Category: Northern California

Deal Delayed With Chinese Heiress Acquitted in Ex’s Killing

SAN FRANCISCO—An agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Chinese real estate heiress acquitted of murder charges in her ex-boyfriend’s death was delayed by a California judge Thursday after her attorney disputed the amount of attorneys’ fees it included and claimed that the lawyer who made the deal was not even representing her….


What the Mainstream Media Won’t Report About the San Francisco Election

Commentary This week, San Francisco celebrates the decisive victory of the school board recall, which we predicted in our Feb. 8 column published in The Epoch Times. Many commentators, activists, and establishment politicians believed this election could not possibly be so clear-cut in a city like San Francisco, or had dismissed the recall as a…


California Lawmakers Attempt to Repeal Prop. 47

California legislators are attempting to reinstate harsher penalties for shoplifters that steal less than $950 by repealing Proposition 47—a law that downgraded some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. This week, Chico city council became one of the latest supporters of Assembly Bill 1599—a bill introduced by Assemblymen Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Jim…


San Francisco School Revolt

Commentary Mess with people’s kids and you’re in a world of hurt. That message is spreading all over the country. It was a key to the victory of Gov. Glenn Youngkin last November in Virginia. It’s even happening in San Francisco, where this week voters recalled three left-wing members of the school board, Alison Collins,…


San Francisco School Board President Blames ‘White Supremacists’ for Recall Defeat

Following an overwhelming defeat in this week’s recall battle, the president of San Francisco Board of Education claimed that her ouster was the consequence of “fighting for racial justice,” and that those who voted “yes” are aligned with “white supremacists.” None of the three board members challenged in the recall won support to continue in…


San Francisco School Board President Blames ‘White Supremacists’ for Successful Recall

Following an overwhelming defeat in this week’s recall battle, the president of San Francisco Board of Education claimed that her ouster was the consequence of “fighting for racial justice,” and that those who voted “yes” are aligned with “white supremacists.” None of the three board members challenged in the recall won support to continue in…


The Remington Case and California Gun Laws

Commentary It’s typical of the biased coverage of gun rights that the Los Angeles Times’ article on the Remington gun case in Connecticut got its implications wrong. On Tuesday, the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre at a Connecticut school reached a $73 million settlement with Remington, the manufacturer of the…


From Grief to Action: Parents Raise Awareness of Dangers of ‘Fentapills’

PASADENA, Calif.—The lives of Ed and Mary Ternan changed on May 14, 2020, when their 22-year-old son, Charlie Ternan, was found dead in his college dorm at Santa Clara University. “I couldn’t believe what was happening, that he was gone, you know. And they said, ‘Oh, he died of pills,’ and I said, ‘Pills? What…


Girl Scouts Partner With DoorDash to Sell Cookies

SAN JOSE, Calif.—It’s Girl Scout Cookie season again. Starting Feb. 14, the Girl Scouts of the USA are partnering with DoorDash to provide cookie delivery in participating cities across the nation. In-person booths will also resume, and customers can buy the newest cookie variety: Adventurefuls. In the new DoorDash model, a Girl Scout will prepare…


U.S. Citrus Growers Struggle During Supply Chain Snarl

Some oranges and grapefruit are rotting in containers as the ongoing supply chain crisis at U.S. ports delays citrus exports for two weeks or more in some locations. Since December 2021, Johnston Farms in Bakersfield, Calif., has dealt with shipping delays and equipment shortages. Some of their grapefruit has been found spoiled upon delivery. “[The…