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Jeff Huckaby, president and CEO of Grimmway, walks on a carrot field owned by the company, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. In the Cuyama Valley northwest of Los Angeles, two of the country's biggest carrot farmers filed a lawsuit in a bid to have their groundwater rights upheld by a judge. The move pushed hundreds of small farmers and cattle ranchers, local residents and even the tiny school district into court, and has prompted community outcry and a call for a carrot boycott. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press
Sat,09/30/23-11:02PM , 97 Reads
NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips moistening his pistachio trees to ensure they’re not wasting any of the groundwater at the heart of a vicious fight.
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Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. California's attorney general has sued a Southern California school district over its new policy that requires schools to notify parents if their children change their gender identification or pronouns. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the suit Monday, Aug. 28, against Chino Valley Unified School District. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register via AP)

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California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns
By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press
Wed,09/06/23-12:53PM , 100 Reads
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school.
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Investigators remove firearms from a house in the 8500 block of E. Canyon Vista Dr. in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 4, 2023. A Southern California judge was charged Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, with murder in the shooting death of his wife and 47 weapons were seized from the house, authorities said. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 72, was arrested last week after his adult son called 911 to report his mother, Sheryl Ferguson, had been shot at the family's home in the upscale neighborhood of Anaheim Hills, the district attorney's office said in a statement. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

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California judge who's charged with murder texted court staff that he shot his wife, prosecutors say
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Fri,08/11/23-11:07AM , 87 Reads
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife during an argument while drunk texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had shot her, prosecutors said Friday as they charged him with murder.
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Beekeeper Gene Brandi tends to his hives at a cherry tree orchard in San Juan Bautista, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

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California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook's sweet
By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press
Mon,04/10/23-10:06AM , 128 Reads
During California's prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive.
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