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Arcs in and about California from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

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The fight over the abortion pill: mifepristone access and doctors who mail it

7 of 32 stories this year · 1 about California

Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide · 42 articles, Jan 17New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana · 26 articles, Jan 31New York adds protections for doctors who send abortion pills out of state · 7 articles, Feb 3Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas · 18 articles, Feb 13Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers · 22 articles, Sep 4Louisiana seeks arrest of California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills · 13 articles, Sep 29FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives · 56 articles, Oct 2
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in US cattle, poultry and people

21 of 69 stories this year · 3 about California · gone quiet

First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana · 103 articles, Jan 6California man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu · 15 articles, Jan 12CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases · 12 articles, Jan 16Bird flu found in a Georgia commercial flock for the first time amid the nationwide outbreak · 19 articles, Jan 18Price of eggs on the rise, experts contribute the increase to bird flu · 13 articles, Jan 24H5N9 bird flu outbreak: New virus strain detected on California farm · 12 articles, Jan 27Waffle House announces $0.50 surcharge on eggs because of bird flu · 30 articles, Feb 4Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows · 55 articles, Feb 5New York shuts down live poultry markets after bird flu detected · 23 articles, Feb 7New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says · 9 articles, Feb 10Bird flu found in Arizona milk suggests another spillover from birds to cows · 8 articles, Feb 10State lifts poultry suspension after bird flu outbreak · 5 articles, Feb 11Woman hospitalized in Wyoming with H5N1 bird flu · 9 articles, Feb 15Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response · 35 articles, Feb 18Denny's temporarily adds egg surcharge as bird flu drives up prices · 14 articles, Feb 24Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan is unveiled · 40 articles, Feb 26The US hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why · 8 articles, May 19Cat in San Francisco euthanized after latest bird flu infection tied to raw pet food · 10 articles, Sep 4Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu · 13 articles, Nov 14Washington state man believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu · 13 articles, Nov 22Bird flu: first ever death from rare H5N5 strain is recorded in US · 9 articles, Nov 22
The Trump EPA's repeal of climate rules, from power plants to cars

12 of 27 stories this year · 1 about California

Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views · 9 articles, Jan 16Lee Zeldin confirmed to lead EPA as Trump vows to cut climate rules · 23 articles, Jan 29EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change · 36 articles, Mar 12Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions · 16 articles, May 1US House votes to block California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules · 7 articles, May 1What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means - The Daily Reporter · 18 articles, May 14Trump’s EPA wants to repeal regulations on carbon emissions from power plants · 16 articles, Jun 11Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark ‘endangerment finding’ that allows climate regulation · 32 articles, Jul 29Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report · 5 articles, Sep 2National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change · 8 articles, Sep 17Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution · 12 articles, Nov 25Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution · 20 articles, Dec 3
The 2025-26 mid-decade redistricting fight: Texas, California and Virginia

24 of 41 stories this year

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders lawmakers to consider redistricting as GOP seeks midterm advantage · 5 articles, Jul 9Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump's urging, but there's a risk · 9 articles, Jul 15Texas Republicans release new House maps as they attempt to take 5 Democratic seats · 22 articles, Jul 29Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight · 16 articles, Jul 30Texas House committee advances redrawn congressional map · 19 articles, Jul 30Texas Republicans push ahead with redistricting after Democrats flee state · 63 articles, Aug 3Texas AG Ken Paxton Casts Doubt On Prosecution Of Dems Blocking Republicans' Redistricting Push · 6 articles, Aug 4Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting · 31 articles, Aug 4Gov. Newsom expected to announce CA redistricting plans, setting up standoff with opposition · 48 articles, Aug 9Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps · 5 articles, Aug 9Texas Republicans call new special session for redistricting, this time with Democrats expected back · 15 articles, Aug 11Texas House Democrats announce return, ending walkout over redistricting plan · 46 articles, Aug 12Texas Democrats may soon end walkout over GOP maps · 7 articles, Aug 14See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape · 49 articles, Aug 15Gov. Newsom signs legislation advancing special election on California redistricting · 56 articles, Aug 15Texas House passes redrawn congressional district map · 42 articles, Aug 19Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP · 61 articles, Aug 19Texas governor signs new voting maps pushed by Trump to gain five GOP seats in Congress in 2026 · 25 articles, Aug 29Texas' redrawn US House map that boosts GOP begins a key court test · 5 articles, Oct 1Prop 50 passes: California voters approve redistricting measure that could shift US House power · 66 articles, Oct 29California Voters Approve Redistricting to Counter GOP Moves · 20 articles, Oct 29Federal judges block Texas from using its new U.S. House map in the 2026 midterms · 52 articles, Nov 18Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased · 43 articles, Nov 19Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026 · 75 articles, Dec 4
The 2026 California governor race: Xavier Becerra vs. Steve Hilton

