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CPUC right to reject AT&T’s request to end landline services – Sacramento Bee
In a commentary to the Sacramento Bee, RCRC Chair, Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez, weighs in on AT&T's request to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to relinquish its "Carrier of Last Resort" designation to provide basic landline telephone service and the potential consequences of other providers seeking to do the same.
Shasta tribe to get homeland back in record California land return – Los Angeles Times
Governor Gavin Newsom has set in motion the largest land return in California history, declaring his support for the return of ancestral lands to the Shasta Indian Nation that were seized a century ago and submerged.
Diminishing returns: California’s unclaimed bottle deposits hit $820M as recycling centers close – KPBS
Over the last decade, the state lost half of its bottle return recycling centers — there are currently fewer than 1,300 statewide.