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BJ’s Restaurants opens new venue in California, US
American restaurant chain BJ’s Restaurants has expanded its store footprint with a new location in Tracy, California. Situated adjacent to West Valley Mall on Naglee Road, the outlet spans 7,500 ft² and accommodates 250 guests. Its menu features the brand’s deep-dish pizza, handcrafted beers and the Pizookie [pizza/cookie]...
California is dyeing a lake pink. Here’s why:
A lake in Northern California is getting a dye job, but it’s not to improve its aesthetic. No, this makeover will serve an important function. Researchers from the California Department of Water Resources are dyeing McLeod Lake in downtown Stockton, turning it from its greenish-blue hue to a muted pink. It’s part of a study […]
17,000 Liberty Mutual customers in CA to lose fire insurance policy: Here's what you need to know
It's another blow to homeowners across the state. Liberty Mutual fire insurance company is the latest company ending fire insurance in California.About 17,000 California policy holders will not have their "dwelling fire insurance" renewed.Those changes started last fall and will run through November.Dwelling fire insurance covers fire damage to the structure of the home instead of the stuff inside the home. It's something landlords or vacation homeowners often count on.MORE: State Farm not renewing 30K homeowners insurances in CA, including in high fire risk areasState Farm says its not renewing 30,000 homeowners insurances in California including in high fire risk...
Marc Andreessen’s Family Plans to Build a ‘Visionary’ Subdivision in California
Marc Andreessen is always trying to build stuff. For years, his motto has been “it’s time to build,” which I think he means metaphorically, though lately he’s been literally trying to build stuff. As a prominent backer of the California Forever project—the troubled effort to build a brand new metropolis on thousands of acres of Bay Area farmland—Andreessen has been laboring to take billionaire-backed urban planning to the next level. And while that effort may have stalled, it would appear that those close to him are still very much interested in building stuff in the Bay Area, albeit on a much smaller scale.
California man covers ex in gasoline setting her on fire in a truck as he says 'Happy Father's Day'
Joshua Adam Kaiser covered the mother of his child and an unrelated male in gasoline as they sat in a pickup truck in the unincorporated community of Johnson Valley, California
August rain, high heat create mosquito concerns in Northern California
SACRAMENTO — Until this past weekend, Sacramento had gone 3.5 months without a trace of rain, but those summer showers are now prompting some worries about mosquitoes."What we saw with the rains followed by the heat could be ideal to allow those eggs to hatch, develop into adults and then even adults to lay more eggs," said Joel Buettner, the general manager of the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District.Sacramento only saw a trace, but some neighborhoods in Roseville had more than two inches of rain.The concern is over a specific type of invasive mosquito species that can transmit deadly...
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