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LOS ANGELES — After a dramatic late-count surge from mail-in ballots, Los Angeles County voters narrowly approved Measure ER on the June 2 primary ballot, enacting a temporary half-cent increase in the county sales tax to bolster healthcare services amid significant federal funding cuts. The measure, officially the Essential Services Restoration Act, passed with approximately 50.35% of the vote in favor and 49.65% opposed, according to updated results from the Los Angeles Cou

A group of California Democrats who previously supported updating the state’s cap-and-invest climate program are now urging regulators to reconsider a critical aspect of the policy. They warn that the proposed amendments could further destabilize California’s energy market and drive prices even higher. On Monday, fifteen Democratic Assemblymembers sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), requesting the agency to reconsider proposed changes to the state’s ca