Fatal Crash Shuts Down NB Interstate 680 in San Jose: CHP
A fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 680 in San Jose has blocked all northbound lanes near Jackson Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP issued a
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Santa Clara County to Create Sustainability Commission to Advise on Climate Change
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will create a county commission on sustainability, following a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting. The new group, based on a measure introduced by
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Facebook says outage was caused by error during routine maintenance
The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company said. Santosh Janardhan, Facebook’s vice president of
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No more oil leaking, efforts continue to contain Southern California spill and find cause
Officials said no more oil is leaking into the waters off Huntington Beach, but weather and ocean flows will be key as they try to contain the spill that has
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Lawyer claims ‘incompetent’ lab chief, not Holmes, to blame
A lawyer for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed during her criminal trial Tuesday that “incompetence” by former company lab director Adam Rosendorff was behind problems at her Palo Alto blood-testing
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89 Californians worth $1.1 trillion on Forbes wealthiest Americans list
If you think California has lots of really-really rich folks, you’re correct! My trusty spreadsheet’s review of 2021’s edition of the Forbes 400 — the venerable roster of America’s wealthiest people —
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California Oil spill: What is Beta Offshore and what does it do?
A 126,000-gallon oil spill off the Orange County coast this weekend emanated from a facility operated by Beta Offshore, and while the U.S. Coast Guard is investigating, officials said it was
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by global outage
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday, as it worked on restoring its services. We could not immediately confirm
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California sending out 705,000 stimulus payments of $600-$1,100 next week
California’s Franchise Tax Board on Tuesday, Oct. 5 will begin distributing $480 million in Golden State Stimulus II payments to qualifying residents who make under $75,000 in adjusted gross income. The GSII stimulus
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Scientists decipher Antoinette’s redacted love notes
“Not without you.” “My dear friend.” “You that I love.” Marie Antoinette sent these expressions of affection — or more? — in letters to her close friend and rumored lover
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