6 of 24 stories this year

Former VP Kamala Harris says she will not be running for California governor next year · 74 articles, Jul 30Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis drops out of California governor’s race · 8 articles, Aug 8California governor candidate Katie Porter cuts off interview after testy Trump exchange · 5 articles, Oct 8Sen. Alex Padilla says he won't run for governor of California, plans to remain in the Senate · 8 articles, Nov 4Tom Steyer Announces Run for California Governor · 30 articles, Nov 19Rep. Eric Swalwell announces run for California governor · 25 articles, Nov 21
The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the Palisades Fire arson case · Jan 7, 2025 – Aug 16, 2026Trump's deployments of the National Guard to Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland · Jun 8, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026

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Oct 2, 20235690311000
Oct 9, 2023407124635
Oct 16, 2023477526816
Oct 23, 2023275024364
Oct 30, 2023210557
Nov 6, 2023162914111
Nov 13, 2023163214185
Nov 20, 20232128
Nov 27, 2023152714152
Dec 4, 2023203218184
Dec 11, 2023715359
Dec 18, 2023193212206
Dec 25, 2023152110231
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Jan 8, 2024163811217
Jan 15, 20241116686
Jan 22, 2024173919275
Jan 29, 2024143410156
Feb 5, 2024206719495
Feb 12, 2024319473
Feb 19, 20249225119
Feb 26, 2024712381
Mar 4, 202412318165
Mar 11, 202413268193
Mar 18, 20248218127
Mar 25, 2024173116250
Apr 1, 2024222614196
Apr 8, 2024132413132
Apr 15, 2024162720207
Apr 22, 2024304011273
Apr 29, 2024819473
May 6, 202482511114
May 13, 20241020694
May 20, 202417255
May 27, 20245195118
Jun 3, 202410151162
Jun 10, 202412259208
Jun 17, 2024142116182
Jun 24, 202447028
Jul 1, 2024718689
Jul 8, 20243144111
Jul 15, 2024102613125
Jul 22, 2024234110260
Jul 29, 202472911143
Aug 5, 202413279131
Aug 12, 2024218682
Aug 19, 202482710131
Aug 26, 202493311173
Sep 2, 20244186106
Sep 9, 20248335125
Sep 16, 20243186102
Sep 23, 202453515251
Sep 30, 20245227121
Oct 7, 2024386723617
Oct 14, 20245181252
Oct 21, 202442617
Oct 28, 2024210233
Nov 4, 202483210137
Nov 11, 202493210142
Nov 18, 2024194510290
Nov 25, 2024122710119
Dec 2, 2024186717423
Dec 9, 2024165519335
Dec 16, 2024123312142
Dec 23, 2024216485
Dec 30, 2024617975
Jan 6, 2025519295
Jan 13, 2025821882
Jan 20, 202573011159
Jan 27, 2025213566
Feb 3, 2025710446
Feb 10, 20251239
Feb 17, 202583010115
Feb 24, 2025414332
Mar 3, 2025619589
Mar 10, 202527215
Mar 17, 20251035
Mar 24, 202538529
Mar 31, 2025122412110
Apr 7, 202511112
Apr 14, 2025143512146
Apr 21, 202545224
Apr 28, 2025211850
May 5, 20259268107
May 12, 2025102312145
May 19, 2025515446
May 26, 2025111132
Jun 2, 2025123218162
Jun 9, 2025255717338
Jun 16, 20250228
Jun 23, 202525213
Jun 30, 2025173710197
Jul 7, 2025163111177
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Jul 21, 2025411665
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Oct 20, 2025123010173
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Nov 10, 2025515352
Nov 17, 2025210738
Nov 24, 2025523989
Dec 1, 202511295162
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Dec 29, 2025512754
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Jan 12, 202615248105
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Jan 26, 202618335
Feb 2, 202638338
Feb 9, 202610257139
Feb 16, 202613199110
Feb 23, 2026511145
Mar 2, 2026615882
Mar 9, 20263121045
Mar 16, 2026312663
Mar 23, 2026131614125
Mar 30, 202638330
Apr 6, 2026214013311
Apr 13, 2026192617190
Apr 20, 202602312
Apr 27, 2026911456
May 4, 202614246138
May 11, 202615169112
May 18, 2026162611136
May 25, 20261020283
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Jun 15, 202610259106
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Jul 6, 2026304717421
Jul 13, 2026195419425
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Aug 24, 20265210540914
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Sep 14, 2026267318542
Sep 21, 2026297326654
Sep 28, 2026337825701

