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Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they’ve already been removed. Trained shooters will target barred...
Salmon Will Swim Freely in Klamath River for First Time in a Century as Old Dams Are Removed
For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews will use excavators this week...
Two lucky lottery tickets sold in Southern California worth $2 million are expiring soon
Claim deadlines are approaching for two lottery tickets worth $2 million apiece that were sold in Cathedral City and Sun Valley. The claim deadline for one ticket is coming up this weekend. The other expires next month. If claims aren't submitted, the prize money goes to public schools in California.
California bill proposes new rules for self checkout at stores
More cashiers would watch self-checkout stations under a bill making its way through the California Legislature, but some business groups say the cost of the increased surveillance is too high. The Retail Theft Prevention and Safe Staffing Act, also known as SB 1446, is designed to decrease retail theft by increasing the number of workers in self-checkout areas, said Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, the bill’s author. She also said the improved monitoring will make stores safer....
Newsom signs major streamlining for 'junior' ADUs
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law requiring streamlined approvals of “junior” accessory dwelling units — new homes carved out within a larger single family home that are less than 500 square feet. With a 4.5 million unit housing shortage, California has some of the highest costs of housing in the country. To rectify this, California has been making limited advances towards streamlining housing permitting and construction, delays that can cause developers’ interest costs on borrowed money to doom many...
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