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Lake Hennessey, a reservoir for Napa, photographed on Oct. 21, 2021. Due to continuing drought conditions, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that local water suppliers throughout California must adopt rules aimed at cutting water usage by 10% to 20% by June 10. (Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times)

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 8. 2021 that requires public high school students to take an ethnic studies course before graduating. Civics courses are taught separately. (Allison Zaucha/The New York Times)

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A Caltrain electric locomotive is tested on a track in Pueblo, Colorado. The transit agency is working to convert from fossil fuels to electricity and needs a cash infusion to finish. (Thomas Andre)

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As law enforcement increasingly taps into privately owned security feeds for live monitoring or crime investigations, such as this one outside Macy’s at Union Square, city leaders appear to have reached a compromise on how much access SFPD is allowed. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)

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Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pounds the table in his press conference before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, reacting to a mass shooting that left at least 15 dead at an elementary school 85 miles west of San Antonio Tuesday. (Al Saracevic/The Examiner)

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Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pounds the table in his press conference before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, reacting to a mass shooting that left at least 15 dead at an elementary school 85 miles west of San Antonio Tuesday. (Al Saracevic/The Examiner)

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Mavericks center Boban Marjanović speaks at the Mavericks’ practice facility in Dallas ahead of the upcoming Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors. (Christopher Victorio/Special to The Examiner)

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