Firefighters
Due to one of the wettest winters in decades, and a snowpack that remains in much of the Sierra, acres burned in California wildfires are half of last year’s total for early July, and just 14% of the state’s 5-year average.
Mark Ridley-Thomas
Former state senator and assemblyman-turned L.A. city councilman loses bid for a new trial after bribery conviction for promising to steer millions of dollars in contracts to USC if his son got a scholarship and teaching job.
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Public Transit
Public TransitAgencies that run buses and trains, like MUNI, BART, VTA and others, win $5.1 billion bailout over 4 years in new state budget. But will it be enough to offset the big drops in ridership due to work-from-home?