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EUREKA, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: The Samoa Peninsula in Eureka chills in drizzle and fog as the rest of the state swelters. Photographed on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 in Eureka, CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles, CA - October 04: Jim McDonnell (L) and Mayor Karen Bass arrive at a press conference to introduce the new Chief LAPD at City Hall Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Ringo Chiu / For The Times)

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FILE- A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm outside Jerome, Idaho, on March 11, 2009. A California man is going to prison for running a cow pat-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure. Ray Brewer of Porterville was sentenced Tuesday, June 27, 2023, to six years and nine months in federal prison for a scam that bilked investors out of nearly $9 million. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)

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FILE - A ballot is dropped off on Election Day at the Registrar of Voters office, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Norwalk, Calif. Slavery, same-sex marriage and shoplifting are among the 10 statewide ballot measures California voters will consider in November. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez,File)

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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) catches a touchdown pass between New England Patriots safety Dell Pettus, middle left, and cornerback Jonathan Jones (31), as cornerback Marcus Jones (25) watches, during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

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Irvine, CA - September 05: A construction worker works on the roof of new homes amidst a heat wave as the Great Park Balloon Ride rises in the horizon in Irvine Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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VENICE, CA - JUNE 7, 2024 - Aauti Sumaiyya, in her 70s, says goodbye to a visitor before entering her apartment at the Rose Apartments in Venice on June 7, 2024. Sumaiyya, who lived homeless in Venice for many years, was living at "A Bridge Home," housing in Venice before being offered housing at the Rose Apartments. The Rose Apartments, operated by Venice Community Housing, offers affordable housing for the homeless. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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