Climate in Crisis: Record June Heat
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says as Earth continues to warm we are seeing heat that will become more frequent and intense as climate change drives warmer temperatures overall.
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VTA Releases Revised Light-Rail Plans That Delay Reopening Past July
It has been seven weeks since a mass shooting at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority maintenance facility shut down the agency’s light-rail service, and VTA officials have not publicly
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California unemployment claims fall slightly, stay far worse than normal
California workers filed slightly fewer initial claims for unemployment last week, but the filings remain far worse than the trends before coronavirus-linked business shutdowns began 16 months ago, the government
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Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says
Federal regulations setting a minimum age of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The restrictions were deemed unconstitutional
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Bay Area School Districts Offer Cash Incentives to Keep Teachers From Leaving
Teachers are in such short supply after the pandemic that some local school districts are using cash incentives to entice some of their teachers to stay. And it’s working –
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Google plans emerge for big north San Jose green campus
Google has floated preliminary plans for a pedestrian-friendly tech campus that would bring north San Jose a lush and green office hub with features designed to emulate characteristics of the
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Unlike Florida, California leaves the safety of aging high-rises largely in owners’ hands
Despite the tendency of the earth to convulse beneath them, California has sprouted some 20,000 buildings that are 14 stories tall or higher, according to international data. They’re office buildings and
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Rich Harbour, iconic California surfboard maker, dies at age 77
When Rich Harbour’s surfboard was stolen from his yard, the Seal Beach teenager had no choice but to build himself another one. It wasn’t long before Harbour Surfboards was born,
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General Motors to build new mobility design center in Southern California
General Motors officially announced on Tuesday, July 13, it’s bringing its Advanced Design Center to Pasadena, where it will invest $71 million to build a new campus. The auto-making giant
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Agriculture pesticide caused kids’ brain damage, California lawsuits say
Lawsuits filed Monday in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer linked to brain damage in children. Chlorpyrifos is
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