Category: #California
Caltech seismologists use underwater cables to detect earthquakes
Seismologists at Caltech have worked with optics experts from Google to develop a new method to detect earthquakes in the ocean. Together, the team developed…
Federal judge rules California can enforce its net neutrality law
California can enforce its landmark net neutrality law after a federal judge ruled Tuesday against a group of broadband providers seeking to block it.The state…
California lawmakers approve $600 stimulus checks for low-income residents
California’s legislature on Monday approved a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package that will include $600 stimulus checks for low-income residents.Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who helped…
California to set aside 10 percent of vaccines for educators
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday that the state will set aside 10 percent of first doses of coronavirus vaccines for educators. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/539628-california-to-set-aside-10-percent-of-vaccines-for-educators…
California could be next to legalize psychedelics
Denver, Oakland, Oregon, Washington, D.C. recently decriminalized psychedelics. The state of California could be next. On Thursday, State Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a bill to…
Trump’s California water plan troubled federal biologists. They were sidelined
Exclusive: Although scientists recommended otherwise, Trump officials favored political allies over endangered wildlife, internal emails show Federal scientists and regulators repeatedly complained they were sidelined…
Robbery on San Francisco freeway captured in now-viral video
Smash-and-grab theft in traffic caught by nearby Tesla’s dash camera. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robbery-san-francisco-freeway-captured-now-viral-video-n1257071 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
The Half-Legal Cannabis Trap
LOS ANGELES — Everything about Kelvin’s job in a neighborhood southwest of downtown seemed like any other assignment, if not a little more exciting. The…
That mysterious jetpack guy that flew over LAX? It was probably this drone.
In the autumn of 2020, there were multiple reports of a mysterious jetpacker flying over Los Angeles International Airport. Was it Iron Man? The Rocketeer?…
Instagram archive of San Francisco pop culture photographer Alvan Meyerowitz
Writer Steve Silberman posted a link on Facebook to this wonder Instagram archive of Alvan Meyerowitz, a photographer of the hippie and music scene in…
Wallet lost in Antarctica turns up in California 53 years later
Paul Grisham forgot he lost it until rediscovery during demolition work at McMurdo base Paul Grisham’s wallet was missing for so long at the bottom…
Pelosi pushing Newsom to pick Schiff for next California AG: report
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is reportedly lobbying for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to appoint House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff as the state’s attorney…
Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site closed by protestors
Anti-vax and other right-wing conspiracy theorists caused a temporary shutdown at LA’s largest COVID-19 vaccination site. LA Times: Dodger Stadium’s mass COVID-19 vaccination site was…
First wildfires, now mudslides. California endures year-round disaster season.
Climate change is making linked disasters more common across the U.S., scientists say. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/first-wildfires-now-mudslides-california-endures-year-round-disaster-season-n1256236 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
Massive chunk of California’s Highway 1 has dropped into the ocean
A massive chunk of Highway 1 just fell into the ocean twenty miles south of the magical town of Big Sur, California. The collapse resulted…
Feds seize 5 pipe bombs + 47 guns from California man accused of threatening to blow up offices of Democratic party, Twitter, Governor Gavin Newsom
The FBI said Wednesday they have seized five pipe bombs and 47 firearms from a California man they say threatened to blow up a Democratic…
San Francisco board votes to rename schools named after Washington, Lincoln and Feinstein
44 public schools named after historical figures who “diminished the opportunities of those amongst us” will be renamed, the school board said. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/san-francisco-board-votes-rename-schools-named-after-washington-lincoln-n1255836 Droolin’…
Silicon Valley backlash grows as vocal tech faction boycotts
Silicon Valley may be a “state of mind,” but it’s also very much a real enclave in Northern California. Now, a growing faction of the…
Newsom lifts stay-at-home orders across California
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted stay-at-home orders statewide Monday, allowing restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining and salons to resume appointments indoors. The change…
Yosemite closed after high winds bring down two giant sequoias
California national park to remain shut over the weekend About 300,000 people in the state had electricity knocked out Yosemite national park will remain closed…
LA residents joke small earthquake during inauguration was state celebrating
An earthquake shook portions of California on Wednesday morning, prompting jokes on social media that it was caused by residents celebrating former President Donald Trump’s term coming…
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