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California deploys firefighting taskforce to Oregon as wildfires blaze
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed 80 firefighters and 15 fire engines to Oregon following a request for assistance from Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek as tens of thousands of acres burn. According to the latest Oregon state government data, there are currently 95 active fires and over 332,000 acres have burned within the last week. A combination of triple digit weather and lightning storms that brought over 1,000 lightning strikes in the past week have driven the state’s fires to critical levels. ...
Crabs avoid sweep, shut out the Packers to remain in PEL chase
Andrew Overland threw five scoreless innings on Thursday night as the Humboldt Crabs got a crucial Pacific Empire League win against the Healdsburg Prune Packers at the Arcata Ball Park. The 6-0 win was the Crabs’ first in six games against the high-flying league leaders this summer and it keeps...
Art in Action: Fire Resilience and Artmaking at Middletown Art Center
This weekend the Middletown Art Center (MAC) is offering multiple activities around fire resilience and artmaking. It begins on Friday from 6:30-7:30pm with Good Fire Good Earth, a conversation with Scott Parady of Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project followed by a short talk with the Regenerative Farming Guild’s founder Kristen Callahan on land restoration post fire. Activities continue on Saturday with a series of community artmaking workshops with RECIPROCITY and Raices Hermosas artists from 3-7:30pm.
Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery Hosts Kids Fishing Day on July 20
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is hosting its second Kids Fishing Day of the year at the Mount Shasta Fish Hatchery near Dunsmuir. This special event will take place on Saturday, July 20, and is open to kids aged 15 and younger. The hatchery’s settling ponds will...
A new food festival is coming to downtown Chico
CHICO, Calif. - A new food festival, named Taste of Downtown, is coming to Chico to allow people to sample downtown restaurants. This year, people can take a tour of the restaurants to check out their signature dishes. The event was formerly known as Taste of Chico in previous years and was held in the downtown streets, showcasing restaurants from all over the county.
Chico pursues $3.5 million grant to modernize historic 100-year-old Sycamore Pool.
CHICO, Calif. — Chico's 100-year-old Sycamore Pool could be getting an upgrade soon. The city voted this week to pursue a $3.5 million state grant to design updates to its concrete walls and flooring. Public works director Erik Gustafson says the pool is one of the few dammed natural...
Napa Valley’s William Cole Vineyards Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Cuvee Claire Cabernet Sauvignon
Will Celebrate 25 harvests at their 1873 Stone Winery in St. Helena, CA. ST. HELENA, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — This fall, William Cole Vineyards a multigenerational, family-owned winery producing handcrafted wines in St. Helena, will commemorate the 25th anniversary of one of their signature wines, the Cuvée Claire Cabernet Sauvignon. Created by owner and winemaker William Ballentine Jr. in honor of his daughter, Claire, there is either a family connection or a special commemoration behind every label at William Cole Vineyards.
'Dream vacation gone': Global outage cripples travel plans for SFO passengers
SAN FRANCISCO - A computer outage that crippled the airline industry nationally is having effects right here in the Bay Area. As of 10:25PM on Friday, SFO had seen 162 flight cancelations over 24 hours, according to site FlightAware. Frustrated passengers, some on the verge of tears, have no idea...
MLB team reportedly letting go of roughly half its staff
As the Major League Baseball season resumed following the All-Star Break, a large portion of one team’s employees were told that their employment with the team is nearing its end. The Oakland Athletics are in their final months in Oakland, which has been their home since 1968. Presently, the plan is for the A’s to Read more... The post MLB team reportedly letting go of roughly half its staff appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.
San Jose becomes 1st in CA to allow property owners to sell ADUs
San Jose is now the first in the state to allow the sale of ADUs - those accessory dwelling units in many backyards.They've been a way to raise money or help out a relative. Now, they can help people get into affordable homes.A new law passed in January, allows ADUs to be sold separately from the main house."People surprised how small a footprint you need for ADU," said Dan Kearnan.He built his 500-square-foot ADU behind his five-bedroom home back in 2021.VIDEO: San Francisco home selling for $488,000 but you can't move in until 2053A San Francisco Russian Hill home is...
SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin wants city to be a 'more livable home for all' in race for mayor
Building a Better Bay Area means giving you the information you need to vote. And what happens in the San Francisco Mayor's race will impact not only the city, but the entire Bay Area.This week, we've talked with each of the top five mayoral candidates on ABC7 News at 3.Wrapping up the week with us was San Francisco District 3 Supervisor and President of the board, Aaron Peskin.MORE: San Francisco mayoral candidates spar in 1st debate"I've run for supervisor five times, and I've never lost. I love this city, and it's my community. And I actually think I have a...
Microsoft outage brings "blue screen of death" to computer systems across Bay Area
A massive Microsoft Windows failure that crashed computers around the world early Friday morning has caused flight cancellations and delays and impeded court and government functions throughout the Bay Area.Sometime after 2 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, a worldwide cyber security company called CrowdStrike initiated a software update to a product called Falcon, which caused countless client computers and servers running Windows to crash. "It's called the 'blue screen of death,'" said Levent Ertaul, a cybersecurity expert and chair of the Computer Science Department at California State University, East Bay. "Imagine suddenly all the Windows computers and servers and...
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