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else192 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about California that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 29Body discovered after swimmer went missing in possible shark attack in California12 articles · 7 independent sources
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  2. Dec 27California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for the state's bullet train7 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Dec 25– 27California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud35 articles · 22 independent sources
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  4. Dec 23– 26Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf9 articles · 7 independent sources
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  5. Dec 19California school district near Nevada caught up in a dispute over transgender athlete policies6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  6. Dec 11Multiple high school students injured in California after car crashes into them11 articles · 3 independent sources
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  7. Dec 9– 12Son of opera star Jubilant Sykes charged with murder for singer's stabbing death in Santa Monica38 articles · 20 independent sources
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  8. Dec 6– 7Calif. officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak25 articles · 17 independent sources
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  9. Dec 5Trump administration to direct more water to California farms7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  10. Dec 3– 4Air Force Thunderbird jet crashes during California training session16 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right

Stories that name California

  1. Dec 30– 313 hikers, including 19-year-old, found dead on SoCal's Mount Baldy, sheriff's department says19 articles · 14 independent sources
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  2. Dec 23– 24Melodee Buzzard’s mother arrested in connection with 9-year-old’s killing after her body is found40 articles · 19 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 22– 23Former National Park Service ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies at 10426 articles · 14 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 17– 19Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug107 articles · 61 independent sources
    12 left, 21 center, 6 right
  5. Dec 16Cable car incident in San Francisco injures 155 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 15– 18Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner's son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents185 articles · 66 independent sources
    15 left, 29 center, 10 right
  7. Dec 15Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested in connection with parents' deaths93 articles · 53 independent sources
    10 left, 18 center, 9 right
  8. Dec 15Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in their L.A. home from apparent stab wounds128 articles · 73 independent sources
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  9. Dec 5– 6Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 9649 articles · 34 independent sources
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  10. Dec 5Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘The Man in the High Castle’ Actor, Dies at 7531 articles · 17 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Dec 1Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child's birthday party7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 5California Republican Party files lawsuit aimed at blocking state's new House maps7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 21A 2-year-old died in last month's flooding. Now Barstow police have arrested the father on a murder charge5 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 19Mudslides trap drivers, bury roads and damage homes in southern California9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 30Big money and names power the campaign to influence California voters over new congressional map7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Aug 16California releases first draft of redrawn congressional district maps5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 1Stanford hires former Nike CEO John Donahoe as athletic director5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 11Authorities say 200 immigrants arrested in raids on 2 Southern California farms6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Jul 3– 4Person killed in southern California house explosion; fireworks suspected: officials6 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Jun 1Transgender athlete wins 2 girls events at California track and field finals5 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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