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‘They're going to where the food is': Whale sightings increasing on California coast
There’s been a lot of whales along California’s coastline, and they’re putting on quite a show. Earlier this month, NBC Bay Area’s SkyRanger caught some video of whale sightings near Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica. This wasn't just a one-day event. It happens often. NBC Bay...
Calif. Employers Association co-hosts joint employers summit with Nev. Association
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – California Employers Association is co-hosting the California-Nevada Employers Summit: Navigating Success Across State Lines with the Nevada Association of Employers (NAE) on October 3-4, 2024, at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino, 111 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nev. 89451. The Summit is...
Canoo leaves California, CTO leaves company
Canoo's done with California and will now be based out of Texas. Canoo changed its business model to focus on commercial applications. Canoo is planning to leave its original headquarters location in California and is replacing one of its founding executives, according to two separate reports from TechCrunch. The website...
SAT test dates 2024: 10 SAT testing sites abruptly close in California
College-bound students were surprised to find Scholastic Aptitude Test sites closed Saturday in 10 California cities. The students were registered to take the tests that day, but the decision to close them was made shortly before Saturday. Reasons included "disruptive construction, power outages and staff no-shows," said the College Board, which oversees the...
Football Recap: Caruthers Falls to Coalinga in First Game of Season
Caruthers had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Coalinga Horned Toads. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 550th, while the Horned Toads are ranked 268th).
Suspicious fires ignite major California freeway shut down by arson last year
(The Center Square) - A series of fires with “potentially suspicious starts” disrupted traffic on a busy California freeway near where an enormous fire shut down that same freeway for days last year. The Los Angeles Fire Department said there were several fires near one small section of the I-10 freeway between the ocean and downtown Los Angeles, and, according to KTLA, called the fires “suspicious” without outright calling them arson. ...
StubHub Forced to Refund Over $20 Million to California Consumers
A settlement has been reached in Los Angeles between the State of California and leading ticket reseller StubHub. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, and events were canceled, San Francisco based StubHub changed its FanProtect Guarantee. Instead of providing full cash refunds, as advertised at the time, it began offering credits that could be used for future events. Thus, California Department of Justice investigation found the San Francisco-based company failed to issue timely refunds for canceled events during the pandemic, according to a statement by the state attorney general’s office.
California could soon have an official state slug, crab
California is close to having two new state symbols — a famous slug and an expensive crab. UC Santa Cruz students and alums have something to celebrate. Their mascot, the banana slug, is about to become the official state slug. “Fun fact, banana slugs have more teeth than a...
California spending $800 million in 'climate' funding on price-controlled homes
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new round of $789 million in investment from the state’s cap-and-trade revenue towards building 2,483 price-controlled homes and some transportation infrastructure as a means of climate change mitigation. This is the eighth round of funding for California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, which uses Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund revenue from the state’s cap-and-trade program that requires greenhouse gas emitters to purchase emissions credits. With this new round, total AHSC spending comes out to $3.8...
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