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Diwali has been added to California’s official list of statewide holidays — just in time for this year’s festivities.
The new legislation comes after a 2023 Business Insider investigation into sexual misconduct at a California high school.
California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday. The law, newly signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, takes effect January 1.
Brooke Knowles knew she wanted the black puppy posted on the Facebook page of a self-described home breeder of Coton De Tulears.
The term “Proposition 50” doesn’t ring a bell with many in the rural San Joaquin Valley. But even some of the most disengaged voters are familiar with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw California’s congressional maps.
The most destructive blaze that year was the North Complex fire, which was ignited by a lightning strike in the Plumas National Forest in Butte, Plumas and Yuba Counties, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Compton Unified and LAUSD schools are among the high flyers for progress in latest state test scores, but pandemic setbacks linger statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom signs literacy bill to implement science of reading.
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he would spend $12 million backing California Democrats’ redistricting push this fall, becoming the latest megadonor to enter the high-stakes contest.
About 500,000 dogs are kept solely for breeding in puppy mills nationwide, according to Humane World for Animals.