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Missing ‘jeeper’ found near Hell Hole Reservoir, heading to hospital
(FOX40.COM) — After missing for several days, Warren Elliot has been located near Hell Hole Reservoir, according to the Foresthill Fire Protection District. Elliot went missing along the Rubicon Trail in Placer County on Friday while conducting trail maintenance with a group of off-road drivers ahead of the Jeep Jamboree. Hell Hole Reservoir is located […]
Optum Tells State It Plans Departmental Closure at Pasadena Facility, Plans to Lay Off 55
Major healthcare services provider Optum informed California officials of its plans to make departmental closures and lay off employees across the state, including 55 workers at one of its Pasadena locations. The company submitted a notice to the Employment Development Department on July 18, detailing its intention to implement departmental...
Big Lots to close several Northern California stores, including two on Central Coast
SALINAS, Calif. — Big Lots, the popular retail chain, has announced plans to close dozens of its stores in Northern California, including two in the local area. The stores in Salinas and Gilroy are among those slated for closure. The Watsonville location will remain open. The company cited the...
Eye-popping construction costs intensify California’s chronic housing shortage
It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of housing, particularly for families in the lower income brackets. As the yawning gap between demand and supply, especially in urban areas, pushes costs upward, it drags down the economy...
1/4 Californians' turn to alcohol when making a decision according to new study
Cardrates.com released a survey explaining how 1 out of every 4 Californians turn to alcohol when making an executive decision. These decisions can affect your life for the long run. @ericjdockery
Central Valley caterer aiming to help the next generation
The celebrated chef behind Love and Garlic California Artisan Foods and Catering is sharing her culinary savvy with businesses looking to get their foot in the door, or kitchen."This is a period in my life where I should share my wisdom, my expertise and give back a little bit," says Kitchen Subscriptions Owner Nancy Vajretti.Kitchen Subscriptions is the newest business venture of Vajretti.The commissary kitchen offers new talent or already established businesses a way to streamline production and increase efficiency."All of us need to review how we're selling preparing foods because my big pitch is lower your labor, increase your...
Wildfire Preparedness During California’s Extreme Summer Heat
Cal Fire recently announced that California has experienced an abnormally early fire season with more than 228,000 acres already burned throughout the state of California, more than 20 times the amount burned by this point last year, according to the Cal Fire website. Here in the Tri-Community, we experienced a...
Gavin Newsom shares in new podcast he was working out when Biden's announcement dropped
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Joe Biden's announcement that he would be dropping out of the race for president took him by surprise. On Newsom's new podcast "Politickin'" with retired NFL star Marshawn Lynch and agent Doug Hendrickson, the governor shared that he was working out when the news came over the weekend."I wasn't sitting down when I got the word, I was on my treadmill," Newsom said in the first episode of the podcast, which was released Wednesday. "That was the last thing I was expecting on a quiet Sunday." Newsom announced the podcast earlier in July, noting that...
Park Fire near Chico explodes in size, forces evacuations in California's Butte and Tehama counties
CHICO — Evacuations for the Park Fire in California's Butte County have been extended to neighboring Tehama County.On Wednesday, Cal Fire said the Park Fire ignited in the Upper Bidwell Park area near Chico. The fire has burned 45,549 acres to the north of the park and containment was at 3% containment as of early Thursday morning.According to Cal Fire, the Park Fire ignited just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Evacuation orders and sheltersMandatory evacuations first went into place in Butte County. They were ordered for zones BUT-CNE 317-318, BUT-COH 250-253,...
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