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California utilities commission agrees on more funding for PG&E
CALIFORNIA, USA — As Californians face higher electric bills with the extreme heat, PG&E customers can expect to pay more. Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) allowed PG&E to increase their funding on expansion projects. It led to an outcry of comments Thursday as the CPUC agreed to...
Northern California deputies execute massive marijuana bust yielding over 25,000 plants
(FOX40.COM) — One day after California State Parks revealed the removal of about 6,000 pounds of marijuana grow waste from a series of parks throughout the state, a Northern California agency has announced the discovery of even more illegal marijuana in the region. On Thursday, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said its marijuana enforcement team […]
Can California’s health care providers help solve the state’s homelessness crisis
photo credit: Marc Albert/KRCB When a shortfall of several hundred thousand dollars almost derailed new homeless housing in Bakersfield, a health care company swooped in to salvage the project. That unorthodox move is part of a broader effort to commingle California’s health care and homeless services agencies. It comes as providers in both areas increasingly acknowledge that it’s nearly impossible to be healthy if you’re living on the street. Health care company Akido Labs covered about 10% of the cost to build that 16-unit project in Bakersfield. Health insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is also funding homeless housing projects...
Thousands evacuate in face of emergency as monstrous fire surges out of control: 'It's going to be a challenge both day and night'
The Thompson Fire in northern California destroyed over a dozen homes and burned almost 4,000 acres before being recently contained. Firefighters fought the blaze since it erupted in early July and forced as many as 28,000 people to evacuate. What's happening?. More than 1,400 firefighters and personnel from across California...
Dozens Were Sickened With Salmonella After Drinking Raw Milk From a California Farm
Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to raw milk from a California farm, a far wider outbreak than previously known, according to newly released state records. As of February, at least 165 people were sickened with salmonella infections tied to products from Raw Farm, of Fresno, California, according to the records. It is the largest reported salmonella outbreak linked to raw milk in the U.S. in the past decade, according to health officials.
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Sued for Wrongful Death Over Fatal Traffic Accident
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was hit with a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing him of negligence behind the wheel that led to the death of 47-year-old California grandfather Israel Sanchez.Eddie Vedder Says Pearl Jam Had 'Near-Death' Health Scare According to the suit — filed at the Superior Court of the State of California on behalf of Sanchez’s daughter, Ashley — the incident occurred in March of 2024, not long before Klinghoffer went on tour as a session musician for Pearl Jam. The suit alleges that the guitarist, driving an SUV with no plates, was distracted by...
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