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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...
Fruit Fly Quarantines Lifted in Contra Costa & Los Angeles Counties
California Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program — The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has officially declared an end to the Tau fruit fly quarantine in Los Angeles County, and an end to the Oriental fruit fly quarantine in Contra Costa County following the successful eradication of the invasive pests.
Charging California farmers for groundwater use could yield massive conservation gains, researchers find
California farmers are willing to cut back on groundwater usage when their local governments start charging for this formerly free resource, new research has found. Historically, Golden State farmers have kept their crops irrigated amid extreme heat and drought by tapping into groundwater beneath their properties — at no charge, other than the costs of pumping.
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...
Kamala Harris' candidacy energizes Bay Area Asian and Black Democrats
SAN FRANCISCO -- With 100 days left until the Nov. 5 general election, Democrats were busy campaigning on both sides of the San Francisco Bay on Sunday.In San Francisco, Rev. Amos Brown, longtime pastor of Third Baptist Church launched "100 Days of Prayer" in support of Kamala Harris.In Oakland Chinatown, Congressman Adam Schiff who is campaigning for the U.S. Senate held a meet-and-greet event to court Asian votes.Milpitas councilman Anthony Phan attended the Schiff event. The young Democrat believes the November election will shape the country for years to come."For me in particular, I constantly worry about crimes against...
Congressman says Kamala Harris responsible for California prosecution decline
(The Center Square) - Congressman Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, took to social media to blame Vice President Kamala Harris for changes in California prosecution policy via Proposition 47 and Proposition 57 that he says have led to increases in crime. Harris did not endorse either measure but was responsible for writing their titles and descriptions on the ballot, which Kiley says “decieve[d] voters.” “Kamala Harris said that rape, human trafficking, and domestic violence are "non-violent" crimes. As [California] Attorney General, she made this claim on the...
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