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It's a good idea to throw on light layers, grab your sunglasses, pack some water and plan on spending more time indoors as you get ready to head out the door Friday. High pressure to our southeast will stay strong enough to keep us dry and leave us a little warmer Friday, but a cool system off the coast to our northeast will continue to keep high temperatures in check. We also have bigger impacts to air quality to start the day as the north winds have left more smoke from the Boise Fire in northern Trinity County extending south into the valley. The biggest impacts to air quality are in Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyou Counties. Those impacts will diminish late today as south winds become stronger. Skies have been clear overnight, and we'll be sunny to mostly sunny but hazy today. Temperatures have dipped into the 60's to low 70's in the valley, 50's to upper 60's in the foothills, and 40's to lower 50's in our higher elevations this morning. Winds are mostly out of the north in the 5mph to 10mph range early today, but will end up out of the south to 10mph with gusts up to 20mph this afternoon. High temperatures are projected to climb into the 92 to 98 degree range in the valley, upper 70's to upper 80's in the foothills, 70's to mid 80's in the Sierra, and 80's to low 90's in the Northern Mountains this afternoon. The south winds will leave us with temperatures cooling down nicely, and improving air quality into your Friday evening.

Both men are in Siskiyou County Jail facing charges for the possession and transportation of illegal marijuana for sale.

DUNSMUIR, Ore.- Dunsmuir becomes the first Firewise Community in Siskiyou County and the community plans to celebrate. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Firewise USA program encourages homeowners to take individual responsibility for preparing their homes from the risk of wildfire. Firewise Communities are those that have taken appropriate measures...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Friday will be a seasonable day in Northern California ahead of a mild weekend. Meteorologist Tamara Berg said Friday's forecast high temperature in downtown Sacramento will be 95 degrees, which was the same high on Thursday. The average for this time of year is 93 degrees.

This month, the California State Assembly is set to vote on Senate Bill 1047, legislation that could significantly disrupt AI research. If history is any guide, California could once again drag the entire country towards unpopular tech regulation. Yet the bill's sponsors have been caught off guard by the backlash from academics and the AI industry. "I did not appreciate how toxic the division is," admitted state Sen. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco), who introduced the bill.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Detectives said they arrested two men in Tysons who are part of a high-end retail theft ring operating in states across the country. In a news conference on Aug. 15, the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said the group, known as the “Airpod Crew,” is responsible for hitting […]

California Gov. Newsom is pushing a new oil refinery mandate to address high gas prices by requiring oil companies to keep extra fuel on hand

Happy Friday, Inequality Insights readers, thanks for reading. In case you missed it, California Divide’s Felicia Mello wrote earlier this month about California community land trusts. These organizations buy land and then sell or rent the buildings on it to low-income residents. According to the California Community Land Trust Network, their numbers have tripled in […]

On Friday in San Jose, Governor Gavin Newsom signed what he calls an "unprecedented" effort to combat retail crimes, car thefts and the sale of stolen goods in California.The set of 10 bills enacts stricter penalties for repeat offenders, including enhanced felony charges and extended prison sentences.It targets smash-and-grabs and organized retail theft, a major issue businesses in the Bay Area have dealt with.Finally, it also tackles car break-ins or "bipping."MORE: Home Depot employee in her 70s fired for failing to stop $5K in fraudulent transactions: lawsuitThe bipartisan bills allow prosecution of automotive property thefts, regardless of whether the vehicle...

Bay Area employers slashed thousands of jobs in July, an unsettling economic setback that suggests the waves of layoffs in the wobbly tech industry have begun to undermine the region’s employment sector. Last month’s job losses in the Bay Area were spawned by big employment reductions in the South...

The California Air Resources Board is planning to boost its carbon reduction ambitions for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard beginning next year, according to a draft proposal released by the state agency on Monday. The shift, an increase from a proposal released earlier in the year, answers calls from a...

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, August 16. Parts of Upper Park to reopen today — Ken Devol, NSPR. Medical respite program for unhoused people is expanding in Redding — Ava Norgrove, NSPR. Pet owners have until today to pick up dogs...

GreenPower Motor Company, a manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sector, announced it will deliver five Type D BEAST all-electric, purpose-built, zero-emission school buses to two school districts in California this week.

Jayme Congdon, a pediatrician and professor at UC San Francisco, said that there’s almost no overlap between pediatric providers and providers trained to treat opioid addiction. A 2024 study conducted by a number of researchers from both Yale and Oregon Health & Science University found that there’s also a...

By the end of the year, the typical auto insurance policy in California will reportedly be 54% more expensive than last year.According to a new report published by insurance tracker Insurify, the cost of full coverage across the U.S. increased by 28% between June 2023 and June 2024 - but some states, including California, are seeing year-over-year rate hikes of more than 50%.Here are some key details:Avg. annual cost of full coverage (June 2023): $1,666Avg. annual cost of full coverage (June 2024): $2,417Year-over-year increase: 45%Projected annual cost of full coverage (end of 2024): $2,681The jump is due to increasing claims, storm damages, and costly repairs.To read the full report, click here.

With 830 bills in the dreaded Senate and Assembly suspense files, legislators were busy Thursday killing about a third of them, write CalMatters Capitol reporters Sameea Kamal and Jeanne Kuang. Bills that got the ax included a handful of high-profile crime measures: After the appropriations committees finished, more than 500 bills are still alive. But […]

When a school bus makes a stop, red lights will begin flashing. Here’s what to do next.

"There was a whole bunch of lying," Daniel Dale summarized after watching the former president's press conference.

The last-minute Newsom administration plan would delay by four years a law’s deadline for safety rules at oil wells near homes and schools.