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 […]
There’s a broken link in the food chain of California’s brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation’s most striking success stories. Emaciated birds are turning up in California’s ponds, reservoirs, backyards and even San Francisco’s Oracle Park during a baseball game — far from their wild ocean home. Wildlife centers are inundated […]
A 71-year-old woman who was found dead inside her Sierra County home last November had been mauled by a black bear, the first such fatal attack in California history. Patrice Miller’s body was discovered inside her Downieville home on Nov. 8, 2023, by Sierra County Sheriff’s Office deputies who had been summoned to conduct a […]
California is one step closer to building its largest water storage facility in nearly 50 years after a court ruled in favor of the Sites Reservoir project following a challenge by environmental groups. A Yolo County Superior Court judge issued the 65 page ruling late last week, marking a possible end to the project’s environmental […]
Jim Carrey has cut the price of his Los Angeles home to $21.9 million–a staggering $7 million reduction. Jim Carrey has hacked the price of his long-time Los Angeles estate once again. The “Yes Man” actor, 62, initially listed his sprawling 10,954-square-foot Brentwood mansion for a hefty $28.9 million in February 2023. But the lavish […]
Not even the rich and famous are spared from California’s raging crime crisis. From Hollywood elites to tech moguls and politicians – the Golden State’s top tier residents have fallen victim to robberies, theft and even murder. But the state’s leadership continues to insist the crime crisis isn’t all that bad. The latest high-profile California […]
College students celebrating Memorial Day weekend by California’s Shasta Lake left behind hoard of trash, according to US Forest Service officials. Last weekend, approximately 3,000 students from the University of California, Davis and the University of Oregon partied at Shasta Lake, a 30,000-acre reservoir in the golden state, and left piles of debris cluttered around […]
Clear Lake, one of California’s oldest and most-visited lakes, is not so clear anymore after an algal bloom turned the water cloudy and green. Images from NASA underscore the dramatic change in water quality at the Northern California tourist destination. Clear Lake is in Lake County about 120 miles north of San Francisco. The bloom […]
Seventy years after Brown v. Board of Education struck down racial segregation of the nation’s public schools, Black students still face unequal opportunity and outcomes in California’s schools, according to new findings previewed this week in Sacramento. “Whether you’re a parent, a student or an educator, the promise of Brown v. Board has not been […]
Stossel TV California now leads the nation in imposing dumb wage laws. The state just raised the hourly minimum wage for fast food workers to $20. Gov. Gavin Newsom said, “We saw the inequities….We had a responsibility to do more.” Unions pushed for the higher minimum, and in Democrat-run states, unions usually get what they […]
The tree was dead. Ron Durbin, who trekked with a group into a rugged Santa Clarita canyon, quickly spotted nearby trees pockmarked with D-shaped “exit holes,” a deadly calling card. This was the work of the goldspotted oak borer, explained Durbin, forestry division chief for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. And the discovery earlier […]
Proposition 12, the California meat restriction law, is proving to be costly for not only Iowa pig farmers but also for California consumers. I am glad to see the U.S. House Agriculture Committee taking steps in its farm bill proposal to protect producers from a patchwork of state laws like this. I am a farmer […]