Category: Northern California

Actually, California’s Farm Union Bill Is Anti-Democracy

Commentary Quoting President Biden, Los Angeles Times California columnist Anita Chabria recently tried to make Assembly Bill 2183, the farm union bill, appear pro-democracy, when it’s actually anti-democracy. The bill is by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay). For votes to unionize agricultural workers, the bill would replace a democratic system of anonymous ballots with a…


4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Northern Califonia

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake followed by a 3.9 aftershock was reported on Tuesday evening near Santa Rosa in Northern California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). USGS said the quake struck at around 6.39 p.m. three miles north-northeast of Santa Rosa at a depth of 3.48 miles (5.6 kilometers). The quake caused some damage, with Santa…


Appeals Court Allows Noncitizens to Again Vote in San Francisco School Board Elections

A California appeals court decision will effectively allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in San Francisco school board elections in November, despite a court ruling earlier this year that struck down the local law as unconstitutional. California Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer struck down the city’s ordinance allowing noncitizens to vote on July 29. However, the…


A Captain’s Story of Fort Bragg’s Glass Beach

FORT BRAGG, Calif.—Millions of smooth glass pebbles blanket the shore near Fort Bragg, giving the famous site its name: Glass Beach. Though the glass pebbles are not quite an all-natural formation, they’ve been drawing tourists for decades. Joseph Cass Forrington, a former sea captain and owner of the Sea Glass Museum, said it was just…


Newsom’s Actions Demonstrate Presidential Ambitions

Commentary I might have been the first to write last December how Gov. Gavin Newsom clearly was running for president. When a person does run seriously for the highest job in the land, it becomes all-consuming. That’s clear from the bills landing on his desk Newsom is signing, or has indicated he will. Whatever you…


Democrats’ Radical Abortion Position Now Clear: On Demand, Anytime

Commentary The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which overturned, Roe v. Wade, has resulted in a surprising twist. Democrats had lauded the Roe decision and protested its overturning, calling it everything from white supremacy to MAGA extremism. But we have since learned that in fact Democrat lawmakers widely believe the abortion protections provided by Roe…


Weather Helping, but Threat From Western Fires Persists

FORESTHILL, Calif.—Firefighters made progress against a huge Northern California wildfire that was still growing and threatening thousands of mountain homes on Sunday, while crews also battled major blazes that blanketed large swaths of Oregon and Washington in smoke. The Mosquito Fire in foothills east of Sacramento spread to nearly 65 square miles with 10 percent…


Mother’s Boyfriend Arrested in Killing of California Girl, 8

MERCED, Calif.—Police have arrested a suspect in the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found last March inside a central California home after the child was reported missing, authorities said. After a months-long manhunt, Dhante Jackson was taken into custody Saturday in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Newark on suspicion of…


After Previously Striking Down California Gun Law, 9th Circuit Panel Vacates Its Decision

Instead of immediately enforcing the recent Supreme Court decision saying gun regulations must be based on historical traditions to be constitutional, a federal appeals court last week sent a case challenging California’s ban on long gun sales to people under 21 back to a district court. Critics say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…


9th Circuit Panel Vacates Decision After Previously Striking Down California Gun Law

A federal appeals court last week sent a case challenging California’s ban on long gun sales to people under 21 back to a district court, instead of immediately enforcing the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision saying gun regulations must be based on historical traditions to be constitutional. Critics say the U.S. Court of Appeals for…