The five anonymous people were challenging a provision of Assembly Bill 173, which passed in 2021 and permits the sharing of data about firearm and ammunition purchases in California with “bona fide research institutions.”

The plaintiffs contend the law violates their rights under the Second and Fourteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which address gun ownership and equal protection under the law.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Larry Alan Burns in San Diego granted a request by Attorney General Rob Bonta to dismiss the suit.

Burns noted that AB 173 only permits sharing, under strict protocols, of information that the state already has about gun buyers and applicants for concealed-carry permits.

“The limited disclosure of private information for research purposes permitted by AB 173 doesn’t expose Plaintiffs to any novel risks or impose new burdens on them,” the ruling says.

Addressing the incident last year in which the state Justice Department publicly exposed personal information about applicants for concealed-carry permits, the ruling noted that none of it came from Stanford or UC Davis.

Speculation that such data could be hacked or deliberately disclosed has had no apparent “chilling effect” in the past on gun purchases, the ruling added.

So far, the two universities are the only institutions eligible to access the information, which includes gun owners’ names, addresses and ages. The database is to be used for studying and preventing gun violence, shooting accidents and suicide.

The plaintiffs have until Feb. 10 to file an amended complaint.

For this point in the water year — which starts in October — the totals are around twice the average at many Bay Area spots. November was drier than normal, and December brought about double the average rainfall.

The totals below are from Dec. 1 to Jan. 16 at National Weather Service stations.

The site of the greatest reading, Uvas Canyon, is at 1,100 feet elevation near the Casa Loma fire station, about 2 miles east of Loma Prieta.

To the south, Mining Ridge, at 3,288 feet elevation in Big Sur, has recorded 84.16 inches from Dec. 1 to this week.

Read more: 35 key figures that sum up the atmospheric river blitz

Men’s College Basketball

4 p.m. Creighton at Butler FS1

4 p.m. Kansas at Kansas State ESPN

4 p.m. Tennessee at Mississippi State ESPN2

4 p.m. Florida State at Notre Dame ESPNU

4 p.m. North Carolina State at Georgia Tech ACC

4 p.m. Davidson at Dayton CBSSN

5:30 p.m. Penn State at Wisconsin BTN

6 p.m. San Jose State at New Mexico FS1

6 p.m. Murray State at Belmont CBSSN

6 p.m. Georgia at Kentucky ESPN

6 p.m. Baylor at Texas Tech ESPNU

Basketball

5 p.m. G League: Santa Cruz at Memphis NBCBA

Hockey

9 a.m. Champions League: Frolunda Gothenburg at Lulea NHL

11:30 a.m. Champions League: Tappara Tampere at EV Zug NHL

NBA

4:30 p.m. Raptors at Bucks TNT

7 p.m. 76ers at Clippers TNT

Speed Skating

7 a.m. Winter World University Games ESPNU

Tennis

11 a.m. Australian Open, first round (delay) ESPN2

6 p.m. Australian Open, second round ESPN2

Wednesday

Men’s College Basketball

3:30 p.m. Connecticut at Seton Hall FS1

4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Louisville ACC

4 p.m. Saint Louis at Loyola-Chicago CBSSN

4 p.m. Auburn at LSU ESPN2

4 p.m. Virginia Tech at Virginia ESPNU

4 p.m. Ohio State at Nebraska BTN

5:30 p.m. Xavier at DePaul FS1

6 p.m. Providence at Marquette CBSSN

6 p.m. Oklahoma at Oklahoma State ESPNU

6 p.m. Northwestern at Iowa BTN

7 p.m. Oregon at Cal PAC12

7:30 p.m. San Diego State at Colorado State FS1

Women’s College Basketball

8 a.m. American at Lafayette NBCBA

Basketball

5 p.m. G League: Santa Cruz at Memphis NBCBA

Golf

11:30 p.m. DP World: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship GOLF

NBA

4:30 p.m. Hawks at Mavericks ESPN

7 p.m. Timberwolves at Nuggets ESPN

7:30 p.m. Kings at Lakers NBCCA

NHL

4:30 p.m. Bruins at Islanders TNT

7 p.m. Stars at Sharks TNT

Skiing

8 a.m. Winter World University Games ESPN2

Soccer

11 a.m. Italian Super Cup: AC Milan vs. Inter Milan CBSSN

Tennis

Noon Australian Open, second round (delay) ESPN2

6 p.m. Australian Open, second round ESPN2

Multiple 911 calls around 3:30 a.m. reported many shots fired on a residential block alongside Highway 99 west of Visalia. Deputies arrived to find victims both inside and outside the house. Five died at the scene, and the sixth at a hospital.

