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Fremont, California Named Best US City to Raise a Family; Irvine Ranked 3rd
The ranking compared more than 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities and at least two of the most populous cities in each state.
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Medicaid Changes Emerge as Top Election Issue in California’s Central Valley
Republican-held congressional seat seen as ’toss up' district after partisan redistricting favoring Democrats.
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Trump Approves Emergency Funding for California Chemical Tank Incident
The governor’s office said the state had requested the funding and had mobilized HAZMAT personnel.
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Supreme Court Rejects Florida’s Bid to Sue States Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses
Florida filed the lawsuit after an illegal immigrant truck driver allegedly caused a crash in Florida that killed three people.
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De Anza College Launches Silicon Valley’s First AI Associate Degree
The school said the degree will be launched this fall with registration beginning July 27.
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Catastrophic Explosion Risk ‘Eliminated’ at California Chemical Tank, Officials Say
Firefighters celebrated the appearance of a crack in the tank over the weekend, which helped relieve pressure.
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Newsom Sends Emergency Declaration Request to Trump Over Chemical Tank
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Southern California over a compromised facility in Garden Grove.
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Generative AI Hallucination in Court Filing May Jeopardize Case Against BART
More than 1,000 U.S. legal cases in which generic AI produced hallucinated content were detected from Q2 2023 to May 19, one researcher found.
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Potential Crack in Chemical Tank May Lower Explosion Risk, California Official Says
A fire official said the possible crack was ‘positive intel’ and that officials are vetting and validating the discovery.
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EPA Head Says Southern California Chemical Tank Likely ‘Will Fail’
Tens of thousands of people are under evacuation in Garden Grove, in Orange County.
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San Diego Empty Homes Tax Nears Vote; Opponent Urges Different Approach
Similar taxes have been proposed in a number of U.S. cities and have faced legal challenges in some cases.
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Waymo Halts Freeway Service in 4 Cities to Implement Improvements
The announcement to pause highway service in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix follows a recall in May.
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Newsom Declares Emergency in Orange County Over Fears of Chemical Tank Explosion
‘We are mobilizing every state resource available to support local responders and make sure the community has what they need to stay safe,’ Newsom said.
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With Commercial Real Estate Still Challenging, Lenders Offload Troubled Loans at a Loss
Many lenders don’t want to foreclose because they don’t want to become landlords, according to a corporate real estate adviser.
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40,000 Evacuated in Southern California as Chemical Tank Threatens Leak or Explosion
Firefighters in Garden Grove are working to stabilize the failing tank holding methyl methacrylate while seeking solutions to avert disaster.
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Disney Asks FCC to Declare ‘The View’ a News Show, Exempt From Equal Time Rule
The public can comment on Disney’s request for the daytime talk show to be exempt from the federal rule.
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US Gas Prices Highest in 4 Years as Memorial Day Weekend Starts
The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States reached $4.55 on May 22.
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