rivers.
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Does California’s race for governor finally have a leader? Swalwell sees attacks from left and right
In a wide-open contest ahead of a June primary, a burst of negative publicity aimed at the Democratic U.S. House member suggests that Eric Swalwell’s leading rivals see him gaining momentum in a race that has been overshadowed by international wars, turmoil in Washington and soaring gas prices.
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This new California law will offer college students rehab before discipline for overdosing
College students who seek help for substance use after an overdose face disciplinary action by their campus. A new California law, written in part by students themselves, will require colleges and universities to offer rehabilitation services to students rather than discipline.
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Schools move to minimize Chávez’s role in civil rights movement: ‘We stand with survivors of violence’
The state will be updating its history and social studies curriculum. California students typically learn about César Chávez in fourth, ninth and 11th grades.