The News Two innovative carbon capture projects got underway in Los Angeles County, as global emissions hit record levels. A wastewater treatment plant that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere broke ground this week, while another California group unveiled the US’s first direct air capture system for mass production: a shipping container-sized machine that can […]
A recently released study revealed that deaths from car crashes rose considerably across California between 2018 and 2022, and data indicates that many of the deadly collisions occurred on SoCal roadways. According to a report by ConsumerAffairs, there was a 17% increase in car crash deaths between 2018 and 2022 despite the Golden State’s population […]
The roof of a Walmart in Lodi caught fire Saturday forcing shoppers to evacuate the store and leading to its temporary closure. Lodi firefighters were notified of the blaze just before noon, said Nancy Sarieh, a spokesperson for the city. As they tried to extinguish it, the fire burned through plexiglass on the roof and […]
Underneath the Yolo Causeway near Sacramento, where a nearly half-billion-dollar effort is underway to add toll lanes to Interstate 80 and ease congestion, swollen rivers fill wetlands in the winter season and bat colonies roost in the bridge’s grooves in warm months. More than a century old, the road that connects the Bay Area to […]
Marysville officials are poised to declare a local emergency Friday after a fire that decimated the historic Hotel Marysville, hampering the Northern California city’s economy as roads and businesses closed down in the wake of the damage. A blaze on Saturday gutted the near-century-old landmark on the corner of Fifth Street and Highway 70 that […]
SACRAMENTO, California — State leaders are grappling with how to restructure funding for roads as California transitions to an electric vehicle future — and they’re running out of time to find solutions. State officials, lawmakers, industry representatives and labor leaders joined POLITICO California policy editor Debra Kahn at a live event Tuesday to discuss how […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With retail theft increasing, California Democratic leadership is clashing with a coalition of law enforcement and business groups in a fierce political fight over how to crack down on the problem. State lawmakers are trying to preserve progressive policies and stay away from putting more people behind bars. The two most […]
Rick Caruso is apparently not done yet. The billionaire businessman spent more than $65 million for the privilege of losing the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral race to Karen Bass, but he impressed some voters and observers with his command of the issues, his debate performances and his overall approach to the campaign. He lost anyway […]
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A couple hiking in the desert south of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California was rescued after running out of water, authorities said. On Sunday, the man called 911 and reported that his girlfriend was dehydrated and weak, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office posted Monday […]
Fast food outlets in California, US [quick service restaurants, or QSRs] have slashed almost 10,000 jobs in response to the state’s newly implemented $20 minimum wage. The figure was released by the Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank affiliated with Stanford University, Fox 5 News has reported. The California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) […]
California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers has already caused a surge in restaurant prices and a decline in foot traffic since it went into effect April 1, data shows. A recent study released by Placer.ai found that as a result of the new law which impacts restaurants with 60 or more locations — […]
SACRAMENTO, California — The board of the agency that delivers water to nearly half of Californians will consider firing its top leader over claims of retaliation, harassment and cultivating a toxic work environment at a special meeting Thursday morning, according to an agenda and three people with knowledge. What happened: The Metropolitan Water District of […]