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End of pandemic housing looms for homeless people Programs to house homeless people in hotels during the pandemic are beginning to close down, forcing people back to group shelters or the streets, where many feel unsafe from the virus, violence, and other risks. Federal funding for emergency housing ends in September, and while additional dollars have been promised, it’s expected there will be a gap between the end of current efforts and the start of new programs, write Kelli Kennedy and Lisa Rathke at AP.

I had just changed into my pajamas when I smelled the smoke. I had heard the fireworks earlier, but fireworks aren’t exactly unusual in Vallejo in the run-up to Fourth of July, so I didn’t think anything of it. Still, I went to the window. What I saw was a wave of embers, like a wall of glowing red, raining down from the sky. I didn’t know anything else, I couldn’t see anything else, but I slammed the window shut and started shouting.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $100 billion budget deal Monday, paving the way for millions of Californians to receive one-time cash payments directly into their bank accounts.

A California family is mourning the loss of their 4-year-old daughter, who was killed in a deadly car crash on Friday — and they're offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver they say is responsible.

A community is rallying in support of the owner of a popular biker bar in Lake Elsinore that burned down.