Saturday Links: Toddler Dead Following Car Crash in Cupertino Near Apple HQ
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Zack Ruskin (via SFist)
Governor Newsom is crediting conversations he had with the sisters of Polly Klaas in guiding his decision earlier this week to commute the sentences of every death row inmate in California to life without parole. That includes the sentence of Richard Allen Davis, who was convicted of murdering Klass in 1996. [Chronicle]
A toddler involved in a fiery car crash between two vehicles near Apple's headquarters in Cupertino has died. Santa Clara County deputies arrested one suspect at the scene on Friday under suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. [ABC7]
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a setback on Saturday as his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, officially received a mandate from President Isaac Herzog to assemble a new coalition for approval within six weeks. [CNN]
Two licensed skydivers were killed on Friday after colliding midair during a jump with long-running operation Skydive Elsinore, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. [KPIX]
President Trump shared via social media on Saturday that he's offered the job of White House press secretary to UFC president and CEO Dana White. [KRON4]
One of the Blue Angels pilots who performed during Fleet Week last month has subsequently been removed from the squadron for failing to meet Navy standards, officials announced Friday. [Chronicle]
The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot killed with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida earlier this week defended his daughter's qualifications for the role and praised the bravery she displayed. [ABC7]
Sick of this planet? NASA is putting out one last call for new astronauts to experience a future trip to the moon as part of its Artemis space program. [KRON4]
