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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]