- The trial of animal welfare activist Zoe Rosenberg begins this week in Sonoma County. Rosenberg is accused of criminal conspiracy in connection with a 2023 incursion into a processing facility owned by Petaluma Poultry led by the Berkeley group Direct Action Everywhere. [Bay Area News Group]
- Residents of Benicia have been told to reduce their water consumption by 40% immediately after a damaged pipeline caused a significant water shortage. Something similar happened in 2022. [NBC Bay Area]
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating complaints from Tesla owners about kids getting trapped in the backseat of Teslas when the electronic door locks failed to unlatch, possible due to low battery power. [KTVU]
- BART riders are understandably nervous after a 15-year-old boy was shot and wounded while riding on a train Tuesday night. [KTVU]
- Senator Alex Padilla says "two wrongs don't necessarily make a right" when it comes to the redistricting push in California, but in the case of Republicans rigging the midterms via gerrymandering, "one wrong could be disastrous." [CalMatters]
- In the wake of ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live under pressure from Trump and his FCC, a boycott campaign began Wednesday night to cancel Hulu and Disney+ subscriptions. [Xitter]
- Governor Gavin Newsom called ABC's decision "corrupt, despicable, & spineless behavior," and said it was part of “a coordinated effort to control the media." [GovPressOffice/X]
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