SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Northern California man avoided prison Friday after he stormed into a preschool last year and attacked a pet turtle named Michelangelo, The San Jose Mercury News reported . The 42-year-old was also linked to another break-in at the East San Jose school, stealing thousands of dollars worth of items in …
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California utility regulators on Thursday approved major changes to the state’s booming rooftop solar market that they say will spread energy costs more evenly and help reduce the state’s reliance on evening fossil fuels. The state has long been a national leader in the adoption of rooftop solar panels, and today they are in more …
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The nation’s largest water supplier announces a drought for all of Southern California The nation’s largest water supplier has declared a drought emergency for all of Southern California, clearing the way for mandatory water restrictions early next year that could affect 19 million people. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California supplies water to 26 …
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of California warned Monday that President Biden’s plan to reverse former President Donald Trump’s border policies could “break” the state. The Biden administration plans to lift the Trump-era Title 42 policy, which allows police and border officials to expedite the deportation of illegal immigrants. Newsom, speaking to ABC News on Monday, …
A winter storm that broke rainfall records over the weekend continued to move across California on Monday, bringing additional rain to the Southland and snow to mountains across the state, leading to weather advisories and hazardous road conditions. After the first wave of the storm over the weekend, widespread showers and possible thunderstorms were expected …
Kern County remained among 14 California counties still considered to have low COVID-19 transmission last week, as eight counties — including Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Kings — jumped to high transmission with the remaining 36 counties at medium. In contrast to the low ranking, Kern County hospitals have had more patients admitted with COVID-19 …
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It’s a major rainfall weekend across California as one of the biggest storms of the season heads south, with heavy snowfall blanketing the Sierra Nevada on Saturday and rain expected at night in Los Angeles. The Bay Area woke up Saturday to flood advisories in low-lying areas of Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties, as well …
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Two French Bulldogs were stolen from a pregnant woman in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The dogs were stolen at gunpoint in Studio City by a man who police are still looking for. The police are still searching for the dogs as well. The incident happened at about …
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Rain and Snow in Northern California THE CLOUDS. HERE IS MARK FINAN. MARK: WHILE I LOVE THE RAIN AND BLOW INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THIS IS GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. SATURDAY IN ANY WAY DIFFERENT. I HAVE TO SHOW YOU ALL THAT. This is Sacramento, Cloudy and dry and cool. ONLY 54 degrees with the wind …
Hanging over the heads of California’s newly sworn-in state legislators — and likely to be top of mind when they return to Sacramento next month — are the state’s intertwined housing and homelessness crises. That became clear Tuesday, when Democratic state senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco introduced a bill for the third time to …
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