Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. CALIFORNIA FIRE DANGER
Despite critically dry and windy weather, firefighters have kept blazes small, limiting damage.
2. RUDE AWAKENING
Magnitude-4.4 earthquake jolted the inland region east of Los Angeles at 1:35 a.m. but no significant damage reported.
3. DRY CALIFORNIA
Sacramento City Council has voted to enact severe water rationing on residents and businesses.
4. JAIL FLU
Flu outbreak at the Fresno County Jail prompts judge to suspend federal criminal proceedings involving inmates.
5. NAVY HELICOPTER CRASH
The body of the pilot, Lt. Christopher Snyder of Santee, Calif., has been recovered from the ocean off Virginia.
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