California
Jon Kotler says the California ruling deprives him of his right to free speech.
The town of Hillsborough is filing a lawsuit against Florence Fang, the philanthropist who owns the multi-million dollar so-called "Flintstones" house. The structure was built in 1976 and when Fang purchased it in 2017, she started adorning the grounds with large statues of animals, including dinosaurs. Town officials say she never received planning permission for the sculptures and ignored several orders to halt their installation.
It could mark the start of a lengthy legal wrangle.
The USA's west coast has been hit by 'atmospheric river'
Five people have died with two others injured, after a small plane crashed into a Southern California house. The pilot was the only person in the plane.
A colony of elephant seals took over Drake's Beach in Northern California during the U.S. government shutdown. The lack of National Park Service staff meant the seals moved in undeterred. Since then, 40 pups were born on the beach.
On 30 January 2019 a California panel recommended that former follower of Charles Manson, Leslie Van Houten, be paroled, after serving more than four decades in prison. The 69-year-old and and six other devotees stabbed to death Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in 1969, a day after the infamous Tate murders.
She took part in a killing spree in 1969.
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The operation took 25 hours.