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Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
California

What to know about California's new state park, a scenic green space where two rivers meet

California is opening its first state park in nearly a decade at Dos Rios, offering limited activities initially and gradually expanding with public input. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
California

High-speed rail cost, schedule hold steady - but money to keep building a big concern

Cost estimates for high-speed rail project in San Joaquin Valley remain stable, but key funds set to expire in 2030.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority's 2024 Business Plan outlines a cost range for the 171-mile stretch from Merced to Bakersfield. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; Will it also poison them?

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

After struggling through years of punishing drought, California waterfowl and flocks of migrating birds are now enjoying a rare bounty of water as winter storms and spring snowmelt submerge vast tracts of Central Valley landscape.But even as birders celebrate the return of wet conditions along portions of the Pacific Flyway, experts worry that this liquid bonanza could ultimately poison tens of thousands of the avians as temperatures rise and newly formed lakes and ponds begin to evaporate.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Aging Undocumented Workers Can't Afford to Retire. Will California Help Them? | KQED

In California's agricultural industry, the most productive in the nation (PDF) with about $50 billion in annual revenue, almost 85% of crop workers were born in Mexico.Roughly half don't have legal authorization to work, according to estimates by the U.S. Department of Labor.As migration flows from Mexico slowed down in the mid-2000s, the age distribution of California agricultural workers shifted, with farmworkers age 55 to 64 increasing by 64% over the last decade, the UC Merced analysis found.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Storm Forces Montecito Residents To Evacuate Five Years After Deadly Mudslides | KQED

The entire town of Montecito has been evacuated.The order comes exactly five years to the day after a deadly mudslide destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes there after rain washed out a wildfire burn scar.Part of Santa Barbara and the nearby communities of Carpenteria and Summerland were also ordered to evacuate yesterday.Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED
Where Might California See Budget Cuts This Year?
KQED
1 year ago
California

Los Angeles Clears The Way To Ban Homeless Encampments Near Schools | KQED

LA City Council Moves Closer To Banning Encampments Near All Schools, Daycare Centers
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Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

Summer weather is headed for Southern California this weekend. How long will it last?

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Put away your sweater and break out your sunscreen.Warmer than normal temperatures are headed to Southern California this weekend.An onshore flow could weaken Friday and Saturday, ushering in temperatures that will rise by 5 to 10 degrees for most areas away from the coast, according to the National Weather Service.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

More rain coming to Southern California in coming days

Soggy Southern California should expect a new storm moving in next week.The forecast calls for rain likely Tuesday and Wednesday, with a chance of showers in some areas Monday.The region should expect a "long period of steady light to moderate rain" totaling 1 to 3 inches, said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

Flooding remains a dire concern in Central California - and more rain is on the way

Days after the latest heavy storm passed through, rising waters are continuing to spur evacuation orders and flood warnings across Central California - and still more rain is forecast for early next week.In Porterville, residents in two areas along the swollen Tule River have been ordered to evacuate, and the stretch of river between them spanning about 5 miles is under an evacuation warning.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

A new storm set to pound California - and another one after that. A wet March forecast

California's extremely wet winter is turning into a wet spring.Yet another atmospheric river will hit the state Tuesday and Wednesday, with another likely after that.The sheer amount of rain, and the snowmelt it could bring, are bringing alarms about more flooding this week.Here is a breakdown of what you need to know:
What are officials worried about?
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Communities along Central Coast to southern Sierra hit hardest by latest storm

After atmospheric river storms pummeled large swaths of California, triggering massive flooding and prompting widespread evacuation orders from the Central Coast to the southern Sierra, forecasters warned Saturday "we're not through this just yet."Flash flood warnings remain in effect for parts of Santa Cruz, Monterey, Tulare and Sonoma counties, according to the National Weather Service.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

How atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone add up to mayhem in California

California is bracing for monumental weather conditions this week, with heavy rain, strong winds, snow and choppy surf expected thanks to a set of weather events known as a "bomb cyclone" and a series of "atmospheric rivers."Flood advisories are in effect for most of Northern and Central California.
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai laying off more than 100 employees

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is laying offmore than 100employees, including pharmacy technicians, administrative support staff, patient service representatives and management employees,in a move that the hospital said was needed to reduce costs as it faces "a challenging financial environment."
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

Despite recent heat wave, most of California's colossal snowpack has yet to melt

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

California's remarkably wet winter may be several weeks behind us, but flooding remains a significant threat as the majority of the state's massive snowpack has yet to melt, and more snow is forecast for this week."This melt really is still just getting started," said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Warehouse Boom Focus Of New Legislation In Sacramento | KQED

