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Jersey Boys brings Four Seasons story to Music Circus Sacramento
Music Circus Sacramento is set to welcome the critically acclaimed musical “Jersey Boys” next week, offering audiences a chance to relive the remarkable journey of one of America’s most iconic pop music groups. The production opens on August 20 and will run through August 25 promising to be great late summer entertainment scene at the UC Davis Health Pavillion.
GOD OF CARNAGE Comes to Placer Community Theater
Placer Community Theater will bring to the stage the Olivier and Tony Award-winning play “God of Carnage”, a hilarious comedy written by French playwright Yasmina Reza, and translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Yolla Mering Ryder and produced by PCT’s executives Luisa and Matthew Piette, the play will open Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Gomez Arts Center in Auburn, for three consecutive weekends. Tickets are available for $25 each on Eventbrite https://tinyurl.com/PCT-God-of-Carnage or through Placer Community Theater.
7 dogs found to be involved in Butte County woman's mauling death, will be euthanized
All seven of the adult Great Danes, considered connected to the deadly attack of a Feather Falls woman, are being euthanized. Butte County Public Health said 18 puppies will eventually be up for adoption. In the meantime, the investigation into a deadly dog mauling in Butte County has, so far,...
Digital California driver's licenses, ID cards coming to Apple Wallet, Google Wallet
Californians will soon have a new option to display a version of their driver's licenses or ID cards on their mobile phones via Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, officials announced Thursday. According to a statement from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, the state's mobile driver's License pilot program, which currently allows licenses and IDs to be displayed through the DMV Wallet app, will be expanded to include the two major tech companies' apps. ...
Why the critical housing bond died
The $20 billion regional housing bond that was supposed to be on the November ballot would have been a game changer. The money would have paid for 70,000 units of non-market affordable housing, enough to make a dramatic difference in homelessness, housing costs, air quality, and so, so much more.
These 4 California suburbs listed among safest in U.S., and they're all in the Bay Area
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California Energy Commission seeks to accelerate development of wave, tidal energy
The power of the Pacific Ocean eludes no one who witnesses it. And soon, that energy may be harnessed to make emissions-free electricity. That’s the hope of the California Energy Commission, which, under legislation passed last year, is taking a deep dive into what it would take to advance and scale up conversion of the ocean’s energy into electricity, helping the state and the nation meet ...
Jogger survives mother bear attack in Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — A jogger in Tuolumne County had a near-death encounter with a mother bear on Monday, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The 24-year-old man was jogging along North Fork Road in Long Barn at around 5 p.m. when he spotted a bear cub and its mother on the side of […]
78th annual California Mid-State Fair had 2 percent increase in attendance
PASO ROBLES — The 78th annual California Mid-State Fair (CMSF) returned for 12 full days of fun July 17-28 with a theme of “Wide Open Spaces!” In addition to the usual attractions of 4-H and FFA exhibitors, carnival rides, exhibits, food, and shopping, there was a multitude of live music, highlighted by two sold-out concerts featuring Latin superstar Carin León and country music sensation Jelly Roll.
California Public School teachers don't get paid family leave. After Newsom vetoed a bill to change that, lawmakers are trying again.
As a new school year begins, lawmakers are again trying to give public school teachers paid family leave.Supporters believe the benefit will help attract and retain high-quality teachers in the face of an increasing shortage. But critics worry that the bill—which has widespread support among the Democratic majority in the Legislature and is a priority for the Legislative Women's Caucus—could come at the actual expense of students. The union-backed bill, authored by the Democratic Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, would give teachers 14 weeks of fully paid leave after having a baby, paid for by school districts through existing state funding.Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar...
NorCal tiny homes company shuts down; customers ask I-Team where the money went
On his podcast and frequent social media posts, a Northern California man dreamed of becoming a billionaire by selling tiny homes. But now, his offices are closed and hundreds of customers across the country are wondering where their money went."I think that becoming a billionaire is a worthy goal because in order for that to happen, I'm going to have to become a completely different version of who I am today," said Colton Paulhus.For someone who loves to appear on social media, Paulhus has been very difficult to reach. And many people want to talk to him - customers, employees,...
CA farmers agree to conserve 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026
The Imperial Irrigation District in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other district in the West, finalized an agreement on Monday to leave up to 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead through 2026. As part of the landmark conservation agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the district will receive federal […]
Harris' energy policy is strategically ambiguous, her aides say
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - In the 25 days since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race for the White House, she has kept energy executives guessing. Is she the climate and anti-pollution warrior who was attorney general of California? Or the pragmatic Number Two in the Democratic Biden administration that oversaw record U.S. oil production and exports.
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