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Officials clear homeless encampment at California state beach
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials cleared a homeless encampment at a California state beach Thursday, a month after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed cities and state agencies to take urgent action against people sleeping in public spaces. Bright yellow trash trucks rolled onto the sands of Dockweiler State Beach, located...
Google's agreement to pay millions for California news called a bad deal by journalists
Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a first-in-the-nation deal, but journalists and other media industry experts are calling it a disappointing agreement that mostly benefits the tech giant. The agreement, which was hashed out behind closed doors and announced this week, will direct tens of millions of public and private dollars to keep local news organizations afloat. Critics say it's a textbook political maneuver by tech giants to avoid a fee under what could have been groundbreaking legislation. California lawmakers agreed to kill a bill requiring tech to support news...
Spotted owl threatened by rival bird in California. Feds have bloody plan to save them
Federal officials are planning to hire hunters with shotguns to exterminate tens of thousands of cat-sized barred owls in California and the Pacific Northwest as the birds "invade" from the east. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says barred owls represent an invasive threat to their cousins, northern spotted owls, which the Endangered Species Act protects. Without action, officials said, the 7,000 or so spotted owls left could soon become essentially extinct. ...
California legislators ask Gov. Newsom to delay 'ill-conceived' all-electric truck mandate
Legislative Republicans are calling on Gov. Gavin Newson to delay his Advanced Clean Fleets Mandate that requires big rigs in California to be all-electric by 2045. District Assemblyman Tom Lackey’s legislative letter to the governor was sent after eastbound Interstate 80 was closed for 16 hours when a fully electric Tesla Semi truck...
Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service
Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers. The alliance is the latest change in direction for Cruise since its California license to provide driverless rides was suspended...
San Diegans Push For Reparations For Black Californians
In January, Black lawmakers in Sacramento released the nation’s first statewide reparations package, a slew of bills intended to compensate the descendants of enslaved Black people, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Though nascent, the policies — each now progressing through the Legislature at different stages — heralds California’s multi-year...
Ceres police search for vehicle after reported hit-and-run hospitalized bicyclist
CERES – An investigation is underway after a bicyclist was rushed to the hospital after a reported hit-and-run collision in Ceres late Friday morning, police said. The police department said the collision happened on Pine Street overpass shortly after 11 a.m.The bicyclist, a man in his 70s, was rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition as of Friday afternoon. Police said they are searching for a black Jeep Wrangler or a similar vehicle driven by a White or Hispanic man with light-colored hair in his 50s to early 60s. They said he was seen around the location of the collision.Anyone who witnessed the collision or has surveillance video is also urged to contact the Ceres Police Department.
Man arrested in Orange Cove with stolen gun, police say
ORANGE COVE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man was arrested on Wednesday in Orange Cove for allegedly having a stolen gun, according to the Orange Cove Police Department. Police say 28-year-old Jose Esparza Jr. was arrested during a traffic stop. The traffic stop happened on Wednesday around 10:22 p.m. during the night shift. The traffic stop […]
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