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May 2, 2026
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California Heads Into Fire Season With Second-Worst Snowpack on Record and Drought Expanding Statewide
The numbers from this spring’s Sierra Nevada snow surveys tell a stark story. California is entering its dry season with a snowpack that has nearly
California Gas Hits $6.01 — No State Has Ever Crossed This Threshold Before
The Iran war reached California’s gas stations Thursday in the most direct terms possible: $6.01 per gallon, a number that has no precedent in American
California High-Speed Rail Cost Reaches $231 Billion — A Number That Has Shaken Sacramento
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan has produced a figure that no amount of optimism
Big Tech AI Earnings Confirm Silicon Valley as the Center of the Largest Capex Boom in History
In a single earnings night that reverberated far beyond Wall Street, four of the world’s largest technology companies
Newsom’s State Parks Forward Becomes the Largest California State Park Expansion in Decades
California marked Earth Day 2026 with the most consequential expansion of its state park system in a generation.
Route 66 at 100: America’s Mother Road Ends — and Begins — in California
Route 66 turns 100 in 2026, and no state carries the weight of that milestone quite like California.
Business
Santa Clara Pilots a New Idea: AI Data Centers That Power the Grid, Not Just Drain It
For years, the conversation about data centers and California’s power grid has followed a predictable script: tech companies want more electricity, utilities struggle to supply
Entrepreneur
Sports
Real Madrid Under Pressure as Draws, Injuries, and Form Questions Mount
Real Madrid’s season has reached a tense middle phase where results look stable on paper but feel unsettled on the pitch. League draws have stacked
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