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Weapons seized by police during a 2023 investigation into a gang linked to the Mexican Mafia. ( MediaNews Group via Getty Images) Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. I hope the weather isn’t too bad in your neck of the woods. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: The … Read more

A motorist drives through floodwater from Piner Creek past a car that stalled earlier due to the flooding in Santa Rosa. (Alvin A.H. Jornada / Associated Press) An atmospheric river storm that dumped record rain in Northern California will bring decidedly less precipitation to Southern California. On Saturday, Los Angeles and Ventura counties could see … Read more

Mainly cloudy with a 40-per-cent chance of showers early in the morning. Environment Canada is forecasting mainly cloudy skies with a 40-per-cent chance of showers and a high of 7.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Mainly cloudy with a 40-per-cent chance of showers early in the morning. A northeast wind will blow at 20 km/h, … Read more

Nick Chow, part of the Singapore Pavilion team, poses with a NEWBrew beer made with treated wastewater, during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Peter Dejong / Associated Press) In the sprawling pavilion section of the United Nations climate talks, where countries, nonprofits and tech companies use big, flashy signs to get the … Read more

Higher education is taking a hit. According to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, first-year enrollment dropped by more than 5% this year, with enrollment by recent high school graduates dropping by more than 6%. While overall enrollment still grew, this was largely inflatedby a sizable pandemic dip — many fewer students … Read more

A Zionist organization is compiling names of foreign students on visas in the US who spewed anti-Israel bile at campus protests — and is hoping President-elect Trump will give the haters a one-way ticket back home. So far, the group, Betar, has about 30 names of students from nations such as Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Canada, … Read more

He’s pulling a Kamala. The Big Apple’s avowed socialist Comptroller Brad Lander has retooled some of his most radical left-wing positions, as he gears up for a run in a possible special election in New York City, according to critics and his own public comments. Lander is one of several candidates waiting to see if … Read more

New Yorkers are the most degenerate gamblers in the country.  Mobile sportsbooks in the Empire State racked up a staggering $2.3 billion in bets in October, shattering its national record of $2.1 billion in bets set last year, according to new state Gaming Commission stats. October was the second month in a row – and … Read more

Gen Z women told The Post what it’s really like to grow up online. Martin – stock.adobe.com I was probably about 9 or 10 years old when, on a summer night in a friend’s basement, a pal suggested we log onto a website called Omegle. I’d never heard of it before. But we all crowded … Read more

A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has recalled more than 72,000 … Read more