Average U.S. gasoline price falls 32 cents to $4.54 per gallon
Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas was in Los Angeles, at $5.65 per gallon. The lowest average was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at $3.90 per gallon.
New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
Newsom announced today he will sign a controversial gun control law allowing people to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers, or .50 caliber rifles.
Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered
“What we’re worried about is the rate of decline,” a conservation biologist at Michigan State University said. “It’s very easy to imagine how very quickly this butterfly could become even more imperiled.”
California blocks gun sales to those at risk of breaking law
Gun makers and dealers must now block firearms sales to anyone they have “reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk” of using a gun illegally or of harming themselves or others.
Newsom takes trip to Washington; 2024 chatter follows
Newsom’s recent activities have stoked talk about his White House ambitions as President Joe Biden’s popularity tumbles and some Democrats question the president’s viability for 2024.
Grove of giant sequoias threatened by California wildfire
A team was being sent to the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite to wrap some of the massive trunks in fire-resistant foil to protect them as the blaze burned out of control.
Jury finds man guilty of murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle
The Los Angeles County jury also found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter instead of two attempted murder counts as prosecutors had sought for two other men who were hit by gunfire at the scene.
California adds laws targeting ghost guns, sales to minors
California, which already has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, has added new restrictions on untraceable “ghost guns” and on marketing firearms to minors.
Californians to vote on 7 ballot measures this November
California voters will weigh in on seven ballot measures this fall, the fewest to appear on a statewide general election ballot since 2014.
To avoid blackouts, California may tap fossil fuel plants
Looking to avoid power blackouts, California may turn to the one energy source it’s otherwise desperate to get rid of: fossil fuels.