Category: #California
Water crisis deepens on California-Oregon line
Federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers from a critical reservoir and said they wouldn’t send extra water to dying salmon or to wildlife…
A video update on the Venice Beach homeless encampments
YouTuber and local superhero German in Venice offers an update on the beachside homeless encampment. I live very close to where most of this was…
California declares drought emergency across vast swath of state
Majority of counties now under emergency declaration as California faces extensive dry spell and dwindling water supply California has expanded a drought emergency declaration to…
California records first annual population decrease in state history
California’s population declined last year, marking the first time the nation’s largest state has registered a drop since it joined the Union in 1850.The state’s…
Republican campaigns for California governor with 1000-pound bear
California Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox brought a special guest with him on the campaign trial in Sacramento on Tuesday: a 1,000-pound bear…. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/551771-republican-campaigns-for-california-governor-with-1000-pound-bear…
L.A. Records No New Covid Deaths for First Time in Over a Year as Life Gets More Normal
Los Angeles County recorded no new deaths from covid-19 on Sunday, the first time that’s happened since L.A. County identified its first coronavirus death on…
Mass vaccination site at Dodger Stadium to shut down by May
Los Angeles’s mass coronavirus vaccination site at Dodgers Stadium will shut down by the end of May as the city adds more appointment-free options, Mayor…
Man dies after being pinned to ground by California officers during arrest
Police in Alameda, Calif., have released footage from body cameras worn by officers who pinned a man to the ground before he died earlier this month.Video ……
Scientists find 25,000 barrels at dump site for toxic DDT chemicals off L.A. coast
Marine scientists announced Monday they’ve uncovered at a former industrial waste site off the Southern California coast some 25,000 barrels that their research indicates contain…
California to stop issuing fracking permits by 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) directed the state to stop issuing new fracking permits by January 2024. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/550041-california-to-stop-issuing-fracking-permits-by-2024 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
L.A. must offer shelter for homeless on Skid Row, judge orders
Judge David O. Carter slammed officials’ inability to restrain the unprecedented growth of homelessness. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l-must-offer-shelter-homeless-skid-row-judge-orders-n1264791 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
4 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Area in 9 days
One of them was hit by a ship, and experts are trying to determine how the other three died. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-gray-whales-found-dead-san-francisco-bay-area-9-n1263710 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
California man sues after father dies during taco eating contest
A California man has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of a minor league baseball game after his father choked to death during a taco eating contest…
Magnitude 4.0 and 3.3 earthquakes rattle Los Angeles
Two earthquakes were recorded in Los Angeles early Monday morning, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage.The Los Angeles Times reported that a magnitude…
California teachers demand free childcare upon return to classrooms
SACRAMENTO — California teachers are ready to go back to the classroom. But the state’s largest union has a new ask: free childcare for their…
L.A. County deputy killed by flying tire on freeway
Another deputy was hurt in a related crash and “faces a long road to recovery,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement….
Parents of five killed when tree falls on car during birthday trip
The California Highway Patrol said a redwood fell on the couple’s 2016 Honda, “completely crushing the passenger compartment.” Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-five-killed-when-tree-falls-car-during-birthday-trip-n1262598 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Is sex addiction really a thing? Science is skeptical
ATLANTA – To join the church Atlanta spa shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long attended, you have to adhere to certain non-negotiable edicts, a terms of…
Los Angeles police clash with homeless activists as encampment is dismantled
Echo Park Lake site has become a battleground in the city’s worsening housing and homelessness crisis during the pandemic Los Angeles officials have moved to…
Proposed California bill requires majority of children’s sections in department stores to be gender-neutral
A proposed California bill would require the majority of items offered for children in state department stores to be organized in a gender-neutral section.Clothes, toys and childcare articles…
California to set aside 40 percent of vaccine doses for areas most at risk
California officials announced Thursday the state will set aside 40 percent of all coronavirus vaccine doses for people living in the most vulnerable neighborhoods who have been…
Basic income payments increased full-time employment in California study
An effort by a California city to provide basic income payments to some 125 residents ended last month with officials recording rising levels of full-time employment…
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