We no longer need as much centralized power generation, yet it is still the planning model used by PG&E and the other investor-owned utilities (IOUs). Instead, the IOUs should be leading the effort to grow local electricity generation through solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Microgrids should be the main method of distribution, and costly transmission lines should be minimized.
Over the last several years, we've watched something deeply troubling unfold in our city: Kids-some as young as 12, 13 years old-are being pulled into violent crimes by adults who know exactly how to exploit our system,
San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley, is now ground zero in California's battle over how to govern the rise of data centers used to power artificial intelligence. The county seat of Santa Clara is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is "the West Coast's premier destination for data center development." The investor-owned utility now estimates it has enough capacity in its planning pipeline to push the city's electricity use to almost three times its current peak.
We can estimate how much electricity each solar panel and wind turbine will produce, and when they'll produce it. Then we can plug those numbers into a computer, along with green advocates' optimistic projections of future electricity demand, to see how supply and demand match up on an hourly and seasonal basis. Even with vastly expanded battery storage capacity to smooth things out, the match is poor.
Police on Tuesday are expected to provide an update on the investigation into last month's mass shooting in Stockton. Four people, including three children, were killed while attending a child's birthday party on November 29. Over 10 others were injured. The victims killed were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21. Police have not said that any suspects have been arrested.
On April 13, 2024, the four young women were heard arguing on the 400 block of Riverside Drive, in the Napa Abajo neighborhood, which is across the Napa River and a few blocks south of the Napa Valley Expo. Investigators say that Villasenor and Mufich had come to the area with the three others, and Adolph allegedly planned to fight one of them.
Despite myriad efforts by homeowner Ken Johnson and California Fish and Wildlife personnel, the huge male bear remains under Johnson's home, so far largely unfettered by radios blasting, ammonia and caramel and cherry scented-lures placed outside the home. He's a nuisance and he's living under my house rent-free, Johnson said. We call him unbearable, but he's so cute. Once he gets out, we'll call him bearable, but for now it's unbearable.
Nearly four decades after a fragment of a human skull was found along a quiet stretch of Dry Creek outside Roseville in Placer County, investigators say they finally know the woman's name. The Placer County Sheriff's Office announced this week that the remains have been identified as Marjorie Linehan, a Sacramento County woman who vanished in the fall of 1982. Linehan was 49 when she was reported missing, and despite searches and interviews at the time, detectives were unable to determine what happened to her.
Patrick Rushing, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder with an enhancement for intentional discharge of a gun in the Feb. 26, 2023 killing of 44-year-old Phoutsamay "Phil" Norawong. The prelude to murder started months earlier, with a seemingly unrelated event: Rushing fronted about four pounds of marijuana to a man named Terrance Rose, 35, with the expectation he'd be paid back later. But Rose subsequently failed a drug test while on probation for a federal fentanyl and gun possession case, and ended up doing a stint in jail for it, court records show.
The 55-year-old father was credited with saving his 7-year-old boy's life after their kayak capsized and the two spilled into the water on Saturday at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. But Ahmadi lapsed into unconsciousness, and even though Artin kept his father afloat, Ahmadi died at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley after being pulled from the water. Doctors believe he had a heart attack, Manafi said.
Jon Alan Hale said he was eager to try out the Radiator Springs Racers ride at Disney California Adventure after undergoing gastric bypass and knee replacement surgeries in 2010 and 2011. He said he quickly found himself hooked on the ride, which debuted in 2012, and began tracking his races in a notebook, jotting down his car's color, lane and whether he wins or loses.
Let's say it's a Thursday evening and you're thinking of cool places to take your friends while they're in town. Maybe you're new to Berkeley and want to get to know the city better. Or perhaps you'd like to take someone out on a date but can't seem to find anything fun to do without breaking the bank. We hope this non-comprehensive guide to budget-friendly things to do in Berkeley will help you plan your social week.
She was barely a teenager, but it was her turn to spend the night to survive on her own, as part of a coming-of-age initiation dreamed up by her father, who ruled over his family with a mix of ideology and impossible expectations. As teenagers, Kat and her siblings were expected to complete the trial. Her father demanded she spend one night in the mountains alone. Kat stayed for three.
