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L.A. Sheriff’s outreach program offering support for homeless population
In Rosemead, deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, in cooperation with several other county agencies, have hit the streets to connect unhoused people with shelter and services. Deputies from LASD’s Temple Station and the department’s Homeless Outreach Services Team have been engaged in the initiative alongside L.A. County Probation and the Los […]
Phelps: OCPA’s “Clean” Coal
From all appearances coal-fired power has disappeared from California — with rare exception it no longer appears on energy providers’ Power Content Labels. But a different reality is occurring off stage. Coal is propping up California’s seemingly spectacular renewable energy achievements, seeping into the portfolios of many energy retailers, including Orange County Power Authority (OCPA). Due to a loophole, nearly 60% of coal’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are not even counted, depressing energy retailers’ advertised carbon reductions, which misleads consumers.
Food 4 Less workers reach tentative labor deal, avoid strike
LOS ANGELES - The union representing thousands of Food 4 Less workers reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday with the grocery company, averting a potential strike. Workers had previously authorized a work stoppage if labor talks failed. But on Tuesday, representatives of United Food and Commercial Workers Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 announced that they had reached a tentative deal that includes "substantial wage increases for all workers, more guaranteed hours and other contract improvements."
She crashed and got a DUI. Now this California lawmaker is on a mission to talk about booze
After her DUI arrest, Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo has been talking about her struggles with alcohol. Now she has introduced legislation to educate high school students about the harms of booze.
California's AI safety squeeze
As states take the AI legislation lead from a deadlocked Congress, a new California AI safety bill is pitting some leaders of the state's hottest industry against many of its lawmakers. The big picture: Proponents of the bill say AI is advancing at such a rapid pace that California shouldn't...
Redding's air service to Southern California at risk as ground handler exits
REDDING, Calif. — Redding may lose air service to Southern California. Right now, Avelo Airlines has flights to Burbank three days a week, but those flights are in jeopardy. The general manager of Trego Dugan Aviation in Redding, Jared Culver, sounded the alarm during the board of supervisors meeting.
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