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California pet stores can only sell rescue cats, dogs and rabbits

by Caleigh Wells
Jan 9, 2019
A new law aims to help the state's overcrowded animal shelters.
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California utility is reportedly considering bankruptcy after wildfires

by Andy Uhler
Jan 7, 2019
California lawmakers are back in session after a holiday break, and a new governor is in place. One of the sticky issues all those folks might have to confront is what to do about the troubled utility Pacific Gas and Electric. The investor-owned utility provides gas and electricity to more than 5 million Californians. And […]
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California’s devastating wildfires have made it harder for some day workers to find employment

by Emily Elena Dugdale
Jan 1, 2019
Recent devastating wildfires burned down more than 300 homes in Malibu, California — one of the wealthiest cities in California. Many homeowners there employed gardeners and housekeepers who lost their jobs. Oscar Mondragόn, the director of the Malibu Community Labor Exchange, where day workers find work, says it’s too early to tell how many workers were […]
The ruins of an ocean view home are seen in the aftermath of the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, California.
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Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed you

by Tommy Andres and Hayley Hershman
Dec 20, 2018
We've gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned.
Jessica Perelman, one of more than 500 participants in our "How We Changed" series. 
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CAT bonds could be key to paying for wildfire losses

by Janet Babin
Dec 10, 2018
Some urge FEMA to issue a catastrophe bond to help pay for wildfire recovery.
Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, north of Sacramento, California, on Nov. 09.
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With California requiring solar panels on new homes, higher building costs and lower energy bills

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 10, 2018
California has become the first state in the nation to require solar panels on most new homes starting in 2020.
California has become the first state to require solar panels on most new homes.
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How gift cards are helping survivors of California's deadliest fire

by Ben Bradford
Dec 7, 2018
It's not just cash donations that help after a disaster.
Kimberly Spainhower hugs her daughter Chloe, 13, while her husband Ryan Spainhower (R) searches through the ashes of their burned home in Paradise, California on November 18, 2018.
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The rekindling of fire lookout towers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Oct 26, 2018
How one state is fighting wildfires.
A fire lookout tower in Pennsylvania.
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The rekindling of fire lookout towers

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Oct 26, 2018
How one state is reinvesting in a century old method to fight wildfires.
A fire lookout tower in Pennsylvania.
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A tale of two cities: How drag performers in Los Angeles and Moscow, Idaho, spend their money

by Danielle Chiriguayo and Janet Nguyen
Oct 23, 2018
We look at how the cost of being a drag performer can vary depending on which city you're from.
Drag queen Shangela in Los Angeles, California.
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