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San Francisco Driver Gets Probation After Killing a Family of 4

New York Times 21 Mar 2026
Mary Fong Lau, 80, will perform 200 hours of community service as part of her sentence. Her speeding vehicle crashed into a family as they waited for a bus ride to the zoo in 2024 ... .
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Public References to Cesar Chavez Are Being Removed Across the U.S.

New York Times 21 Mar 2026
The removals followed a New York Times investigation that revealed Chavez sexually abused women and girls ... .
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Vertical Farms Tried to Compete With Open Field Farming. It Isn’t Going Well.

New York Times 21 Mar 2026
The industry was a darling of the venture capital world 10 years ago. With many farms out of business, the remaining companies have scaled back ... .
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Let-It-Rip Jeremy vs. Sneaky Sam

New York Times 21 Mar 2026
Nothing artificial about this Hollywood A.I. smackdown ... .
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Calif. town ties alltime US heat record

The Indiana Times 20 Mar 2026
NORTH SHORE, Calif. — A tiny desert community in Southern California reached 108 degrees on Wednesday, tying the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S ... .
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U.S. Dispatches Marines and Warships to Middle East

New York Times 20 Mar 2026
Officials said 2,500 Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in California and the U.S.S. Boxer amphibious ready group will go in April to relieve Marines already deployed in the Persian Gulf ... .
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700 Dogs and Cats Are Rescued in Animal Cruelty Raid in Los Angeles County

New York Times 20 Mar 2026
Animal control officers responded to a pet-adoption facility in Lake Hughes, Calif., after receiving complaints about neglect and overcrowding. No charges have been filed ... .
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Fresno Took 30 Years to Name Cesar Chavez Blvd. Undoing It Took a Day.

New York Times 20 Mar 2026
The reckoning for the labor leader’s sex abuse was swift in Fresno, Calif., the heart of the Central Valley region where the farmworker movement was born. Towns across the nation face similar debates ... .
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Calif. university to remove Cesar Chavez statue over 'troubling' allegations

San Francisco Chronicle 19 Mar 2026
The university is evaluating the "appropriate next steps" for removal ... .
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DNA helps identify Nevada woman found slain in Calif. snowbank in 1977

Reno Gazette Journal 19 Mar 2026
See Ventura County sheriff address identity in 1980 cold case. Maricela Rocha Parga was named the Jane Doe in a 1980 homicide during a news conference at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Thousand Oaks station Feb. 23 ... No matches were found ...
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Sorry, Mom. You’re Chatting With an A.I. Agent, Not Your Son.

New York Times 19 Mar 2026
Silicon Valley’s young coders are getting creative with this new technology. They also worry they’re not spending enough time with it ... .
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She Killed a Family With Her Speeding Car. Is Probation Enough?

New York Times 19 Mar 2026
Two years ago, an older driver killed a couple, their toddler and their baby as her vehicle sped through San Francisco. A judge has indicated that he intends to let her avoid prison, home detention and community service ... .
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California Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave

New York Times 19 Mar 2026
Wednesday was the hottest March day ever in many cities across California, Nevada and Arizona. Phoenix recorded its earliest 100-degree day ... .
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More Cesar Chavez Fallout Expected After Sex Abuse Accusations

New York Times 19 Mar 2026
Some states and cities have canceled their observances of Cesar Chavez Day on March 31. Los Angeles leaders said they planned to change the holiday to “Farm Workers Day” and untether it from Mr. Chavez’s birthday ... .
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