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![Eviction protections in Los Angeles challenged by apartment owners](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/08/attachment-Housing-California.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Eviction protections in Los Angeles challenged by apartment owners
A Los Angeles court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a challenge filed by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles over a pair of ordinances passed by the Los Angeles City Council in February.
![Federal judge halts Idaho’s abortion trafficking ban](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/04/Capitol-Idaho.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Federal judge halts Idaho’s abortion trafficking ban
While the legalities of Idaho’s total abortion ban are up in the air, a federal judge has prevented the state’s attorney general from enforcing Idaho’s abortion trafficking ban until further notice.
![Conservationists sue over lethal plans to swap trout in Montana waterways](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-trout-fish.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Conservationists sue over lethal plans to swap trout in Montana waterways
Environmentalists are challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s plans to poison Montana waterways for up to five years to irradicate rainbow trout and replace them with another native fish species.
![California governor taps new law to streamline reservoir project](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-water-california.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California governor taps new law to streamline reservoir project
The Sites Reservoir Project is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water, enough for 3 million households for a year.
![California residents struggle with beach access as housing costs rise](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-California-beach.jpg?w=980&q=75)
California residents struggle with beach access as housing costs rise
California’s Coastal Commission is tasked with making sure all Californians have access to the state’s famous beaches. But as housing costs in the Golden State continue to climb, such access remains just a dream for many low-income residents.
![Biden administration relists gray wolves as endangered](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Wolves.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden administration relists gray wolves as endangered
To comply with a federal court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule on Thursday to reinstate federal protections for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act in 45 U.S. states.
![Mormon church accused of misusing billions in contributions](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-temple-religion.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mormon church accused of misusing billions in contributions
A class of individuals who made donations to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a complaint in federal court in Utah Tuesday accusing the institution of using "false pretenses" to obtain such contributions for decades.
![Phoenix clears homeless zone three days before court-ordered deadline](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-homeless-arizona.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Phoenix clears homeless zone three days before court-ordered deadline
The city opened up more than 350 shelter beds in late October, allowing for the rest of the tents in the city’s large homeless encampment to be cleared.
![Federal judge blocks California’s gun show bans](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Guns.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Federal judge blocks California’s gun show bans
A federal judge in Orange County Monday issued a preliminary injunction barring California from enforcing its ban on gun shows on state property, including county fairgrounds.
![Voters ask Denver judge to block Trump from Colorado ballot](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Trump1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Voters ask Denver judge to block Trump from Colorado ballot
Citing the Fourteenth Amendment, six Colorado voters petitioned the secretary of state’s office in September to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s GOP primary ballot in 2024.