Category: Northern California

Man Stranded on California Cliff Lifted to Safety

May 24, 2022
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A man stranded on a California cliff had to be rescued by a helicopter crew last week. Video released by the California Highway Patrol shows an officer being lowered from a helicopter to retrieve the man that was balanced on a ledge. The man is secured in a harness and then both are flown to…

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Californians Could See Mandatory Water Cuts: Newsom

May 23, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—With summer months approaching, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned May 23 “the state could be forced to enact mandatory restrictions” if local water conservation efforts continue to be ineffective. Newsom met with California’s major water suppliers in Los Angeles, San Diego, and the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, asking them to urge Californians to use less…

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RFK Jr., Others, Speak at Facebook ‘Censorship’ Rally

May 23, 2022
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With the advancement of digital technology and social media, people easily have the freedom to share what they have to say to others across the globe. Or can they? A large group of people, including some influential names, attended a rally outside of Facebook’s headquarters on May 19 organized by the grassroots group Humanity Against…

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The City That Knows How… to Tax, and Tax, and Tax

May 22, 2022
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Commentary “The city that knows how” was a great moniker that was attached to San Francisco at the end of World War I. Until the last three decades, it really was the city that knew how to get things done. Several weeks ago, I attended a seminar on quality-of-life issues in San Francisco. One of…

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Prosecutors Say California Policy Reforms Favor Criminal Suspects Over Victims

May 22, 2022
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As stories of smash-and-grab robberies, thieves targeting media crews, and fatal shootings have filled headlines in recent months, two criminal prosecutors say some of this criminal activity may be the result of policy changes in California shifting from protecting victims to shielding suspects. Over the past decade, California has implemented a number of criminal law reforms to…

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Meet the Candidates: California State Senate’s New 38th District

May 21, 2022
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Three candidates will be vying to win California’s recently redrawn 38th Senate District. Completed in 2021, the redistricting moved the district from California’s inland empire and San Diego County farther northwest, covering the coast from San Clemente all the way to the city of San Diego. The candidates running consist of business owner Matt Gunderson,…

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Vintage ‘Base Ball’ and a Sunday in the Park

May 21, 2022
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On any given Sunday in the San Francisco Bay Area, cranks and players lean back in time to enjoy 1886 vintage “base ball.” Last week, this crank (baseball fan) watched the San Jose Dukes and San Francisco Sea Lions battle it out at Raynor Park in Sunnyvale, Calif. The players used equipment and wore uniforms…

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LGBT Books Donated to Bay Area School Libraries Amid Criticism

May 19, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A nonprofit is donating LGBT books to California school libraries, with the goal of making such content more accessible to youth. But some teachers and parents are speaking out against it. On May 17, the nonprofit Gender Nation celebrated the donation program at the West Contra Costa Unified School District with supporters and…

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California Woman Says Dog Defended Her From Mountain Lion

May 18, 2022
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BIG BAR, Calif.—A woman who was attacked by a mountain lion in Northern California says her dog jumped to her defense and was badly wounded in protecting her. “I will ever be able to live up to how amazing and loyal she is to me,” Erin Wilson told the Sacramento Bee on Tuesday. Wilson, 24,…

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California Judge Strikes Down Law Forcing Companies to Appoint Women to Corporate Boards

May 17, 2022
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A California judge struck down as unconstitutional the state’s law forcing publicly held corporations headquartered in California to meet a quota of board members who self-identify as women or face fines. Los Angeles County-based California Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled (pdf) May 13 in Crest v. Padilla that the state law known as SB…

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