The Tulare County sheriff’s office didn’t identify the victims, but TV station KFSN said they included an elderly woman, a 17-year-old girl and a 6-month-old baby.

Two people reportedly hid and survived the attack.

Sheriff Mike Boudreaux told reporters the attack was “not random … this was a targeted family,” and that there was no danger to other neighborhood residents.

Boudreaux said investigators are searching for at least two specific suspects but he gave no information about them.

He added that the sheriff’s office conducted a narcotics-related search at the same home last week.

The storm likely will mark the final major blast of precipitation for the foreseeable future, offering the region a chance to recover from deluges that have killed at least 19 people across California since late December.

Still, meteorologists warned residents to remain vigilant a little while longer as flooding risks will remain until Monday due to extremely waterlogged soils.

“The ground is still saturated,” said Colby Goatley, a National Weather Service meteorologist. “There’s still going to be plenty of chance for runoff and localized flooding. We just want everyone to keep paying attention.

“But hopefully,” he added, “this is the light at the end of the tunnel.”

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4-year-olds

Facing a $22 billion state budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom trims climate and transit programs, but doesn’t cut $1.2 billion plan for transitional kindergarten, which studies show helps young kids succeed academically.

Oakland landlords

Nearly three years after the COVID pandemic began, downtown Oakland still has a 25% office vacancy rate, up from 24% last fall, as more people continue to work from home and tech companies trim staffing.

Katie Porter

Southern California congresswoman is the first Democrat to announce a run for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat when she retires as expected in 2024. But Porter will have to beat three or four other ambitious Dems to win.

Men’s College Basketball

9 a.m. Marquette at Xavier FOX

9 a.m. St. John’s at UConn FS1

9 a.m. Northwestern at Michigan BTN

10 a.m. South Florida at East Carolina ESPN2

11:15 a.m. Ohio State at Rutgers BTN

Noon Memphis at Temple ESPN2

1:30 p.m. Maryland at Iowa BTN

Women’s College Basketball

9 a.m. Boston College at Virginia ACC

9 a.m. Loyola-Chicago at Rhode Island CBSSN

10 a.m. Missouri at South Carolina ESPN

11 a.m. Notre Dame at Syracuse ACC

11 a.m. Dayton at Saint Louis CBSSN

11 a.m. Arizona at Utah PAC12

Noon Baylor at West Virginia ESPNU

12:30 p.m. North Carolina State at North Carolina ESPN

1 p.m. Duke at Georgia Tech ACC

1 p.m. Cal at UCLA (in progress) PAC12

2 p.m. Iowa State at Texas ESPN2

2 p.m. Stanford at USC PAC12

High School Boys Basketball

6 p.m. Imhotep, Pa. vs. Cardinal Hayes, N.Y. ESPN2

Golf

7 a.m. Latin America Amateur Championship ESPN2

1 p.m. PGA: Sony Open in Hawaii NBC

3 p.m. PGA: Sony Open in Hawaii GOLF

Women’s Hockey

7 a.m. U-18 World Championship bronze medal NHL

11 a.m. U-18 World Championship gold medal NHL

Horse Racing

11:30 a.m. America’s Day at the Races FS1

NBA

12:30 p.m. Warriors at Bulls NBCBA

6:30 p.m. 76ers at Lakers NBATV

NFL playoffs

10 a.m. Dolphins at Bills CBS

1:30 p.m. Giants at Vikings FOX

5:15 p.m. Ravens at Bengals NBC, TELE

NHL

4 p.m. Coyotes at Jets NHL

Soccer

5:30 a.m. England: Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace USA, TELE

10:30 a.m. Span. Super Cup final: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona ABC

