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Planning Commission Subcommittee Set to Review Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in West Hollywood
At Regular Planning Commission’s Long Range Planning Projects Subcommittee meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2024, the subcommittee will is set to review a proposed zone text amendment aimed at expediting the approval process for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in West Hollywood. This initiative aligns with Assembly Bill 970 (AB 970) and aims to designate EV Charging Sites as a primary use in the city’s zoning code.
6 arrested in heists netting 300+ firearms from gun California stores
Six men have been arrested and charged with being part of a group that used stolen cars to ram gun stores across Southern California and grab a total of more than 300 firearms — about a third of them from stores in San Diego County. The nine-month spree includes...
Liccardo outspends Low as 16th District war chests grow
Sam Liccardo is raising more money, spending more money and has more money in the bank than Evan Low in California’s 16th Congressional District contest, according to financial reports both candidates filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission. These new numbers continue the trends set in the first quarter,...
KCAL Investigates: Violent crime on Metro up 33% compared to pre-pandemic levels
After a Metro board member said she was too afraid to ride the system alone, new Board chair Janice Hahn climbed aboard to see the state of the public transportation that her father, Kenny Hahn, helped build.An analysis of the last 12 months of Metro's available data shows that violent crime across the entire system has increased by nearly 33%, a majority of which happened on trains. During the last six months, there was one violent crime for every 55,000 riders compared to on buses, where it hits one out of every 300,000 riders. In its stats for May, Metro saw...
Galvani Bioelectronics Announces Clinical Progression of Its Therapy Platform and Addition of New Chief Medical Officer
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2024-- Galvani Bioelectronics, a clinical-stage therapeutics company formed through a strategic partnership between GSK and Verily Life Sciences to develop targeted neuromodulation therapies, today announced it is recruiting the randomized, controlled stage of a clinical feasibility study for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). This progression has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following review of safety and initial effectiveness from a first group of patients. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240717729913/en/ Picture of Dr. Raolat Abdulai (Photo: Business Wire)
California Billionaire Farmers Stewart and Lynda Resnick, Plan Major Industrial Expansion
The wealthiest farming family in California, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, are planning to significantly expand an industrial warehouse complex to transform the small town of Shafter into an international trading hub. The Resnicks, who own The Wonderful Company, already possess a large distribution center in Shafter, northwest of Bakersfield. The...
Statement released on managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
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