Chmukh, a resident of Citrus Heights in Sacramento County, was apprehended the night of Nov. 7, after California Fish and Wildlife officers spotted moving lights at Ocean Cove, just south of Salt Point State Park - "the kind of lights that usually mean someone is doing more than sightseeing," according to a report posted by the state agency on social media. Surveilling from a distance, officers then observed "several individuals" moving through the cove "and placing items into containers."
The Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, a native tribe that lived in the Yosemite area for thousands of years until being pushed out in the 1850s, purchased 896 acres along the Yosemite National Park's western boundary at Henness Ridge on Dec. 1, 2025 from the Pacific Forest Trust, a San Francisco environmental group, for $2.4 million. This is the view from the property looking north toward Yosemite Valley. (Photo: Pacific Forest Trust)
Two people died and their children were injured in a solo-vehicle crash in El Dorado County on Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said a car struck a tree on Highway 50, just east of Kyburz, around 3:11 p.m. An 8-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were in the car and suffered major injuries. It took hours to get the children out of the vehicle, according to CHP. Their parents were determined dead at the scene.
Police agencies had investigated at least 14 shootings for the year, one of which left a suspect hospitalized, as of Dec. 8, 2025. The most recent shooting, on Dec. 3, came after more than seven weeks with no apparent gunfire in the city. Dec. 3: Several people called 911 to report gunfire near the 2000 block of Ninth Street around 1 a.m. Police officers found spent shell casings but no victims.
A swarm of earthquakes has struck California's Bay Area, just miles from some of the most populated cities throughout the area. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was detected at 12.08pm ET on Monday, less than three miles from the city of San Ramon. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed that it's at least the sixth small earthquake to strike the since 5.33am this morning.
California State Park peace officers responded to reports of screaming and people in distress in the water near Moreno Beach shortly before 4:15 p.m., State Parks officials said. They arrived by patrol vessel to the capsized kayak and immediately brought the man, who was unconscious and partially submerged underwater, on board, officials said. The boy was in distress, but conscious and holding his father, helping to keep himself above water, officials said.
Our message to the community is clear: this was a disturbing and unacceptable act of antisemitism. Actions that target, demean, or threaten Jewish students have no place on our campuses,
Pokemon cards are as hot as they've ever been, and unfortunately for a local card shop in California, it means their merchandise was the target of a recent heist. On December 2, thieves targeted LA Sports Cards in Burbank and made off with $100,000 or more in Pokemon cards and other collectibles. The trio of thieves were captured on camera in KTLA 5's video report below.
Hosted by the Columbia Neighborhood Center with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, the program is open to everyone; proof of income is not required. New families must register on the day of distribution. The distribution uses a farmers' market model; participants park and walk in and should bring reusable bags for produce and a cart for dry and canned goods, eggs, milk and more. Each family will receive about 100 lbs. of food.
They arrived at the location on the 8000 block of Alhambra Avenue, where they encountered a man with a gun in one hand and the toddler in the other. The department said deputies spent 25 minutes attempting to negotiate with the man to release the toddler and relinquish the firearm. The man refused to comply and pointed the handgun at deputies.
Nov. 26 Identity Theft, Mail Theft, Unlicensed Driver: Deputies stopped a motorist at Saratoga Avenue and Quito Road for multiple equipment violations. They investigated and found the driver did not have a license and had two outstanding warrants. Inside the vehicle, deputies located numerous articles of stolen mail, checks, debit cards and a driver's license, none of which belonged to either the driver or passenger. Both suspects were arrested and booked into the main jail.
A Native American, Lozano describes growing up in a loving but dysfunctional family In Oakland and Antioch. She was sexually assaulted as a child and began running away at age 11, landing in a dangerous mire of gangs, juvenile crime, abusive boyfriends and sex work. After giving birth to the first of her four children at age 15, she became addicted to drugs, lived at times in her truck and lost custody of her children.