On Wednesday in Sacramento, lawmakers will hold a hearing on legislation aimed at creating buffer zones between homes and huge warehouses and logistic centers where companies, like Amazon, store and distribute mountains of goods that a lot of us might order online.This is the latest development in an ongoing debate over warehouses and the health threats they might pose to people who live near them.
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

Low-income Californians could get $27K to buy an EV. But it's not easy money

If you dream of owning an electric vehicle but can't afford one, you're not alone.Zero-emission car sales in California showed an encouraging jump last year, yet most options remain unaffordable for most people.The average cost is over $47,000, with popular high-end cars like Tesla's Model 3 or the GMC Sierra truck seen in SuperBowl ads north of $100,000.
KQED
1 year ago
California

'All They Will Call You Will Be Deportee': 75 Years Later, Uncovering the Lives of the Braceros Who Died in a Fiery California Plane Crash | KQED

This year marks the 75th anniversary of one of the worst plane crashes in California history.A flight heading from Oakland to the Mexican border on Jan. 28, 1948 crashed into a canyon near the Central Valley town of Coalinga, killing the 32 people on board.The passengers were 28 Mexican braceros - workers brought to the U.S. through a World War II labor program.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Editorial: All that rain and snow! How can California still be in drought?

After more than two months of atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones, amid a supersized Sierra snowcap, and with more precipitation forecast for the rest of the month, isn't California's drought over?The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that yes, 17% of California is now out of drought.Most of the rest of the state is quite wet as well, although it remains in some level of "drought" as the term is defined by the Drought Monitor.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

On eve of storms, California water authorities boost State Water Project allocation to 35%

As California braced for yet another round of winter storms Wednesday, state water officials announced that they were again boosting supplies for water agencies that serve 27 million residents.The Department of Water Resources said it now expects to deliver 35% of requested water supplies - up from the 30% announced last month - via the State Water Project.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

This TikTok-Famous Mobile Panaderia Plans to Put Down Roots in the San Joaquin Valley

The San Francisco Standard has some sweet news about Zeledon's Bakery on Wheels, a San Jose-based mobile bakery that achieved viral status in 2022 thanks to a series of TikToks spotlighting the truck and its colorful display of pan dulce.The uncle-and-nephew team behind the panaderia on wheels, Juan Carlos Soto and Ernesto Botello, say after videos of the business hit TikTok, they gained national attention via outlets including the Today Show.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88

Don Christopher, a California farmer who turned the humble, much-maligned bulb of garlic into a staple in millions of American homes and elevated the sleepy town of Gilroy into the garlic capital of the world, died on Dec. 12 in Gilroy.He was 88.His grandson Ken Christopher, the executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, the family business, confirmed the death, at a hospital.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

For America's birthday, Mother Nature gives California a gift: cool temperatures.

Maybe Mother Nature was feeling generous for America's birthday.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Fresh tech layoffs erase 400 more Bay Area jobs, overall total hits 20,000

PALO ALTO Tech companies have revealed plans to erase about 400 more jobs in the Bay Area, fresh waves of cutbacks that bring the current crop of tech and biotech layoffs in the region to a grim milestone of 20,000.SAP America, Twilio and ContextLogic are among the tech companies that have posted newly disclosed intentions to trim their workforces in a big way.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Uncaptured water isn't wasted. But more could be stored for a non-rainy day

A gazillion gallons of stormwater have been rampaging down rivers into the sea.But that uncaptured bounty hasn't been "wasted.""Wasted water" being dumped in the ocean is an old cliché that resurfaces whenever there's a big storm in this weather-eccentric state - or during the inevitable dry periods when crops are thirsty and homeowners are told to shut off their lawn sprinklers.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Your guide to the California Congressional District 13 race: John Duarte vs. Adam Gray

Duarte, a fourth-generation farmer from Modesto, grows almonds, pistachios and grapes through his family's Duarte Nursery, one of the biggest in the country.He is leaning into his family's history and knowledge of the San Joaquin Valley to promote his candidacy.In addition to protecting the valley's water, Duarte says he wants to lower the cost of living in the area.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Newsom skipped meeting with UFW leaders. Now he should sign California's farmworker union bill

In 1966, Gov. Pat Brown made a politically tone-deaf mistake with Cesar Chavez's farmworkers union.This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom repeated the goof.Brown redeemed himself.Newsom probably won't.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

California power grid officials issue Flex Alert for Wednesday amid heat wave

Amid a heat wave that could push temperatures to 110 degrees in some areas of California, power grid officials issued a statewide Flex Alert for Wednesday.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

This Longtime Mexican Pop-Up Just Secured a Forever Home in the Mission

After seven years dishing up Wu-Tang Flan throughout the Mission, Bernal, and Excelsior neighborhoods, Chicano Nuevo owner Abraham Nuñez secured a permanent location for his Ensenada-style Mexican restaurant.
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