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California needs a million EV charging stations — but that’s ‘unlikely’ and ‘unrealistic’
Public chargers must be built at an unprecedented pace to meet the target in less than 7 years, and then doubled to 2 million in 2035. The high cost — $120,000 or more for one fast charger— is just one obstacle.
California Billionaire Farmers Stewart and Lynda Resnick, Plan Major Industrial Expansion
The wealthiest farming family in California, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, are planning to significantly expand an industrial warehouse complex to transform the small town of Shafter into an international trading hub. The Resnicks, who own The Wonderful Company, already possess a large distribution center in Shafter, northwest of Bakersfield. The...
Extreme Heat Is a Death Sentence in California Prisons
(WIB) – In 2015, Adrienne Boulware was sentenced to 15 years to life in California state prison in connection to the 2011 death of a man in Sacramento. But over the weekend, as temperatures hit 110 in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla, where Boulware was imprisoned at the Central California Women’s Facility, prisoner advocates and her family say she died due the heat nine years into her sentence.
Santa Monica Public Library's Montana Branch Introduces Convenient Self-Service Hours
In the latest move to increase its accessibility to the community, the Montana Branch of the Santa Monica Public Library has added self-service hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a convenience that allows pre-approved members to swipe their library cards and help themselves to a range of services. According to the City of Santa Monica, self-service hours will be available from 10 a.m. to noon, where patrons can engage with library resources including picking up reserved items and utilizing computer access without the presence of staff.
Kathy Bates Shows Off Stunning Figure After Weight Loss At ‘Matlock’ Promo Event
Kathy Bates showed up in Pasadena, California, over the weekend for a Matlock Q&A event ahead of the series reboot on CBS. While fans were there for the legal drama Matlock, Kathy stole the show with her new look, having lost over 60 Lbs after a drastic lifestyle change. She...
Suspect allegedly firing shots at deputies while barricaded inside vehicle in Commerce arrested
COMMERCE, Calif. - A suspect who was allegedly firing shots at deputies while barricaded inside a car in Commerce has been arrested. According to authorities, deputies responded to the 2200 block of S. Atlantic Boulevard around 3:18 p.m. Monday to attempt to make contact with that suspect. The suspect remained...
Warner Bros. Trades Burbank Studios in Sale-Leaseback Deal
Worthe Real Estate Group, QuadReal Property Group and Stockbridge Capital Group have purchased The Burbank Studios, a 27-acre film studio campus, from Warner Bros. Discovery for an undisclosed sum. Published reports put it at $375 million. The complex is located in Burbank’s Media District and totals 685,000 square feet, including eight existing sound stages, production and creative office space.
Flames engulf commercial building in Norwalk, sending thick smoke into sky
Flames engulfed a large commercial building in Norwalk on Monday, sending thick, black plumes of smoke into the air along the 5 Freeway.The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. in the 14600 block of South Carmenita Road. Firefighters were attacking the flames as they pushed through the roof.There were no injuries immediately reported.DEVELOPING: This story will be updated.
Police shoot, kill Southern California man who called 911 on himself
A 27-year-old Orange County man was shot dead by police last month in what appears to have been an intentional ploy to get officers to open fire on him, authorities announced Monday. The June 15 incident began just after 5 a.m. when Fullerton Police Department dispatchers received a 911 call from a person reporting […]
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