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A top California Democrat wants to do away with a ban on state-funded travel to states with discriminatory laws, a list that has ballooned as anti-LGBTQ laws sweep the country.

President Joe Biden surveyed storm damage in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday afternoon. Nine back-to-back atmospheric rivers have pummeled the state since late December, forcing flooding along highways, massive power outages, and at least 21 deaths, Newsom said.

In California, the new calendar year also means a fleet of new laws and regulations that go into effect. 2023 is no exception.

The new year in California also marks the arrival of hundreds of laws that go into effect on January 1.

A category 5 atmospheric river is hitting Northern California, bringing historic rains and causing flooding, power outages and ash and debris flows in wildfire burn scars.

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The delta variant of the coronavirus is more contagious than the original strain, experts say, but California health officials say it mostly poses a threat to those who are unvaccinated.

The storm brought extreme winds, peaking at near 60 miles per hour, which reportedly have downed trees and power lines throughout the region.

The FBI warned of the potential for "armed protests" at all 50 state capitols starting Sunday, but the demonstrators were a no-show in Sacramento.

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a retooled process for loosening and tightening COVID-19 restrictions Friday.

California is mandating that bars close and indoor activities stop at restaurants, movie theaters and museums in 19 counties hardest-hit by a surge of new COVID-19 cases.

After massive crowds in the morning, demonstrators protesting racism and police brutality returned to downtown Sacramento Saturday evening.