Category: Northern California

Blue Angels Pilot Flies ‘Fat Albert’ for 75th Anniversary

OAKLAND, Calif.—This year is the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels squadron, which is performing airshows in San Francisco on the weekend of Oct. 8–10. The Blue Angels perform annual airshows in the Bay Area during Fleet Week before Columbus Day. Two new airplanes are debuting this year: the F/A-18 Super Hornet and…


California Losing Tesla Headquarters to Texas

During his remarks to Tesla’s shareholders at their 2021 Annual Shareholder Meeting on Oct. 7 near Austin, Texas, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk announced to applause, “I’m excited to announce we’re moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas.” At the same time, he displayed a Tesla logo super-imposed on a Texas-style sheriff badge that read “Don’t…


Facebook Shuts Down ‘Reopen California Schools’ Group

A popular Facebook group called Reopen California Schools was mysteriously shut down yesterday afternoon. “We’re not going to be deterred. We’re not going to be beaten down. We will continue forward,” group founder Jonathan Zachreson told The Epoch Times. Many parents have relied heavily on Reopen California Schools for information to help them navigate their…


Los Angeles Passes One of the Strictest US COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the country, requiring proof of vaccination to enter indoor restaurants, movie theaters, salons, shopping centers, and many more indoor venues. People will now have to provide vaccination proof at gyms, sports arenas, museums, spas, indoor government facilities, malls, restaurants, and bars. For…


In California, Some Buy Machines That Make Water out of Air

BENICIA, Calif.—The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices. The air-to-water systems work like air conditioners by using coils to chill air, then collect water drops in a basin. “Our motto is, water from air isn’t magic, it’s…


Federal Court Blocks California Law Banning Private Prisons

A federal court on Tuesday has blocked a California law that bans private prisons, finding it violated federal law. The California law “impeded the federal government’s immigration policy,” a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its majority ruling granting a preliminary injunction and overturning a lower court’s decision. The law in…


Teacher Creates Educational Guide to Counter CRT in the Classroom

A teacher who quit her job in California and moved to Florida over what she saw as the political indoctrination of students and staff has helped produce a guide to help educators spot critical race theory (CRT) in the classroom. The Blexit Foundation rolled out the new guide, developed by Kali Fontanilla, to its 35 chapters across…


$699.8 Million Powerball Jackpot Won, Ticket Sold in California

DES MOINES, Iowa—After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize, officials said. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69. The Powerball was 15. Thanks to nearly four…


Toy Donation and Other Relief Efforts Help Victims of Caldor Fire

Ashlee Smith started Ashlee’s Toy Closet when she was eight years old, after she lost her house to the Angora Fire in 2007. Now, at 22, she’s still giving out toys, this time to children impacted by the Caldor Fire in California’s Grizzly Flats. She participated in a relief effort for fire victims on Sept….


Toy Donation, Other Relief Efforts Help Victims of Caldor Fire

Ashlee Smith started her nonprofit organization, Ashlee’s Toy Closet, when she was 8 years old, after she lost her house to the Angora Fire in 2007. Now, at age 22, she’s still giving out toys, this time to children affected by the Caldor Fire in the town of Grizzly Flats, California. Smith participated in a relief…