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On the weekend, we present a week in review of the top stories and headlines from all across California. Here's a roundup of some of the most-read stories across the state. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on those stories by clicking here.

• Shark Attacks Man Attempting 20-Mile Swim From Catalina Island
• 'You Don’t 9/11 Your Friends': Famed Comedians Face Backlash For Performing At Saudi Festival
• CA 7-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Aims To Become World's Youngest Grandmaster
• Plane Lands On Freeway In Middle Of San Diego Rush Hour: Police
• University Warns Of Person Harassing Women While Recording It For Online Engagement
• Woman Tried Helping Lover Cover Up Double Murder: Prosecutors
• CA Taco Spot Named Best In America By Yelp
• Terrifying CA Footage Shows 'Zipper' Ride Malfunction: Report
• 11 Times The Hollywood Sign Was Hijacked
• Arrest Warrant Issued For CA Doctor Accused Of Mailing Abortion Pills Out Of State
• Man Tries (And Fails) To Pay His Towing Fees At A Police Station Using A Stolen Credit Card
• Doorbell Ditching Teens Found Carrying Drugs And Guns In Bay Area
• 'Marry Lisa' Bay Area Billboards Get Applications From Around The Globe: Report
• Famous Climber Dies In Fall At Yosemite While Livestreaming
• Historic Graber Olive House Faces Foreclosure, Family Launches Campaign To Save Landmark
• Disneyland Shutters 8 Rides Amid Busy Halloween Season
• CA Mom Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Her Son
• Man Drives Up City Hall Steps, Barricades Himself For Hours
• Military Planes Pull Out Of Pacific Airshow Amid Government Shutdown
• CA City Votes To Commission Charlie Kirk Mural
• Newsom Vows To Cut State Funding To Universities Signing Trump Compact
• News Anchors Leave CA Station In Abrupt Network Shakeup
• Missing Woman's Body Found Behind Secret Wall, Suspect Arrested

Other notable stories this week include:

What's Next For This Changing Wine Country Darling Town: The After Hours

Touches of old Healdsburg remain amid restaurants and wine rooms striving to stand out quietly with expensive touches of conviviality.

LA Running Club Monitors For Immigration Agents

Amid federal immigration crackdowns, the running group’s motto of keeping each other safe has taken on even greater meaning.

Nobel laureate George Smoot, Who Researched The Universe's Origins At UC Berkeley, Dies At 80

Smoot won the 2006 Nobel Prize for physics for finding the background radiation that finally pinned down the Big Bang theory.

Photos: Hundreds Of Feet Of Coastal Bluff In Palos Verdes Falls Toward The Ocean

About 300 to 400 linear feet of a coastal slope sloughed off, falling about 50 to 60 feet to the shore over the weekend.

Woman Fatally Struck By Car In Bay Area Was Shoved Onto Roadway: Police

The crash happened during the early hours of Sept. 15, according to the Vallejo Police Department.

Domestic Violence Victim Found Dead Inside Corona Home, One Held On Murder Charges

A domestic violence victim who declined pressing charges against her attacker died days later, as homicide detectives investigate.

SeaWorld San Diego Releases Pelican To Wild After Being Rescued In Arizona Desert

SeaWorld's team found severe foot wounds that were treated over months with regular Epsom salt foot baths and close monitoring.

Health Authorities Shutter NorCal Sushi Restaurant Over Cockroach Infestation

The bugs were spotted at a prep station, near a grill and in a sushi-cutting area, KRON reported.

Petaluma School Counselor Arrested For Sex Crime Against A Child: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies arrested a counselor in a Petaluma school for sexually abusing a child under 14.

Trump Cuts $8B In Clean Energy Projects In CA And Other States That Backed Harris

The White House budget director, highlighted the cutbacks Wednesday, saying money “to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being cancelled.”

Another Major CA Candidate Drops Out Of Governor's Race

A former legislative leader said she had "no viable path to victory."

Man Killed Father In Stabbing, Police Say

A neighbor called 911 about a violent altercation at the Prunedale home, police said.

Bay Area City Will Pay $7M To Cyclist Seriously Injured After Hitting Pothole: Report

The incident left the cyclist in a coma and with long-term injuries, according to a report by KTVU.