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Six California community colleges ranked among top 20 in the U.S.
California is home to six of the top 20 community colleges in the U.S., according to a ranking by WalletHub. The study analyzed data from 650 nationwide schools belonging to the American Association of Community Colleges. Seventy-seven of California's 116 community colleges were included in the ranking. Researchers looked at 18 quality indicators, ranging...
How’s the market? Accessory dwelling units gain popularity
Last year, one out of every five homes built in California was an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU. Just three years ago, the rate was half that. While Ukiah’s increase hasn’t been as dramatic as the statewide surge, we have seen an uptick. Here’s why. In places like...
Unemployment Rate Nears 5% in San Diego County; California Approaches 6%
The unemployment rate in San Diego County increased to 4.9% in July, up from a revised 4.5% in May, and above the year-ago estimate of 4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. Last month’s rate compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.8% for California...
Shark tagger ditches sinking whale but finds ‘giant visitor’ off L.A.
Last Sunday morning, as L.A. County lifeguards planned to tow a 51-foot fin whale carcass 20-plus miles offshore, Keith Poe was in intercept mode. Poe, who tags and photographs great white sharks for scientific research, had hoped to be on site when the carcass was cut loose because dead whales usually attract sharks. But the mission went awry. The 60,000-pound whale carcass, which was prepared in a manner to facilitate sinking after it was safely offshore, began to sink soon after it was dragged off Torrance Beach, where the subadult whale had stranded and died late Saturday. Photo: Keith Poe This created insurmountable drag on...
California pot farmers feel the heat from low pricing, wildfires
(Reuters) - Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and industry experts expect the exodus to continue near-term in the largest pot market in the United States.
‘Doomsday fish’ found dead off the coast of Southern California
A group kayakers and snorkelers off of La Jolla, California encountered the rare deep-sea fish. According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, there have only been 20 sightings of the oarfish on California shores since 1901.
Elderly related couple found dead in 'murder-suicide' inside hotel room after employee room check
The man was believed to be in his 80s and woman in her 70s. They were both found dead at the Marriott hotel in Irvine, Southern California after police were called to the 7900 block of Irvine Center Drive after receiving a "medical aid" call
T&T Supermarkets plans California store
Canada’s T&T Supermarkets said Thursday that it has secured its first California location, which will be its third in the U.S. The Asian grocer, which is a subsidiary of Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw Cos., currently operates 33 stores across Canada. The planned 55,000-square-foot store in San Jose’s Westgate Center is set to open next fall and will occupy a site that previously housed a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
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