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Dropped by your insurance company? Here's what you should do next
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 'Support consumers, not sell them on something,' is a policy insurance consumer advocate Amy Bach grew into an organization over three decades ago. "A lot of people contact us because they've had something bad happen,” Bach said. She co-founded United Policyholders, a nonprofit helping insurance...
California Interstate 80 Construction in Sierra Nevada Corridor to Cause Delays Through Fall
PLACER/NEVADA/SIERRA COUNTIES – Caltrans is advising motorists traveling along Interstate 80 (I-80) in the Sierra Corridor to prepare for significant delays this fall, as multiple construction projects and emergency repairs are underway. Travelers may experience delays of up to two hours as lane and ramp closures continue in several locations across Placer, Nevada, and Sierra counties.
Central California fishing report: Delta sturgeon bite rebounds. McSwain trout plants producing big limits and Wishon trout bite is steady.
Compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and holds the striper record at Millerton Lake.
California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against those who fish there?
More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when one of the rods bent or jiggled. One after another, the men and women at the end of the pier reeled in striped bass as long as an arm, and even thicker. But not King Lee, a 72-year-old retired janitor who takes the bus to the pier almost every day. It had been 10 days since he had last caught anything worth eating. “Lucky, lucky, lucky guy,” Lee said, watching an angler reeling in a thrashing fish. “Today, I got nothing. I hope, later, I get one like this.” To a retiree living in one of the most expensive cities in the world, a good catch from the San Francisco Bay means a meal shared with family and friends — deep fried smelt or steamed striped bass with a cold beer. When the fishing is bad, dinner is rice and vegetables on most days, with maybe a little store-bought meat or fish.
Record-Breaking Heat Hits Southern California: Indio Shatters Latest High-Temperature Record at 116
Southern California continues to experience sweltering heat as the region grapples with unprecedented temperature highs in October. Indio, a desert city in Riverside County, made history on October 6 by reaching a scorching 116°F, the latest date in California history to record such extreme heat. This surpasses the previous late-season high of 116°F set in Death Valley on September 27, 2003.
From Seattle to sunny California: The West Coast migration trend
Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Jared Whalen/AxiosWhen Washingtonians move out of state, they're typically staying closer to home, opting for the laid-back style of other West Coast and Southwest states, per new census data.Why it matters: While moving overall is at an all-time low, there's been an uptick in state-to-state migration, as Axios' Erica Pandey reports.How it works: The data is based on the newly released 2018-2022 five-year state-to-county migration estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.The estimates are best understood as a pooled average covering that time frame.By the numbers: California was the top destination for Washingtonians moving...
Governor signs California Freedom to Read Act into law protecting public access and librarians
Governor Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 1825, the California Freedom to Read Act, into law prohibiting the arbitrary banning of library materials and requiring libraries receiving state funding to develop a publicly available collection policy. The post Governor signs California Freedom to Read Act into law protecting public access and librarians appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
California implementing wildlife connectivity strategies
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Calfornia Department of Fish and Wildlife have partnered to implement a strategy to address wildlife connectivity barriers across the state’s transportation network. Caltrans’ Wildlife Connectivity Report identified more than 140 locations statewide with opportunities to improve wildlife connectivity. “Caltrans is seeking opportunities to better integrate our highway […] The post California implementing wildlife connectivity strategies appeared first on Transportation Today.
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