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Los Angeles Lakers explore multi-team trade route to fill center void amidst missed free agency targets
The Times of India
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July 2, 2025
(Image Source - Getty Images) The Lakers have officially moved past playing it safe. With their center position still vacant and the clock ticking toward Luka Doncic’s extension deadline, Rob Pelinka is diving headfirst into trade negotiations....
San Francisco Opera & SFO Orchestra Come to New 2-Year Agreement
Opera Wire
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July 2, 2025
San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra, represented by American Federation of Musicians Local 6 have reached a new agreement. The two-year contract, which has a term from August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026, increases wages and enhances...
NBA Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers could acquire $100,880,290 Dallas Mavericks power duo in blockbuster deal for basketball legend LeBron James
The Times of India
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LeBron James might leave Los Angeles Lakers (Image via Getty Images) LeBron James recently took his 52.6 million player option to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, there is speculation that suggests the Dallas Mavericks could reunite...
NBA Trade Rumors: Cleveland Cavaliers could bring back $52.6 million Los Angeles Lakers megastar to form deadly duo with Darius Garland
The Times of India
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Cleveland Cavaliers shake NBA with massive Kevin Durant trade request for Darius Garland (Image Source: Getty Images) The Los Angeles Lakers have shown they’re willing to make bold moves, and another seismic shift could be on the horizon....
Mayor Karen Bass accuses Trump of waging ‘an all-out assault on Los Angeles’
Los Angeles Times
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July 1, 2025
Mayor Karen Bass fired back at the Department of Justice on Tuesday, calling its lawsuit against her city part of an “all-out assault on Los Angeles” by President Trump. Bass said she and other city leaders would not be intimidated by the lawsuit,...
NBA Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers predicted to sign $112.6 million Milwaukee Bucks superstar to support LeBron James and Luka Doncic power duo
The Times of India
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Luka Doncic and LeBron James (Image via Joe Murphy/ Getty Images) The Los Angeles Lakers are exploring ways to strengthen their roster after signing Jake LaRavia, and a surprising opportunity has emerged with Damian Lillard hitting the waiver...
49ers 90-in-90: San Francisco’s second-round pick might be the Niners' most important rookie in 2025
Niners Nation - California
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July 1, 2025
It shouldn’t have come as a shock that the San Francisco 49ers doubled down on defensive linemen to start the 2025 NFL Draft after letting three starters walk this offseason. Still, Alfred Collins from the University of Texas wasn’t a name that...
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, July 2025
Mission Local - California
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July 1, 2025
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Shows opening soon Shows closing soon The gallery scene Ashley Voss at Voss Gallery, on the corner of 24th and Bartlett streets, developed a...
California Says: Build More Homes
The American Prospect
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July 1, 2025
In the 1990s, when I was editing the L.A. Weekly, among the most potent and unyielding forces in Los Angeles politics were the homeowner associations. These neighborhood groups were NIMBY avant la lettre, frequently exercising veto power over any...
California Legislature Approves Newsom Proposal to Expand State’s Film and TV Tax-Credit Program
TV Tech
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July 1, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Legislature has approved a plan to encourage studios to film in-state by increasing the cap on tax credits from $330 million to $750 million. The trailer bill marks the first of two significant steps to protect...
California defends immigrant students as federal aid fears mount
Wave Newspapers - California
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July 1, 2025
With federal protections for immigrant students threatened, California has a lifeline: the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). Last spring, the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) — the state agency responsible for distributing over $3...
California hosts Korean officials to discuss agriculture challenges
Golden State Today - California
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July 2, 2025
Virginia Jameson Deputy Secretary at California Department of Food & Agriculture | California Department of Food & AgricultureVirginia Jameson Deputy Secretary at California Department of Food & Agriculture | California Department of Food &...
California cannabis tax hike raises concerns over illegal market locally
KSBW 8 - California
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July 2, 2025
California's cannabis excise tax has increased from 15% to 19%, raising concerns that the higher costs could drive consumers back to the illegal market and threaten legal businesses. Juan Manuel Garcia, a resident of Big Sur, said, "It's already...
California joins lawsuit against Trump administration over school mental health funding
Golden State Today - California
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June 30, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a lawsuit against the Trump Administration's Department of Education. The legal action involves a coalition of 16 states challenging the department's decision to discontinue grants from school...
California schools are scrambling as Trump administration withholds almost $811M
KXTV, ABC 10 - California
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California districts have not received Congressionally appropriated money for after school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services and more. California school districts are short hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grant...
California Enacts Sweeping Exemption to Development-Killing Environmental Law
Reason Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the latest edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter includes stories on: The triumphant, albeit technical, return of missing middle housing in Arlington, Virginia New York's Rent Guidelines Board allows a 3...
California representatives support rescinding MOU affecting oil production
Kern County Times - California
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June 30, 2025
Congressman David G. Valadao, District 22 | Official WebsiteCongressman David G. Valadao, District 22 | Official Website Congressman David Valadao, representing California's 22nd district, has taken steps to address energy costs in the Central...
California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Hires New Alumni Engagement and Event Manager
Wine Industry Network
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July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025 (Monterey, CA) — The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) is pleased to announce the hiring of Anna Nicholson as its new Alumni Engagement and Event Manager, effective June 26, 2025. In this newly restructured role,...
California Republican Lawmakers Urge Immigration Enforcement to Focus on Violent Criminals & Call for Modernizing Immigration Process
The San Bernardino American News - California
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July 1, 2025
Lawmakers urge solutions that secure the border, uphold the rule of law, and support a strong economy SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week, a group of California Senate and Assembly Republicans asked President Trump to focus immigration raids on...
California police make gruesome feline discovery in U-Haul van; owner faces animal cruelty charges
Fox News
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July 2, 2025
Animal Wellness Foundation founder Annie Harvilicz details how her organization is housing animals abandoned due to the California wildfires on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A woman faces 93 counts of animal...