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To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their cousins.
Kirk Cameron joins Hollywood exodus leaving California
Actor Kirk Cameron announced Wednesday that he has left California and moved to Tennessee, adding to the list of Hollywood stars fleeing the Golden State. The born-and-raised Californian and Growing Pains star told the Washington Examiner that he started thinking “seriously” about moving in the past three to five years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic […]
California to mandate statewide water restrictions up to nearly 40% in some cities
The State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday approved a policy that could force some municipal water suppliers to reduce the amount of water they provide by close to 40% over the next 15 years. If suppliers and their customers don't reduce water use, the districts could be fined up...
California Classic to feature players with Sacramento ties
The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors will play in the California Classic, with rosters including Sacramento-area natives Jordan Ford and Christian Terrell, and former Kings player Doug Christie coaching the Kings' Golden 1 Center team.
Foes of California's electric car targets take their case to US Supreme Court
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Opponents of California's ambitious targets for electric car adoption to lower greenhouse gas emissions took their case to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, the latest salvo against the state's campaign to fight climate change.
District 9 election: What should El Tecolote ask supervisor candidates?
Ahead of November’s high-stakes election, El Tecolote invited each candidate in the District 9 supervisor race to answer questions critical to Latinx residents in the Mission, Bernal Heights and Portola neighborhoods. Candidates will come into our office for interviews throughout July. Here are the rules:. El Tecolote will ask...
FACT CHECK: False Gavin Newsom ad about how 'kids' die running on X
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom's super PAC "Campaign for Democracy" is running an ad on X, formerly known as Twitter, that reads, "Guns are the number one killer of kids. Not cancer. Not car accidents. GUNS." The claim is false for most Americans. It is true that firearms are the number one killer of kids according to Centers for Disease Control data if you include adult 18-...
San Francisco Firefighters Save Victim From Bay Waters Near Pier 39
Early Wednesday morning, the San Francisco Fire Department was called to an urgent situation at Pier 39, where a person was heard screaming for help from the water. According to an X post from the SFFD's media handle, units responded to find an adult struggling to stay afloat in the chilly Bay waters.
Fireworks to the face and missing fingers: Doctors share July 4 horror stories
Fearing missing fingers and firework-fried faces, doctors, nurses and EMTs are begging San Franciscans to celebrate the Fourth of July responsibly. While the holiday often means fireworks and revelry galore for some, it’s a busy day at local hospitals as emergency rooms flood with patients suffering from burns and severe trauma to eyes and hands—sometimes with fingers blown off—due to accidents with fireworks.
How SFPD plans to deal with this year's Mission Dolores ‘Hill Bomb'
(KRON) - Every year, San Francisco skateboarders gather in the city's Mission District to ride down a hill rather quickly. People call it the "Dolores Hill Bomb." It symbolizes a celebration of the skating counter-culture, or as they would call it, culture. This year, skaters planned to gather on July 6. The San Francisco Police […]
See how quickly wayward fireworks can set grass on fire
The San Francisco Fire Department put tout a video from June 30 showing “just how fast” fires caused by pyrotechnics can spread. The video was recorded in MacLaren Park and shows a firework landing on the grass there. Seconds later, sparks ignite and fire starts spreading. Local media reported that three acres were burnt in the incident. The fire was “quickly contained” by the fire department, they said.
Athens-Clarke County Announces Fourth of July Waste Collection Changes, Downtown San Francisco Services Unaffected
San Francisco residents, as waived streamers catch the July breeze and the scent of barbecue wafts through the air, the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department announces a temporary alteration in waste collection services due to the Fourth of July holiday. According to a statement on the Athens-Clarke County official website, there will be no collections of compost, garbage, recycling, and leaf & limb today.
Elderly woman charged in bus shelter crash that killed 4 in SF
78-year-old Mary Lau now faces both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit in the deaths of a family of four after a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter in San Francisco. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Tuesday that prosecutors had filed felony manslaughter charges against Lau who they say struck a family of four with her SUV, SF Bay reported.
Pleasure boat adrift near Bay Bridge rescued by SF Fire Department marine units
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Marine units with the San Francisco Fire Department towed a disabled pleasure boat and its crew back to dock Thursday. SFFD responded to the incident at 11:13 a.m. The vessel, according to officials, was out of fuel, did not have a working radio, and was unable to anchor. The 15-foot craft […]
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