California State

KFI AM 640

'I’m writing to you this morning with a heavy heart...'

Popular California Startup Suddenly Lays Off Hundreds Of Workers

San Francisco, CA

Business Insider

Elon Musk complained of "dodging gangs of violent drug addicts" at X's San Francisco office. Now he's closing it — but not leaving California.

X will close its headquarters after Elon Musk trashed San Francisco — but he's not done with California yet

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Golden Gate Media

Cisco Systems announced Wednesday that it will lay off 7% of its workforce, marking the second round of significant job cuts for the San Jose-based tech giant this year. The move, detailed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is expected to impact at least 5,500 employees, following the company’s previous reduction of around 4,000 jobs in February.

California tech giant to slash 7% of its workforce impacting thousands of workers

PYMNTS

This year is shaping up to be a painful one for people working in tech. As Seeking Alpha noted in a report Sunday (Aug. 18), layoffs in the tech space accelerated this month, with Cisco and Intel announcing the elimination of close to 21,000 jobs. Cisco last week said it...

Tech Layoffs Reach 132,000 8 Months Into 2024

Florida State

Orlando, FL

Markets Insider

Homebuyer cancellations are cropping up in Florida after a meteoric rise in home prices.

Florida's housing market is seeing 'nightmare scenarios' as buyers back out due to affordability concerns, Redfin says

Charlotte, NC

Tampa, FL

Fox Business

A new report published by Realtor.com found that the share of available home listings that saw a price cut in July rose to the highest level in two years.

Home prices are finally starting to fall – and they dropped the most in these 3 cities

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

Thomas Smith

PG&E is offering a $300 rebate to customers who purchase a qualifying generator or battery, aimed at helping residents prepare for power outages, including Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), according to an email reviewed by the Bay Area Telegraph.

PGE Wants to Give You a Free Generator With New Rebate Program

Los Angeles, CA

Fox News

A California mother of eight was fatally shot earlier this month while confronting a group of people she believed sold marijuana vape pens to her child, KTVU reported.

California mom of 8 fatally shot while protecting kids from drug dealers in harrowing footage

Redding, CA

AccuWeather

A dramatic cooldown coming later this week may be a shock to millions of people in the western United States following relentless hot weather this summer. A big break from the summer heat is coming to a large part of the western United States later this week that will feel like autumn, with some people reaching for long sleeves and jackets, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

October-like chill coming to California, other parts of western US

Jennifer Lopez showed off her incredible fashion sense over the weekend when she was spotted hitting the town with her child, Emme. The mother-and-daughter duo both looked casual and stylish as they hit up a coffee shop for some refreshments during a shopping trip in Los Angeles. The pair shopped for clothes and seemingly enjoyed each other’s company as they soaked up the California sunshine amid rumors that JLo and her husband, Ben Affleck, are headed for a divorce.

Jennifer Lopez Rocks Plunging Black Dress after Calling Ben Affleck’s New Look ‘A Cry for Help’: ‘He Looks So Lost and Pathetic’

New Jersey State

New York Post

A California mom of four who vanished three months ago had planned to divorce her husband — who was facing trial after she accused him of tying her up and beating her for hours, according to her sister.

Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain, 39, was last seen in Redding, just north of Sacramento, on May 17, according to local cops who later found her Chevy truck but are still searching for the 4-foot-11 mom.

Just 10 days before she vanished, Saelee-McCain texted her family to say she was leaving her husband of 15 years, Tyler McCain, accusing him of ongoing horrific abuse, her sister,...

Missing mom who vanished in May had texted family to say she was leaving abusive husband:  report

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

San Mateo, CA

CBS San Francisco

A Southern California man convicted in a 2020 shooting in San Mateo that killed a Bay Area rapper has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, prosecutors announced Monday.According to San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office, 37-year-old Isaiah Tone Repuena of Torrance received the maximum sentence for the killing of 30-year-old Melota Lasi of San Mateo, also known as "Cutty Banks." At Friday's sentencing hearing, eight members of Lasi's family, including his parents, siblings, grandmother, and fiancée presented victim impact statements.Repuena was convicted on June 28 of multiple charges, including first-degree murder with the special circumstance...

Man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for 2020 killing of Bay Area rapper Cutty Banks

Herbie J Pilato

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

Virginia State

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Oakland, CA

A California mother of eight, who once suffered from drug abuse, was gunned down in the middle of the road by a group of teens she believed had sold one of her kids marijuana vape pens.

Maria Ramos, 33, was visiting her mother in Oakland when the two spotted a Toyota near her home suspected of selling the drug-infused e-cigarettes.

“Our plan was to tell them, stop coming to our house,” Bianca Velasco, Ramos’ mother said before things took a tragic turn.

Ramos and Velasco drove up to the Toyota sedan full of teens near the intersection of Hilton Street and Bancroft Avenue...

Mom of 8 visiting her mom in Oakland shot dead by teen she suspected of selling drugs to her child

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

A Florida gastroenterologist has been disciplined after two recent colonoscopy procedures went awry on his watch, including at least one where he couldn’t hear an improperly-sedated patient’s screams because he wasn’t wearing his hearing aids.

Dr. Ishwari Prasad, 84, has been placed on probation by the Florida Board of Medicine after the botched procedures, according to a state Department of Health administrative complaint viewed by USA Today.

Both colonoscopies took place on June 5 last year at the Tampa Ambulatory Surgery Center.



During the first, Prasad is said to have “improperly delegated” medical tasks to a surgical tech who did not have a...

Florida doc, 84, couldn’t hear colonoscopy patient screaming in agony because he wasn’t wearing his hearing aids: complaint

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

KBOS B95

Have you dined at one of the most beautiful restaurants in the entire country?

Five California Spots Named Among The Most Beautiful Restaurants In The US

NewsBreak

Tech and biotech layoffs jolt Bay Area with hundreds of lost jobs

Three tech companies and one biotech firm have revealed plans to slash hundreds more jobs in the Bay Area, a grim reminder the cutbacks in the...

Tech and biotech layoffs jolt Bay Area with hundreds of lost jobs

Comments / 0