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Wednesday
The Detwiler Fire burns in the hills above Mariposa on Tuesday. It has burned more than 45,000 acres and is just 7 percent contained, as of Wednesday morning local time. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Proponents of the emerging pot-for-pleasure industry want to grab a share of the nearly $2 billion tourism business in Sonoma County with events like dinners that incorporate marijuana. Courtesy of Sonoma Cannabis Company/Kristen Jeanne hide caption
Pairing Wine And Weed: Is It A California Dream Or Nightmare?
Wednesday
Greta Elliott, who manages a health clinic in Canby, Calif., says she didn't buy health insurance for herself because she thinks it's too expensive. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption
In A Conservative Corner Of California, A Push To Preserve Obamacare
Monday
Robots move racks of merchandise at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif. When a robot finds its storage unit, it glides underneath, lifts it up and then delivers it to a worker. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them
Wednesday
The threat of citrus greening disease in California has prompted scientists to freeze cuttings to help preserve the state's many varieties of citrus. Scott Bauer/USDA/ARS hide caption
Thursday
John Minor (center) in December 2014, surrounded by his family — Jackie Minor (left), Soren Johnson, John Minor, Sherry Minor, Skyelyn Johnson and Valerie Minor Johnson — in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Kimberly Sienkiewicz/Courtesy of the Minor family hide caption
Aid-In-Dying Requires More Than Just A Law, Californians Find
Thursday
A weekend landslide has reshaped the California coastline and closed a section of scenic Highway 1 near Big Sur. Monterey County Sheriff's Office/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Tuesday
A bill in California that would remove a ban on members of the Communist Party working in state government was sponsored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, seen here in 2016. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Thursday
In California, failure to pay traffic fines can lead to suspension or loss of license, and even jail time for some. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
(Left) A close-up view of a spirally fractured mastodon femur. (Right) A boulder discovered at the Cerutti Mastodon site in San Diego County thought to have been used by early humans as a hammerstone. Tom Démeré/San Diego Natural History Museum hide caption
New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
Thursday
Winter rains have eased the drought in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area northwest of Los Angeles. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
With Drought Emergency Over, Californians Debate Lifting Water Restrictions
Wednesday
The levees below the Oroville Dam were damaged by heavy floodwaters this winter and many need repairs. Lauren Sommer/KQED hide caption
Where Levees Fail In California, Nature Can Step In To Nurture Rivers
David Robert Daleiden (right) leaves a courtroom after a hearing in Houston. California prosecutors say two anti-abortion rights activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood have been charged with 15 felony counts of invasion of privacy. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the charges Tuesday. Pat Sullivan/AP hide caption
Tuesday
California is looking into ways to reduce the use of gas-powered lawn and gardening equipment because they will soon surpass cars as the biggest polluters in the state. stoncelli/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption