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Thousands of homes in Riverside County, California, were evacuated on Sunday after the Hawarden and Eagle fires sparked, consuming more than 2,000 acres combined in less than 24 hours.

Wildfires in the region have degraded air quality for Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario and other communities, prompting the South Coast Air Quality Management District to issue an air quality alert for fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke. Residents are being told to remain indoors as much as possible through Monday afternoon.

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"Since then, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the union known as CCPOA representing 26,000 state prison guards, has spent and spent, in a way it never did before. Its biggest recipient: Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has taken $2.9 million from the union since he was elected governor."

"That’s 31% of all political spending by the union since 2001."

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The City of Santa Monica is making history by opening an official Bitcoin office. The city council unanimously voted to pilot the office in partnership with the nonprofit Proof of Workforce at no cost to the city.|

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Sacramento Bee: See how California cops are spending $50M on ‘wellness’: gyms, Himalayan salt, hormone therapy

The state legislature earmarked $50 million in the 2022 budget for “officer wellness” programs, with an eye toward improving the mental health of police, and documents show law enforcement has been spending that money on items that range from gym equipment to saunas and Himalayan salt.

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