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July 2, 2022
Thousands of Californians in limbo as eviction protections end
The last statewide eviction protections for low-income California tenants affected by COVID-19 ended Thursday, but many still haven’t heard back about their rent relief applications. Some local protections are still in place.
July 1, 2022
Faith leaders urge Sacramento to stop towing vehicles used as shelter by homeless people
The City Council in December rejected Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s call to end the towing policy if residents did not have a place to relocate and find shelter.
Sacramento County primary election results are final. November election races are now set.
Here's a look at the key races in Sacramento County's 2022 primary election, including who will be moving to the November general election, and who won their seats outright.
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July 1, 2022
Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation
Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.
July 1, 2022
Northern California wildfires: Where to find updates on air quality, evacuations, and official information
Here’s a list of resources to track the latest information on the wildfires burning throughout Northern California.
June 30, 2022
Deal pulls California plastic trash measure from ballot
A bill negotiated by environmentalists, the plastics industry and lawmakers is keeping a California recycling measure off the ballot.
June 30, 2022
A California beach was seized from Black owners in 1924. Their family just got it back
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday to return the land to the Willa and Charles Bruce's great grandsons.
June 30, 2022
As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets
As numerous states have started to ban abortion in wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, volunteers in California are mobilizing to help people who want to travel to their state for care.
June 30, 2022
California’s change to concealed carry permits would reduce wide variations among counties
Responding to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week, California legislators push a bill to fix rules on concealed carry permits.
What the Supreme Court ruling means for the EPA's ability to fight climate change
A climate law expert explains what the Supreme Court ruling means for the EPA’s future plans to cut carbon emissions.
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Law
The Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to act on protests at justices' homes
July 3, 2022
The protests have carried on for weeks since the leak of a draft of the court's eventual decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. State officials had previously called on federal law enforcement for help.
Europe
A day trip to Venice will require a reservation — and a fee
July 3, 2022
City officials unveiled new rules for day-trippers that go into effect on Jan. 16. It's part of a bid to better manage visitors who often far outnumber residents in the historic center.
Reproductive rights in America
Alabama is using the case that ended Roe to argue it can ban gender-affirming care
July 3, 2022
The case marks one of the first known instances in which a conservative state has tried to apply the abortion ruling to other realms, just as LGBTQ advocates and others were afraid would happen.
Obituaries
Influential theater director Peter Brook dies at 97
July 3, 2022
Brook's work ranged from classical star-studded productions to radical experiments in theater. He reinvented King Lear and explored the fragility of civilization in the film Lord of the Flies.
World
Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations of Sydney suburbs
July 3, 2022
Thousands of residents in Sydney suburbs were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday after heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and rivers to overflow.
National
Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change
July 3, 2022
Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.
Ukraine invasion — explained
Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest
July 3, 2022
Farmers in Ukraine begin to harvest this year's wheat, barley and rapeseed crops as diplomats try to negotiate an end to Russia's Black Sea blockade of exports.
Reproductive rights in America
The end of Roe v. Wade raises fear of more prosecutions for pregnancy loss
July 3, 2022
Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, experts warn that prosecutions will increase for miscarriages, stillbirths and self-induced abortions.
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Doctors weren't considered in Dobbs, but now they're on abortion's legal front lines
July 3, 2022
In a departure from earlier Supreme Court decisions on abortion, Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.
National
New York City is lacking public restrooms, but officials hope to offer some relief
July 3, 2022
The largest city in the U.S. ranks 93rd in access to public restrooms. But a new effort "will allow those New Yorkers with the dignity of a place to go," Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine says.
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