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Aggregated California News Articles

• Man turns the tables on squatters living inside his mother's Northern California home
  
  A handyman was able to get revenge on squatters who had moved into his mother's home by showing up with guns and taking back the home in a now-viral video that has received 2.5 million views.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 03:36:50 GMT.
• California's escalating water crisis galvanized composer Reena Esmail's new work
  
  Composer Reena Esmail will premiere her new work 'Malhaar: A Requiem for Water' on Sunday with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Disney Hall.
  Tim Greiving.  Los Angeles Times.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:00:35 GMT.
• 'We've lost the aqueduct': How severe flooding threatens a Los Angeles water lifeline
  
  The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is struggling to maintain the city's Eastern Sierra aqueduct amid continued flooding from snowmelt.
  Louis Sahagún.  Los Angeles Times.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:00:44 GMT.
• Los Angeles Schools and 30,000 Workers Reach Tentative Deal After Strike
  
  The three-day walkout included Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, gardeners, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants.
  New York Times.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:11:49 +0000.
• The Former Los Angeles Home Of Actors Emily Blunt And John Krasinski Lists For $6 Million
  
  The couple bought the Hollywood Hills home in 2014 for $2.57 million.
  By Brenda Richardson, Senior Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:55:36 -0400.
• South braces for possible tornadoes, flooding from powerful storm front
  
  Tornadoes and flooding are possible Friday across several southern states brought on by the same storm front that triggered several rare tornadoes in Los Angeles earlier this week, causing significant damage. Omar Villafranca has more.
  CBS News.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:44:29 -0400.
• Los Angeles public school district, service workers reach bargaining agreement
  
  The Los Angeles public school district reached a "historic" agreement with its Service Employees International Union Local 99 on Friday, the district announced.
  ABC News.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:14:09 -0400.
• Defensive Depth The Likely Priority As San Francisco 49ers Turn Toward Draft
  
  The 49ers have little insurance against injuries on the defensive front, and they will need to add to their ranks in that area in the draft.
  By Nicholas Mcgee, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:36:36 -0400.
• Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach contract deal
  
  The deal must still be voted on by the full union.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:33:00 GMT.
• Deal reached after strike which shuttered L.A. schools for 3 days
  
  The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the nation, was forced to close for three days as tens of thousands of support staff and teachers walked off the job to protest low wages.
  CBS News.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:27:23 -0400.
• Newsom relaxes water regulations but cautions that drought isn't over
  
  With more storms forecasted to add to the already record-breaking wet winter, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday rolled back some of the water restrictions that have been in place during the last few years of drought conditions in California. ...
  Emily Hamann.  American City Business Journals.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:10:37 +0000.
• Greater Los Angeles awarded $1.7B in NIH research funding in 2022
  
  Six of the top 10 highest-funded groups are part of the University of California system.
  Isabel Sami.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:43:01 +0000.
• This LA mansion is staring down an April 1 deadline before the seller loses millions
  
  A new, local mansion tax takes effect in Los Angeles next month, levied upon a seller of any real property that trades for $5 million or more.
  CNBC.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:37:09 GMT.
• Seven California Parks to Visit This Spring
  
  Explore tide pools along the Mendocino Coast, visit citrus groves and more.
  Soumya Karlamangla.  New York Times.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:06:42 +0000.
• Missing DJ Jeffrey 'JV' Vandergrift confirmed dead after body found at San Francisco's Pier 39
  
  A body that was found in the water at San Francisco's Pier 39 was confirmed to be popular radio show host Jeffrey "JV" Vandergrift, who went missing last month.
  Kgo.  ABC News.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:53:01 +0000.
• Next storm could bring 'substantial' rain and strong winds to Bay Area
  
  Bay Area meteorologists are setting their sights on the next storm, which is expected to drench California yet again early next week.
  Amy Graff.  SFGATE.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:19:17 UTC.
• Remains of Missing Radio Host Found in Water Weeks After Wife's Chilling Comment
  
  The body of a popular San Francisco radio host has been found after he went missing last month and his wife said she feared he would not return. ...
  Johnathan Jones.  Western Journal.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:52:01 +0000.
• Missing radio host Jeffrey Vandergrift found dead in San Francisco
  
  
  Yahoo.  2023-03-23T19:57:04Z.
• Windows break at multiple San Francisco high-rises during storm
  
  Windows at Salesforce East, the Millennium Tower and two other buildings broke while a vicious storm swept through San Francisco.
  Ariana Bindman.  SFGATE.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:31:38 UTC.
• Investing in Space: The latecomer
  
  A small group of Virgin Orbit employees are rolling back into the company's Long Beach, California, headquarters today.
  CNBC.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:26:28 GMT.

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