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$13.8M Grant Aims to Close Digital Divide in Rural Areas
Teresa Perez recalls living online during the pandemic, when families with children were forced to stay indoors, communicate over Zoom, and file work or school assignments from home often over sketchy internet connections. “My daughter did a lot of her homework on her iPad during COVID. Luckily we have the...
California Isn’t Enforcing Its Strongest-in-the-Nation Oil Well Cleanup Law on Its Largest Oil Company
State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so.
Report: California giant sequoia groves in peril after megafires
Two new studies find that without sustained intervention, California may permanently lose big sections of old-growth giant sequoia groves. The majestic trees only grow on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Since 2015, 20% of them have died, mostly in three megafires in 2020 and 2021. David Soderberg, Ph.D,...
Schiff unveils bill extending FOIA transparency to judiciary
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation Tuesday that would extend the powers of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the judicial branch. The legislation from Schiff, who is running for the Senate in California, comes amid deepening scrutiny of Supreme Court justices. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas in particular has come under criticism from Democrats…
Kamala Harris is accused by the citizens of radioactive Treasure Island of concealing corruption
Former Treasure Island homeowners said Kamala Harris was complicit in the cover-up of fraud by lawmakers and businessmen who urged for the construction of million-dollar residences on the site of a former nuclear army training facility. The radioactive waste on the island and its concealment by politicians and government entities in charge of Californians’ well-being and security sickened and poisoned many inhabitants, kids, and soldiers.
Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Santa Clara County evictions have shot up over the past year, prompting local groups and governments to find ways to support renters. The county recorded 3,180 evictions last year, the highest amount since 2014. Compare that to the less than 2,000 evictions between 2020...
Optum Tells State It Plans Departmental Closure at Pasadena Facility, Plans to Lay Off 55
Major healthcare services provider Optum informed California officials of its plans to make departmental closures and lay off employees across the state, including 55 workers at one of its Pasadena locations. The company submitted a notice to the Employment Development Department on July 18, detailing its intention to implement departmental...
Fiesta del Mariachi Returns as Intimate One-Day Event
This year’s Fiesta del Mariachi, unfolding at the School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza, can be understood as the latest iteration in a long history of musical programming. “We can even call it sort of a reincarnation,” says Edgar Ochoa, Mexican Heritage Plaza’s director of community...
Angelou’s Keeps the Fire Burning in Downtown San Jose
The ghost of Frida Kahlo has commandeered the fireplace at Flying Pig Pub and the veggie burritos are better than before. One of downtown San Jose’s favorite mom ’n’ pop taquerias, Angelou’s, has now opened in a new location at 78 S. First St. Many locals used to frequent the old location, on North Second Street, which collapsed due to the usual real estate greed and political indifference. It was a terrible location anyway. Of all the despair-soaked splotches of downtown concrete, that particular location, Second Street just north of Santa Clara, was among the most un-user-friendly, for sure.
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