Falcolner Ricky Ortiz poses with Pac-Man, a Harris's hawk, at the El Cerrito del Norte BART station in El Cerrito, Calif. Raquel Maria Dillon/NPR hide caption
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Tuesday
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles to defend abortion rights on May 3, 2022, after a Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Lee Mitchell had three abortions before Roe v. Wade made it legal. Now she plans to volunteer as a driver and host for women who travel to California from other states where the procedure is banned. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption
As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets
Danilo Manimtim and his wife, Marilou, had identical cataract surgeries, but the charges were drastically different — even though the Fresno, California, couple were covered by the same health plan. Heidi de Marco/KHN hide caption
He and his wife both got cataract surgery. His bill was 20 times higher than hers
Saturday
Thursday
California Assembly member Buffy Wicks, a Democrat, speaks on the chamber floor in January 2020. In 2019, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, she told the story of her own abortion. Krishnia Parker/California State Assembly Democratic Caucus hide caption
California lawmakers ramp up efforts to become a sanctuary state for abortion rights
Monday
The Sacramento Police Department said 134 people dropped off firearms at a gun buyback on Saturday. The department offered gas gift cards in exchange for guns, but ran out less than an hour into the event. Steve Prezant/Getty Images hide caption
A man uses a safe injection site in New York City in January. A bill in California would allow pilot sites in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
People pray during a prayer vigil in Irvine, Calif., Monday, May 16, 2022. The vigil was held to honor victims in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Friday
Solar and wind power projects have been booming in California, like the Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains, but that doesn't mean fossil fuels are fading away quickly. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption
California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet
Wednesday
Rev. Amos Brown, senior pastor of Third Baptist Church, San Francisco, Calif., speaks is 2012. California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force meets in person Wednesday for the first time since its inaugural meeting nearly a year ago. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Miya Ponsetto has made a plea deal after she falsely accused a Black teen of stealing her phone and then attacking him in 2020. Ventura County Sheriff's Office/AP hide caption
Friday
James Howard Jackson was in custody on charges of attempted murder in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker and the theft of two of her French Bulldogs in February 2021. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
Thursday
The California city of Palm Springs has taken the first step in developing a universal basic income program for transgender and nonbinary residents. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
Friday
Lauren Alkire (from left), Nick Ellis and Sean de Guzman, manager of snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit, conduct the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Calif., on March 1. Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources via AP, File hide caption