Tennis

4 p.m. Australian Open, first round ESPN

8 p.m. Australian Open, first round ESPN2

College Wrestling

Noon Penn at Stanford PAC12-BA

5 p.m. Michigan State at Minnesota BTN

Monday

Men’s College Basketball

9 a.m. Georgetown at Villanova FOX

11:30 a.m. Purdue at Michigan State FOX

3 p.m. Illinois at Minnesota BTN

4 p.m. Syracuse at Miami ACC

4 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky ESPNU

4 p.m. Morehouse at Howard FS1

6 p.m. Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M ESPNU

High School Basketball

8 a.m. Bishop Gorman, Nev. at Camden, N.J. ESPNU

10 a.m. Columbus, Fla. at Sierra Canyon, Calif. ESPNU

Noon Sunrise Christian, Kan. at Montverde, Fla. ESPNU

2 p.m. AZ Compass, Ariz. at IMG Academy, Fla. ESPNU

Hockey

1 p.m. All-American Prospects Game NHL

4 p.m. ECHL All-Star Classic NHL

NBA

Noon Warriors at Wizards NBCBA

12:30 p.m. Heat at Hawks TNT

3 p.m. Suns at Grizzlies TNT

NFL playoffs

5 p.m. Cowboys at Buccaneers ABC, ESPN, ESPN2

NHL

1 p.m. Devils at Sharks NBCCA

Tennis

8:30 p.m. Australian Open, first round ESPN2

A California law that went into effect in July 2021 mandates the investigations because the men were apparently unarmed. There are now 29 pending cases on the list to be investigated, six of them added in the past month; reports have been issued for only two.

In Wednesday’s first shooting, San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies arrived around 8:25 p.m. at a home in the unincorporated community of Joshua Tree where a man was reportedly trying to break into a house and yelling at the resident. The deputies said they believed he pointed a gun at them before they opened fire, but no weapon was found.

The second shooting was around 10:50 p.m. outside the Valencia Town Center mall in Santa Clarita. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy responding to a report of trespassing was allegedly attacked by a man in the parking lot, and “a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” the sheriff’s report said. A female deputy was treated at a hospital for injuries suffered in the fight.

The cases on the investigations list can be found on this map.

The two reports issued so far determined that no criminal charges were warranted against law enforcement officers in these cases:

July 15, 2021, Los Angeles: Police officers fatally shot a man in front of a McDonald’s on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It turned out he was brandishing not a gun but a butane lighter.

Aug. 21, 2021, Guadalupe: A bullet fired by a police officer attempting to subdue a suspect ricocheted 60 yards and killed a man who was sitting in his SUV in the driveway of his home waiting to take his wife to dinner.

Men’s College Basketball

2 p.m. Yale at Cornell ESPNU

3:30 p.m. Kent State at Ohio CBSSN

4 p.m. Eastern Michigan at Akron ESPNU

4 p.m. Villanova at Butler FS1

4 p.m. Nebraska at Purdue BTN

6 p.m. VCU at Dayton ESPN2

6 p.m. Michigan State at Illinois FS1

8 p.m. Utah State at Nevada FS1

Women’s College Basketball

8 p.m. Stanford at UCLA PAC12

Basketball

8:30 p.m. G League: Sioux Falls at Santa Cruz NBCBA

Golf

6 a.m. Latin America Amateur Championship ESPN2

4 p.m. PGA: Sony Open in Hawaii GOLF

11 p.m. DP World: Hero Cup GOLF

College WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS

3 p.m. LSU at Kentucky ESPN2

4:30 p.m. Auburn at Florida ESPN2

College Hockey

5:30 p.m. Minnesota-Duluth at Omaha CBSSN

Horse Racing

11:30 a.m. America’s Day at the Races FS2

NBA

4:30 p.m. Warriors at Spurs ESPN, NBCBA

7 p.m. Nuggets at Clippers ESPN

7 p.m. Rockets at Kings NBCCA

NHL

4 p.m. Jets at Penguins NHL

Soccer

Noon England: Aston Villa vs. Leeds United USA

7 p.m. Mexico: Juárez vs. Tijuana FS2

4 a.m. England: Man. United vs. Man. City (Sat.) TELE, USA

Winter Sports

7 a.m. World University Games alpine skiing ESPNU

10 a.m. World University Games cross-country skiing ESPNU

College Wrestling

6 p.m. Northwestern at Iowa ESPNU

6 p.m. Minnesota at Nebraska BTN

Saturday

Men’s College Basketball

9 a.m. Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN

9 a.m. West Virginia at Oklahoma ESPN2

9 a.m. Davidson at George Mason ESPNU

9 a.m. Seton Hall at DePaul FS1

9:30 a.m. Loyola-Chicago at Saint Joseph’s USA

10 a.m. Wisconsin at Indiana CBS

11 a.m. North Carolina at Louisville ESPN

11 a.m. Kansas State at TCU ESPN2

11 a.m. Arkansas at Vanderbilt ESPNU

11 a.m. Providence at Creighton FS1

11:30 a.m. Richmond at St. Bonaventure USA

Noon Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech ACC

Noon Monmouth at Towson CBSSN

Noon Johnson C. Smith at Fayetteville State KRON (4)

