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Tenants’ rights groups press lawmakers to rein in corporate landlords
Tenant's rights groups are asking policymakers to move on several fronts to rein in corporate landlords who they said are worsening California's housing crisis. Advocates said after the private equity firm Blackstone bought 5,600 apartments in the San Diego area in 2021, the company began squeezing out tenants in order to aggressively raise rents.
Body found in Palo Alto parking garage identified
PALO ALTO, Calif. - A body found in a parking garage in downtown Palo Alto is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said on Monday. The victim, 60-year-old James Allen Rudolph, died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to Santa Clara County. Rudolph's body was found on Friday on the first floor of a parking garage located near Bryant and Lytton Streets.
Police: Downtown garage death was a homicide
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Palo Alto police have launched an homicide investigation after the coroner confirmed that the man who was found deceased in a downtown garage on July 25 died as a result of head injuries, according to the Santa Clara County Coroner-Medical Examiner’s office. The...
Five CA music festival attendees diagnosed with Valley fever: officials
State officials say over 20,000 people attended the festival and five have been identified with Valley fever. Three of the five patients were hospitalized, according to a statement from California health officials
Mee Memorial Healthcare System ranked No. 1 Critical Access Hospital in California for social responsibility
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System, based in King City, has been recognized as a leading performer in the 2024-25 Hospital Index published by The Lown Institute, a renowned healthcare think tank. This index, a benchmark in the healthcare industry, evaluates and honors hospitals that excel in socially...
More mega-battery sites heading to Coachella Valley as California boosts power grid
A battery storage facility under construction near Palm Springs International Airport is just one part of a concerted effort by California to increase energy flexibility throughout the state. The state has recently instituted regulatory reforms to make it easier to build battery sites that can store energy produced elsewhere and feed it into the power grid when needed. That has helped institute a surge in development across the Coachella Valley and beyond. The facility near the Palm...
Elon Musk Makes Crude Testicle-Related Retort When Gavin Newsom Calls Out Deepfake Kamala Video
The coarsening of political rhetoric took another turn for the worse Monday morning after billionaire cartoon-caricature Elon Musk shot back at California Governor Gavin Newsom with a “deez nuts” reference because…that’s the way we live now, fellow Americans (sigh.) At issue is a deep fake video...
Exploring the Promise of the Racial Justice Act Tool
Berkeley Law’s Paper Prisons Initiative, led by Professor Colleen V. Chien, recently unveiled an innovative database aimed at helping defendants and people convicted of crimes challenge a charge, conviction, or sentence under the California Racial Justice Act (RJA). The initiative’s Racial Justice Act Tool, which is currently in beta...
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