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Fires ravaged San Diego in 2007, and scheduled power shut-offs caused chaos. Since then, the city has made improvements to their power grid and their scheduled outage procedures. What can San Diego teach the rest of California’s utilities?

Mick Mulveney confirmed that the White House held up military aid to Ukraine partly because Trump wanted the country to investigate the 2016 election. This seems to undercut Trump’s statement that no quid pro quo was involved. 

What will change the minds of climate change skeptics? An astrophysics professor suggests reframing the climate debate in a more positive light -- as a result of human evolution.

Shepard Smith recently announced his resignation from Fox News. He strove to be as even-handed as possible when reporting. He was the anchor Fox News repeatedly pointed to when critics accused them of being a full-on propaganda machine for Trump.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved more than 800 bills. Some changes Californians will see: new protections for renters, abortion medication on college campuses, later start times for high school and middle school students. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for Jerry Brown’s successor.