Category: Northern California

Taiwanese in California Gather to Support Taiwan Joining WHA

May 17, 2022
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A crowd of more than 100 Taiwanese Americans gathered on May 14 in San Francisco to raise the public’s awareness of Beijing’s malicious intentions to block Taiwan’s access to the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting. The WHA is the governing body of the U.N.’s World Health Organization (WHO) and is scheduled to meet for…

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California Anticipates $97.5 Budget Surplus

May 13, 2022
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California expects the largest budget surplus in the state’s history with $97.5 billion projected by summer 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on May 13. “Here in California, we’re putting in the work to grow our economy and implement real, inclusive policy change to create a brighter future for all,” Newsom said in a statement. Newsom…

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California Anticipates $97.5 Billion Budget Surplus

May 13, 2022
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California expects the largest budget surplus in the state’s history with $97.5 billion projected by summer 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on May 13. “Here in California, we’re putting in the work to grow our economy and implement real, inclusive policy change to create a brighter future for all,” Newsom said in a statement. Newsom…

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Newsom Proposes $18 Billion Relief Package to Offset Inflation

May 12, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—As inflation increases, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an $18.1 billion Inflation Relief Package May 12 that includes direct payments to state residents. “This inflation relief package will help offset the higher costs that Californians are facing right now and provide support to those still recovering from the pandemic,” Newsom said in a statement. The following…

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Court Rules California’s Gun Sale Ban for Those Under 21 Is Unconstitutional

May 12, 2022
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A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of most semiautomatic weapons to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2–1 decision (pdf), a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s law violates the Second Amendment rights. The Second Amendment reads, “A well regulated…

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California Bill Allowing Minors to Get Vaccinated Without Parent Consent Passes Senate

May 12, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A California bill allowing minors to receive any vaccine without parental consent passed through the state Senate May 12 in a 21–7 vote and is on its way to the state Assembly. Senate Bill (SB) 866, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would allow minors 12 years and older to sidestep parental consent and…

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Newsom Prepares to Make California Abortion Sanctuary State

May 11, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $125 million reproductive health package May 11, in an effort to declare California an abortion sanctuary for those living outside the state seeking the procedure. “California will not stand idly by as extremists roll back our basic constitutional rights; we’re going to fight like hell, making sure that all women—not…

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California Restaurant Faces 30-Day Closure for Violating Lockdown Orders

May 11, 2022
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ROSEVILLE, Calif.—A restaurant owner that defied COVID-19 lockdown orders amid the pandemic in 2020 is now being told by the state to close his doors for 30 days. Matthew Oliver, owner of House of Oliver, in Placer County in Northern California, received notice in April from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control that a…

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Child Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose, Parents Arrested

May 11, 2022
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SANTA ROSA, Calif.—The parents of a 15-month-old toddler were arrested for her death after the child was found unresponsive in their Northern California home where police found drug paraphernalia and fentanyl, authorities said. Evan Frostick, 26, and Madison Bernard, 23, were arrested at their Santa Rosa apartment and booked for alleged cruelty to a child…

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Triple-Crown Hiker Harnesses the Power of Positive Thoughts

May 11, 2022
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For three years, 25-year-old Eddie Janicki had felt content working as a civil engineer on a skyscraper-construction project in downtown Seattle. Then he met with the company’s financial advisor. The advisor told him if he continued down the same path, he could retire around age 60. Eddie thought, “That’s great,” but later remembered that his…

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