Category: Northern California

California Rail Yard Gunman Amassed Weapons Cache at Home He Torched

The transit employee who fatally shot nine co-workers at a rail yard in San Jose, California, had amassed a collection of 12 firearms, multiple Molotov cocktails, and 22,000 rounds of ammunition at his home before setting it on fire, the local sheriff said on Friday. But an FBI official said the blaze that incinerated the…


California Announces $116M in Prize Money From COVID Relief Funds for People Who Get COVID-19 Jab

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that the state is launching a $116.5 million cash prize pool for Californians vaccinated against COVID-19. Californians already vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, will be automatically enrolled in the vaccine incentive program set to start in June, called “Vax For The…


California Announces $116 Million in Prize Money From COVID Relief Funds for People Who Get COVID-19 Jab

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that the state is launching a $116.5 million cash prize pool for Californians vaccinated against COVID-19. Californians already vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, will be automatically enrolled in the vaccine incentive program set to start in June, called “Vax For The…


California Announces $116 Million in Prize Money From COVID-19 Relief Funds for People Who Get COVID-19 Jab

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that the state is launching a $116.5 million cash prize pool for Californians vaccinated against COVID-19. Californians already vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, will be automatically enrolled in the vaccine incentive program set to start in June, called “Vax For The…


Victims of San Jose Rail Yard Shooting Identified; Police, FBI Seek Motive

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Police and federal investigators sought on Thursday to determine why a Northern California transit employee opened fire on his co-workers, killing nine people in the latest mass shooting to haunt the United States. The accused gunman shot himself as police closed in on him, minutes after gunfire erupted at about 6:30 a.m. Pacific…


9 Victims of San Jose Rail Yard Shooting Identified; Police, FBI Seek Motive

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Police and federal investigators sought on Thursday to determine why a Northern California transit employee opened fire on his co-workers, killing nine people in the latest mass shooting to haunt the United States. The accused gunman shot himself as police closed in on him, minutes after gunfire erupted at about 6:30 a.m. Pacific…


Enjoying Glacier National Park and the Izaak Walton Inn

Last June, during COVID, our family ignored California restrictions, got on a plane, and flew to Washington and Montana. We stayed at the Izaak Walton Inn, located at 290 Izaak Walton Inn Road, in Essex, Montana. It lies halfway between the east and west entrances to Glacier National Park. We had a fantastic time, and…


California’s Cherry Season Draws Crowds to U-Pick Farms

BRENTWOOD, Calif.—Branches full of plump red cherries sway in the wind, as if waving down a U-picker to choose them. California’s cherry season sends crowds to local farms to pick their own cherries. This was a popular activity during the pandemic lockdowns and has remained popular even as lockdowns ease. Some have decided to make…


Mayor London Breed Should Recuse Herself From Selection of New San Francisco Attorney

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is presently conducting a wide-ranging corruption investigation into Mayor London Breed’s administration. It would thus be a severe conflict of interest for Breed to select the new city attorney. Dennis Herrera has served as the San Francisco city attorney since 2001 with distinction. He is stepping down to head…


In San Francisco, ‘A Fish Rots From the Head Down’

Commentary As a public servant who worked for 33 years in seven different San Francisco City and County departments and as a former elected city official, I can assure you that corruption and misuse of public trust does not happen unless it is either promoted by or overlooked from the top. The top in this…