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- Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state’s six-week abortion ban, a day after he seemed to indicate he would vote in favor of the measure.
- U.S. regulators approve Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for fall.
- California nears ban on plastic bags at checkout with two bipartisan bills.
- Clean energy advocates and state lawmakers gathered at a hydrogen fueling station near the Port of Oakland today to celebrate a $1.2 billion deal to create a statewide clean hydrogen hub.
- Officials at the Oakland Unified School District were under fire this week as they apologized for the district’s delay in informing school communities about elevated lead levels in the water at dozens of schools.