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Headlines: California Might Decriminalize Possession of ‘Magic Mushrooms’ and Other ‘Natural’ Psychedelics

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—Sacramento: A new bill supported by healthcare professionals could decriminalize the possession of "magic mushrooms," ayahuasca, and other psychedelics. The proposal excludes synthetic psychedelics like LSD and MDMA. [LAT]

—Ferndale: Residents of a Humboldt County town were awoken to a 6.4 magnitude earthquake this morning. More than 70,000 Northern California customers are without power. [CNN]

Terry Hall, the lead singer of The Specials, died "after a brief illness," the British ska band confirmed in a statement. [BBC]

Neto Reyno, a famous Mexican rapper, died of cancer at age 40, according to media reports. [Yahoo]

—East Hollywood: Thousands of dollars worth of boulders were suspiciously left in a parking lot across the street from LACC. The owner of the lot has a history of using fences and other tactics to displace street vendors around the parking lot's perimeter. [Twitter]

—DTLA: Former Hollywood producer and convicted sex offender, Harvey Weinstein, was convicted of rape in Los Angeles on Monday after more than nine days of deliberations. [LAT]

—West Hollywood: Former New England Patriot Willie McGinest was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Video footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows McGinest and a group of men approaching a man seated at a table at Delilah on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The two appear to have a few words before McGinest throws a punch and a mostly one-sided brawl ensues. A table is knocked over and eventually, it looks like someone associated with the nightclub breaks up the fight. Towards the end of the video, McGinest places what looks to be a glass bottle on a bench and walks out of frame. [TMZ]

—In the next 90 days, 10 percent of the world could contract COVID, according to experts. [NPR]

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