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CoreCivic said in a news release that it expects to continue running the day-to-day operations of both facilities under existing contracts with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The company acknowledged in its filing that the terms of those contracts could be renegotiated now that the federal government owns both properties outright.

People flock to the coastal town of Cambria, which has become known for its fireworks ban, to give their dogs some respite on the Fourth of July.

Authorities say the remains of at least 117 dogs were found on the grounds of a California “no-kill“ animal shelter, many of them with gunshot wounds

US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency

I’m going to Evangelines, my favorite costume shop. They had a fire, now they’re reopening. They have HALF AN HOUR to prepare for me.

Fresno (the city) is talking about potentially making their own branch of public libraries in response.

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The Iran soccer team left a note in its SoFi Stadium locker room thanking Los Angeles-area fans for their hospitality.

A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.

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I’ll note that it’s basically impossible to replicate this right now because the Trump regime is using bogus security concerns to block all new tower permits for wind turbines.

I’ll note that it’s basically impossible to replicate this right now because the Trump adminstration is using bogus security concerns to block all new tower permits for wind turbines.

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From gold to water, California’s wealth was built on extraction. The AI boom is reviving an old question: who pays the price?

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.

Don’t be fooled by early returns. There’s a fairly good chance that we won’t know who the top two finishers in the governor’s race are tonight, experts say, which could generate a lot of incorrect punditry, partisan anger and ungrounded conspiracy theories in the days ahead.

With the continued warming of the oceans, and the ensuing changes in food availability, animals such as gray whales — and as we saw, earlier this spring, sea birds — are dying

This post uses a gift link so access should be free. The new work requirements are being forced on California by the federal government. In practice, they’re designed to kick the working poor off of benefits by forcing them to deal with a bunch of paperwork.

tickets to the gilroy garlic festival just went on sale. i’m sorry for the wait but i wanted to get mine. see you on the friday

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Firefighters are left without any options to prevent the tank, filled with a toxic chemical, from collapsing or exploding. The authorities have urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

Changes suggested by state regulators could put 2030 emissions goals out of reach and shift billions of dollars from state programs to polluters, critics say.

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“The sailor fired emergency flares to signal for help, which inadvertently sparked a wildfire that grew to 1,000 acres by Friday afternoon,” officials from the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Ventura said in a post.