Category: Northern California

Newsom Asks Supporters to Skip Key Second Question on Recall Ballot

Californians who vote in the upcoming recall election should vote against the recall and skip the key second question, California Gov. Gavin Newsom told supporters on Monday. “We’re just focusing on ‘no’ on the recall, leaving the rest blank,” the Democrat told reporters in Berkeley when asked what he’s telling his base. Voters will decide…


California Republican Party Decides Not to Endorse Any Recall Election Candidate

California Republicans on Saturday opted not to endorse a candidate in the recall election. Voters are poised this week to decide whether to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. In the same special election, voters will choose who they would want to replace Newsom if he is recalled by a simple majority. Some of…


8 Missing as Massive Dixie Fire Rages in Northern California

QUINCY, Calif.—At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in the nation scorched through Northern California communities, forest, and tinder dry scrub in the Sierra Nevada mountains, destroying a historic gold rush town. Even as the calmer, less windy weather gave firefighters a break overnight with the Dixie fire, the…


160 San Francisco Sheriffs’ Deputies Threaten to Resign Due to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine

A number of San Francisco deputies will seek employment elsewhere or opt for early retirement if they are required to take the COVID-19 vaccine under a new imposed vaccine mandate, warned the city’s sheriff’s union on Friday. San Francisco officials recently announced that all city employees will have to be vaccinated or face possible termination….


San Francisco Sheriffs’ Deputies Threaten to Resign Due to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine

A number of San Francisco deputies will seek employment elsewhere or opt for early retirement if they are required to take the COVID-19 vaccine under a new imposed vaccine mandate, warned the city’s sheriff’s union on Friday. San Francisco officials recently announced that all city employees will have to be vaccinated or face possible termination….


San Francisco Sheriffs Deputies May Resign Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

A number of San Francisco deputies will seek employment elsewhere or opt for early retirement if they are required to take the COVID-19 vaccine under a new imposed vaccine mandate, warned the city’s sheriff’s union on Friday. San Francisco officials recently announced that all city employees will have to be vaccinated or face possible termination….


California’s Largest Wildfire Leaves Historic Town in Ashes

GREENVILLE, Calif.—The main thoroughfare in a historic California gold-rush town was in smoldering ruins on Thursday, hours after the state’s largest wildfire engulfed the hamlet of Greenville in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Fire crews were still working on Thursday to extinguish fires in Greenville, about 160 miles north of Sacramento, after the Dixie Fire roared…


California Mandates Vaccines for All Healthcare Workers

The state of California announced it is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all workers in healthcare settings amid a rise in cases of the CCP virus delta variant. Previously, healthcare workers had the option of being vaccinated or having weekly COVID-19 testing. The new order from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) removes the testing option and…


California Mandates Vaccines for Healthcare Workers

The state of California announced it is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all workers in healthcare settings amid a rise in cases of the CCP virus delta variant. Previously, healthcare workers had the option of being vaccinated or having weekly COVID-19 testing. The new order from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) removes the testing option and…


Wildfire Tears Through Northern California Town, Destroying Homes, Businesses

A major California wildfire, which has been burning for more than three weeks, tore through a small mountain community on Wednesday evening, destroying businesses and homes as intense winds fueled the blaze. A gas station, hotel, and bar in Greenville, Northern California, were spotted burned to the ground by a photographer on assignment for The…