Category: Northern California

Biden Delivers Speech on California Storms Disaster Recovery

January 19, 2023
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks at 6:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 19 to reaffirm his commitment to supporting the people of California as they recover and rebuild from the impact of recent extreme weather across the state. …

3 Rescued From a Car Teetering Over a Cliff in California

January 18, 2023
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In a situation almost straight out of a Hollywood movie, three people were rescued from a car that was teetering on the edge of a cliff in the Santa Cruz Mountains. California Highway Patrol responded to a phone call reporting the incident on Old Mill Road on January 13, according to the agency. At first…

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Gov. Newsom’s Fantasy Budget

January 18, 2023
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Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal (pdf) for fiscal year 2023-24, which begins on July 1, is more a wish list than an actual budget proposal. It projects $297 billion in spending, but also anticipates a $22.5 billion deficit unless certain programs are cut or delayed. But one of the things former state Sen….

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Newsom Refuses to Address the Hydrocarbon Elephant in the Room

January 18, 2023
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Commentary California Gov. Gavin Newsom is refusing to address the hydrocarbon elephant in the room, namely that the end of oil would be the end of civilization, as the products manufactured from crude oil played a major role in allowing the world population to grow from one billion to eight billion people in the past…

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California’s Early Release of Convicted Pedophiles Leads to More Victims: Former DA

January 18, 2023
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A former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney who worked in its sex crimes unit is warning early releases of pedophiles from California prisons—due to a series of recent progressive laws—will lead to more children being victimized and harmed, in part because such criminals are rarely rehabilitated. Samuel Dordulian, who now heads the Dordulian Law…

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California Sees Extensive Storm Damage as Weather Calms

January 18, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Key roadways remained closed and officials estimated thousand of homes were seriously damaged in California as weeks of wild weather that flooded roadways, collapsed hillsides, and toppled countless trees finally became calm Jan. 17. Tallying the damage will take time, but the number of houses and other structures that will be red-tagged as uninhabitable…

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California Hit by Dangerous Mudslides After Torrential Storms

January 18, 2023
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The relentless stormy weather that has hit California in recent weeks has created dangerous conditions for residents, including mudslides that have blocked roads and prompted evacuations. One mudslide in a Berkeley Hills neighborhood in Northern California on Monday morning saw a total of 14 people evacuated from their eight separate homes, Berkeleyside reported. Marjorie Cruz, one of the residents whose home was…

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The ‘Perfect Storm’ That Drove up California’s Egg Prices

January 17, 2023
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Customers have visited Poul’s Bakery in Costa Mesa, California, for 68 years to buy specialty Danish cakes, cannolis, and angel cookies made from scratch. However, eggs, which are indispensable for the patisserie’s traditional recipes, reached nearly $7 a dozen last week in California. “We still have to use eggs,” owner Ayliz Guclu told The Epoch…

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California Court Halts Fast Food Labor Law

January 17, 2023
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The Sacramento Superior Court ruled in favor Jan. 13 of a coalition of restaurateurs and small businesses seeking to stop the implementation of the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Act—known as the FAST Act—until signatures on a petition, which would put the issue before voters to possibly overturn the law, are verified. The law, which…

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Newsom’s Budget Includes 2 Doses of Opioid Overdose Medicine for Every School

January 17, 2023
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Every California middle and high school will stock at least two doses of naloxone—a nasal spray that treats an opioid overdose—on campus under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2023–24 budget released last week. While hundreds of schools in the state have already begun to stock naloxone on campuses amid rising opioid-related overdoses and deaths, this year’s…

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