Jun 20 Oakland police say 15 people were shot during Juneteenth event in California By Associated Press The violence broke out Wednesday night during a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt that was largely peaceful, with as many as 5,000 in attendance, until a sideshow involving “motorbikes and vehicles” took place around 8:15 p.m. on the north side of… Continue reading
Jun 18 Firefighters gaining ground in Southern California wildfire but strong, dry winds coming By Associated Press Strong winds mean the fire is expected to keep moving south. Officials had earlier warned residents of the 19,000-person community of Castaic that they should prepare to leave if the fire pushed south. Continue reading
Jun 17 Firefighters gain ground against California wildfires after weekend of explosive growth By Ryan Sun, Associated Press Firefighters have increased containment of a large wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles after a weekend of explosive growth. Continue reading
Jun 07 Records tumble as early heat wave scorches Southwest U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press New record highs Thursday included 113 in Phoenix, 111 in Las Vegas and 122 in Death Valley National Park. Continue reading
Jun 03 Northern California's Corral wildfire mostly contained By Melina Walling, John Antczak, Associated Press The wind-driven fire erupted Saturday afternoon on land managed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the country's key centers for nuclear weapons science and technology. The cause was under investigation. Continue reading
Jun 02 Wildfire spreads east of San Francisco as firefighters battle high winds, dry conditions By Associated Press California firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire that continued not only burning but spreading early Sunday in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. Continue reading
May 30 California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and sexually abusive deepfakes By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press California lawmakers have advanced a host of artificial intelligence proposals that would protect jobs, build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination, and outlaw deepfakes involving elections or pornography. Continue reading
May 22 California lawmaker Vince Fong will finish ousted Speaker McCarthy's term By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press With the district once held by Kevin McCarthy remaining in GOP hands, it will give Republicans 12 seats in the state delegation and boost the party's fragile edge in Congress by a single vote. Continue reading
May 17 Teachers criticize California Gov. Newsom's budget proposal, say it would 'wreak havoc on funding for our schools' By Adam Beam, Associated Press The California Teachers Association on Friday said it will work to block one of Newsom's proposals for balancing the budget. CTA President David Goldberg said it would wreak havoc on school funding. Continue reading
May 10 California governor aims to slash 10,000 vacant state jobs to help close $27.6 billion deficit By Adam Beam, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state's budget deficit is $27.6 billion. The figure Newsom announced Friday is smaller than the deficit he anticipated in January. Continue reading