Category: Northern California

California’s Trans Law Makes Prisons ‘Unsafe’ for Women: ​​Former Inmate

January 4, 2023
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A new California law, allowing men who identify as female to be housed in women’s prisons, is wreaking havoc within the women’s prison system and creating an environment of fear and “total chaos emotionally,” according to Amie Ichikawa, a plaintiff in a lawsuit which seeks to overturn it. “It’s the worst human science project I’ve…

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Federal Agency Issues Warning to California as Bomb Cyclone Approaches

January 4, 2023
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The National Weather Service on Wednesday warned that a “major storm” and “atmospheric river” will hit California on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding. Impacts include river floods, debris flows, and mudslides near “recent burn scar areas,” the agency said on its website. The storm will also produce heavy snow in the Sierra…

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Man Suspected of Intentionally Driving Off California Cliff

January 4, 2023
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MONTARA, Calif.—The driver of a car that plunged off a cliff in Northern California, seriously wounding two children and a second adult after the 250-foot drop, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Dharmesh A. Patel of Pasadena will be booked into San Mateo County Jail…

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Feds Say Railroad Must Deliver Grain to California Chickens

January 3, 2023
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OMAHA, Neb.—Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to make sure a livestock producer gets the grain it needs in California to prevent millions of chickens and hundreds of thousands of cattle from starving. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board told the railroad it must improve service to Foster Farms to keep it from running out…

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California Snowpack Is Highest in 40 Years: Officials

January 3, 2023
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Snowpack levels in California’s mountains were at the highest level in 40 years Jan. 3 but time will tell whether the latest storms will help deliver enough water to the state to end a three-year drought streak, state water officials reported. California’s snowpack was measured at 174 percent of the historical average for the year…

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California’s Kounalakis Renamed State’s Top Foreign Trade Representative

January 3, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Dec. 30 redesignating Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis as his top international trade representative. Kounalakis, a former U.S. ambassador, was sworn into office as lieutenant governor on Jan. 2, beginning her second term in the position. She has served as the governor’s representative for the Affairs and Trade…

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New California Law Allowing More Sealed Criminal Records Continues to Spur Debate

January 3, 2023
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A new California law expands eligibility for convicted felons to seal their criminal records from employers and landlords. Approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 29, 2022, Senate Bill (SB) 731 takes effect in July. Critics of the new law say it will harm public safety, while proponents say it provides a positive pathway to employment…

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4 Alive in ‘Miracle’ After Tesla Plunges Off California Cliff

January 3, 2023
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MONTARA, Calif.—A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, and two adults survived Monday after their car plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway near an area known as Devil’s Slide that’s known for fatal wrecks, officials said. The Tesla sedan plummeted more than 250 feet from the highway and crashed into a…

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4 Alive in ‘Miracle’ After Car Plunges Off California Cliff

January 3, 2023
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MONTARA, Calif.—A 4-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, and two adults survived Monday after their car plunged off a Northern California cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway near an area known as Devil’s Slide that’s known for fatal wrecks, officials said. The Tesla sedan plummeted more than 250 feet from the highway and crashed into a…

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Twitter Sued for Allegedly Not Paying Rent for California Office

January 3, 2023
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Twitter has been sued for allegedly not paying rent for an office in San Francisco. The landlord of the office filed a complaint for breach of lease against Twitter, which is headquartered in California, in state court on Dec. 29, 2022. Twitter was alerted in mid-December that it owed approximately $136,260 in rent and that,…

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