Tag: California
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Time to get real on the bullet train: California is building it, so let’s make it work
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom got the Christmas present he desperately wanted from President Biden: the crucial piece of a train set. It’s a relatively small piece that’s vital to eventually making this fancy electric train work. I’m referring to the much-maligned bullet train that three California governors have been trying to build . When complete,…
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Thinking of lighting a fire for Christmas? Not with this ban in Southern California
A crackling fire on Christmas Day might feel cozy, but for air quality officials in Southern California, the pollution ain’t worth it. All wood burning, both indoor and outdoor, is banned on Monday for everyone living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and nondesert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San…
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Venomous snake bites kill thousands every year. A California doctor may have a solution
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — John Heenan knows the terror of feeling a sting on his foot, then looking down and seeing two bright red puncture wounds about an inch apart and a massive rattlesnake slithering away into tall grass. It was a summer morning in 2017, and the 74-year-old horticulturist was carrying a box of fruit…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom pans talk of banning Donald Trump from presidential race in California
Many leading California Democrats have been clamoring to jettison Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear he is against the move. “There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our democracy,” Newsom said, “but in California, we defeat candidates…
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Ron DeSantis tears into Gavin Newsom for having so many residents – including his father-in-law – leave California they ‘ran out of U-Hauls’: Democrat hits back saying NEITHER will be a presidential nominee in 2024
The claws emerged early as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom took the stage for a one-on-one debate on Thursday. DeSantis immediately took some personal swipes at his California counterpart, pointing out his hypocrisy during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Newsom did not back down, claiming that the only similarity between them is…
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Ron DeSantis says his upcoming debate with Gavin Newsom is critical because the California Democrat is running a ‘shadow campaign’
Ron DeSantis insists his debate with Gavin Newsom is important because he could be the Democrat on the 2024 presidential ticket. Florida’s governor says his counterpart in California has been waging a “shadow campaign” as the two prepare to face off in a debate later this month. DeSantis is a distant second behind front-runner Donald…