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Gov. Newsom keeps his seat after a majority of California voters reject the recall
RecallThe attempt to recall Governor Gavin Newsom has failed, according to a call by The Associated Press, allowing the governor to stay in office until at least 2023.
Is a plea bargain a good deal?
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How a Chumash nursery is preserving culture, and extreme heat is putting expectant moms at risk
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Uncontrolled spread
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LA’s street racing crackdown, local CA recall reactions, and TV viewers’ unconsciousness
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Writer Danny Strong on his quest to make Hulu’s ‘Dopesick’
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Fallout of deporting Haitian migrants, plus CA’s potential ban on ‘stealthing’ during sex
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