1 p.m. Grambling State at Southern CW

1 p.m. LSU at Alabama ESPN

1 p.m. Virginia at Florida State ESPN2

1 p.m. Cincinnati at SMU ESPNU

1 p.m. Arizona State at Oregon State PAC12

2 p.m. William & Mary at UNC-Wilmington CBSSN

2 p.m. Duke at Clemson ACC

3 p.m. Arizona at Oregon ESPN

3 p.m. Oklahoma State at Baylor ESPN2

3 p.m. Chattanooga at Samford ESPNU

3 p.m. Cal at Washington PAC12

4 p.m. Notre Dame at Syracuse ACC

4 p.m. Colorado State at UNLV CBSSN

5 p.m. Colorado at UCLA FOX

5 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas ESPN

5 p.m. Wake Forest at Boston College ESPN2

5 p.m. Bradley at Drake ESPNU

5 p.m. Stanford at Washington State PAC12

6 p.m. New Mexico at San Diego State CBSSN

6 p.m. Santa Clara at Pacific NBCBA

7 p.m. Portland at Gonzaga ESPN2

7:30 p.m. Utah at USC PAC12

8 p.m. Saint Mary’s at USF NBCBA

8 p.m. Boise State at Wyoming FS1

Women’s College Basketball

9:30 a.m. Penn State at Iowa BTN

10:30 a.m. Grambling State at Southern CW

11:30 a.m. Ohio State at Nebraska BTN

1 p.m. Creighton at Butler FS1

6 p.m. New Mexico at UNLV FS1

Boxing

7 p.m. Efe Ajagba vs. Stephan Shaw ESPN

College Football

9 a.m. Hula Bowl CBSSN

Golf

1 p.m. PGA: Sony Open in Hawaii NBC

3 p.m. PGA: Sony Open in Hawaii GOLF

10:30 p.m. DP World: Hero Cup GOLF

Women’s Hockey

7 a.m. U-18 World Championship semifinal NHL

College Hockey

1:30 p.m. Ohio State at Michigan BTN

4 p.m. Penn State at Michigan State BTN

Horse Racing

11:30 a.m. America’s Day at the Races FS2

NBA

10 a.m. Bucks at Heat ABC

NFL Playoffs

1:30 p.m. Seahawks at 49ers FOX

5:15 p.m. Chargers at Jaguars NBC

NHL

11 a.m. Flames at Stars NHL

4 p.m. Maple Leafs at Bruins NHL

Soccer

7 a.m. England: Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Liverpool USA

9:30 a.m. England: Brentford vs. Bournemouth NBC

5 p.m. Mexico: Juárez vs. Tijuana FS2

7 p.m. Mexico: Santos Laguna vs. Pumas UNAM FS2

4 a.m. Women: Arsenal vs. Chelsea (early Sun.) CBSSN

Swimming

11:30 a.m. TYR Pro Series NBC

Amid announcements of new safety concerns in Mexico at the start of 2023, the official U.S. State Department travel advisories remained as they had been for several months, with six states in the “do not travel” classification.

The map above shows the advisory level for each Mexican state.

Level 4: The six states with the “do not travel” advisory, because of kidnappings and other crimes, are the northern border state of Tamaulipas, the central state of Zacatecas and the Pacific coast states of Sinaloa, Colima, Michoacán and Guerrero.

Level 3: The seven states for which visitors are advised to “reconsider travel” because of crime are Baja California (Norte), Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco and Morelos.

Level 2: Except for the two Level 1 states, travelers to all the rest are advised to “exercise increased caution.” They are: Aguas Calientes, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Coahuila, Hidalgo, state of Mexico, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretara, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. Mexico City (Distrito Federal) is Level 2.

Level 1: The State Department advises “normal precautions” when traveling to Campeche or Yucatán, shown in green.

In addition to the general tourist warnings, specific prohibitions are issued to U.S. government employees staying or traveling in Mexico. The State Department advises that all U.S. travelers adhere to those rules.

On Jan. 12, 2023, Mexico City’s mayor announced that more than 6,000 National Guard officers would be posted in the city’s subway system after a series of accidents that officials said could be due to sabotage. The previous week, in-person services were suspended at the U.S. Consular Agency in Mazatlán because of violence across Sinaloa.

Click here for the full document on the warnings.