UCLA Study: Less Snow and More Rainfall Spell Trouble for California

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What Are Your Last Minute Voting Questions?

California voters this election will usher in new representatives, vote on 14 statewide ballot measures and weigh in on many other local races and propositions. With just days to go until the midterms, we want to hear your last-minute voting questions. Are you wondering what you ...  Show more

Reflecting on Loved Ones We Lost This Year During Día de los Muertos

As Día de los Muertos approaches, we take time to remember loved ones and notable people who have passed away this year. Just this week, influential labor activist Dolores Huerta died at age 96 months after the deaths of other icons including musician Dolly Parton, feminist Glori ...  Show more

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