With most of the American West battling severe drought, millions of Californians are now facing water shortages as state agencies work to preserve limited supplies. On Wednesday, Valley Water Board, the agency that provides water to Santa Clara County in Northern California, issued a water shortage emergency declaration and called for a 15 percent water […]
California’s budget is in the black — by a staggering amount. A state that expected perhaps the most severe budget crunch in American history instead has a more than $75 billion budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday, after a booming stock market and better-than-anticipated tax revenues over the pandemic-plagued year. As recently as […]
California is planning to release thousands of inmates in order to reduce prison capacity. According to reports on Saturday, the state is expected to increase early release credits for 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons. Nearly 20,000 serving life sentences may be eligible for good behavior credits, which will shorten their sentences by one-third. […]
Reality television star Caitlyn Jenner announced plans Friday to run for governor of California. “I’m in! California is worth fighting for,” Jenner tweeted. Jenner, a Republican, also filed paperwork to seek the governorship and has hired several well-known Republican operatives to guide her burgeoning campaign. She’s hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faces […]
A California sheriff said Monday he is not enforcing coronavirus related stay-at-home orders because they do not pass the “constitutional test.” “It’s been a long year for everybody. We know that,” Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes told “Fox & Friends” on Monday. “It’s been very impactful upon all of the businesses and residents of Orange […]
Two major out-of-control wildfires in Southern California have spurred mass evacuations and left two firefighters critically injured as the region faces more dangerous fire weather conditions Tuesday. The Silverado Fire in Irvine started early Monday morning before growing to some 11,200 acres with 5% containment. “This is a tough fire,” Orange County Fire Authority Chief […]
California has experienced an unprecedented fire season as wildfires driven by drought and high winds have burned through more than 3.4 million acres across the state and left heavy, toxic smoke hanging over the region. Thousands were forced to evacuate in August and early September as hundreds of homes were destroyed. Nearly 30 deaths have […]
A massive wildfire in Northern California has grown to become the second-largest in state history as it and hundreds of other blazes have now scorched nearly one million acres. The LNU Lightning Complex Fire that is burning across five counties — Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo and Stanislaus — has spread to more than 325,000 acres, […]
At least two people have died helping to fight California wildfires that have forced thousands to flee their homes, destroyed over 100 structures, led to the evacuation of an Air Force base and covered large swaths of the Bay Area in smoke. “We are experiencing fires the likes of which we haven’t seen in many, […]
LOS ANGELES — A small earthquake with an epicenter just outside Los Angeles has gotten people in southern California talking on social media. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-3.6 quake hit at about 11:20 Monday night. Its epicenter was about 3.6 miles northwest of Westwood. While the quake wasn’t big enough to cause much […]
Three major states said Thursday they would form a “climate alliance” to work toward upholding the Paris accord after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the agreement. In a statement, the governors of New York, California and Washington announced they will form a “coalition that will convene U.S. states committed to upholding” […]
A lovers’ quarrel turned deadly when a man opened fire in a San Bernardino, Calif., classroom, killing the female instructor and injuring two students before turning the gun on himself, police and school officials said. The gunman, who checked into North Park Elementary School as a visitor just before 10:30 a.m. PST, fired multiple rounds […]
