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Shocking plunge by Southwest flight from Southern California was to avoid another aircraft  KHON2 Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants  BBC Southwest Airlines passengers report sudden drop after departure from Burbank  NBC Los Angeles Southwest flight abruptly descends to avoid mid-air collision with another plane near Burbank airport  ABC7 Los Angeles Southwest aircraft takes a dive to avoid midair collision  NPR Source link

Democrats desperately look for a redistricting edge in California, New York and Maryland  Politico ‘Literally no way’: Idea of redrawing WA’s congressional map gets bipartisan brush off  KUOW New Jersey Governor Doesn’t Rule Out Redistricting That Could Target GOP  Newsweek Dems raise alarms about redistricting fight  Pluribus News Murphy doesn’t rule out redistricting as Texas, California consider new maps  New Jersey Globe Source link

Safeway strike deadline now midnight Saturday for workers at 250 California stores  San Francisco Chronicle California Safeway union workers agree to delay strike  ABC10 Grocery workers threaten strike at Safeway stores in Central, Northern CA  Sacramento Bee 25,000 Northern, Central California Safeway workers could strike at midnight; no contract agreement yet  ABC7 San Francisco Safeway strike deadline extended for workers across over 100 California …

By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. What seemed a few weeks ago like a far-fetched political fantasy ahead of the 2026 midterms has quickly evolved into a high-stakes showdown enveloping states across the country. As Texas this week began an off-cycle redistricting process meant to shore up Republicans’ slim House …

Tesla to roll out human-driven chauffeur service in Bay Area, California regulator says  Reuters Tesla tells staff it plans to roll out its Robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend  Business Insider Tesla robotaxis: California regulators block launch in Bay Area, say company lacks required permit  ABC7 San Francisco Elon Musk Tells Tesla Investors to Focus on a Future Filled With Robots, not …

Investigation and Findings Case Identification A confirmed outbreak-associated case was defined as a laboratory-confirmed infection with S. Typhimurium with allele code SALM1.0 – 6745.4.2.1x that is closely related based on whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to other isolates in the same outbreak,† in a person with symptom onset (diarrhea, fever, vomiting, or abdominal pain) during September 15, 2023–May 4, 2024. This period …

California Democrats led by Gov. Gavin Newsom may upend the state’s mandate for independently drawn political districts as part of a brewing, national political brawl over the balance of power in Congress and the fate of the aggressive, right-wing agenda of President Trump and the GOP. The effort being considered by state Democratic leaders is specifically intended to reduce the …

Texas Democrats to Confer With California and Illinois Governors on Redistricting  The New York Times California Democrats may target GOP congressional districts to counter Texas  Los Angeles Times Texas to begin redistricting hearings as Gov. Newsom decides if California should do the same  KCRA Texas Dems leave state to meet leaders over Trump’s budget cuts amid redistricting  KEYE California Democrats are climbing on board …

Because background checks for firearms purchases have been upheld as constitutional, Heyne said the same logic should apply to ammunition. He added that he hopes to see the decision appealed. “We’re talking about background checks here,” Heyne said. “Taking the extra step to go through a one-minute background check when procuring ammunition, it can save so many lives.” Christine Lee, …

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that California’s policy of background checks for bullet-buyers violates the 2nd Amendment, effectively killing a 2016 ballot measure meant to strengthen the state’s notoriously stringent gun laws. Writing for two of the three judges on the appellate panel, Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta said the law “meaningfully constrains the right to keep operable …