Concerns growing over CA wildfires, toxic metals: Here’s what to know
New information is emerging about the long term threat from some wildfires here in California. Researchers at Stanford say it's a toxic mix of dangerous metals and the air we breathe.
This Secondhand Store In California Has Bargains So Good, You’ll Need A Bigger Trunk
Tucked away on Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, where palm trees sway and the downtown skyline looms in the distance, sits a treasure hunter’s paradise that has savvy shoppers making special trips from every corner of the Golden State. The Goodwill Southern California Store & Donation Center isn’t just...
SJ family comes face-to-face with woman suspected of killing businessman by setting building on...
Inside a San Jose courtroom, family and friends of beloved businessman Christopher Tran faced the woman accused of setting a building fire that killed him.
California ex-Amtrak worker gets over 2 years for nearly $1 Million COVID jobless fraud
CALIFORNIA – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a California ex-Amtrak worker was sentenced, July 17, to 25 months for stealing nearly $1 million in COVID jobless aid and $63,000 in sickness benefits.
Bay Area public defender beaten and robbed by former client, police say
Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his former public defender.
AI comes to California’s electric grid
Artificial intelligence figures to impact virtually every aspect of the global economy and now it’s making a foray onto California’s electric grid. The California Independent System Operator, which manages the power system for about 80% of the Golden State and a portion of Nevada, just agreed to launch a pilot...
Environmental groups say Newsom’s blank check for unlimited oil drilling is unacceptable
Environmental justice advocates have obtained the following draft bill language from the governor’s office proposing to grant the oil industry unlimited permits for new wells across the state. Frontline communities are sounding the alarm and leaking this language to expose its dangerous implications. The following...
California is finally adopting phonics, fulfilling a grandmother’s dream
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Marion Joseph died in 2022 and therefore cannot celebrate what at long last is happening in California to improve children’s abysmal levels of reading comprehension. Joseph, a renowned expert on reading instruction, came out of...
New Bill aims to ban ultra processed foods in school lunches by 2032
CALIFORNIA. — A new Assembly Bill aims to eliminate all ultra processed foods in school lunches in the State of California by the year 2032. The bill officially passed the State Assembly this past month in June, and now awaits consideration from the State Senate. Under AB 1264, the bill would create a list of ultra...
California farmworkers strike for dignity and an end to ICE raids
California farmworkers launch "Strike for Dignity" in response to ICE raids targeting agricultural communities, calling for a pathway to citizenship and an end to enforcement operations.
