Tag: California
California father desperate to get 2-year-old son home from Ukraine
Amy TaxinThe Associated PressRussia was massing troops on the border with Ukraine when an increasingly desperate Cesar Quintana went to the U.S. embassy in...
California prepares for 3rd dry year after few winter storms
Kathleen RonayneThe Associated PressDrought-stricken California is facing another year of parched conditions and pleas for conservation as the winter comes to a close with...
Calvert secures funding for Menifee’s Bradley Road Bridge project
California Rep. Ken Calvert highlighted the inclusion of $5 million for the city of Menifee’s Bradley Road Bridge construction project in the fiscal year...
Returning money to California taxpayers may aid state budget
Adam BeamThe Associated PressCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to send people another round of government checks, this time to help offset the record high...
California legislators propose new slate of COVID-19 vaccine laws
Elizabeth AguileraCalMattersGov. Gavin Newsom is easing mask restrictions and declaring that the pandemic is moving into a less critical phase. Yet an aggressive slate...
California drought worsens as state records 100-year record-low rainfall
The state of California’s drought conditions continue to worsen despite December’s winter storms which dumped more than 130 inches of snow in the Sierra...
Charges allege Southern California hospice care fraud
Sixteen people have been charged with defrauding the California Medi-Cal and federal Medicare systems of more than $4.2 million by enrolling people who were...
CA mask mandate ending for indoor schools March 11
California will lift its requirement that students and staff wear masks indoors at schools at 11:59 p.m. March 11, making face coverings “strongly recommended”...
Insurance Commissioner Lara and state emergency agencies issue ‘Safer from Wildfires’ framework to protect...
SACRAMENTO – Drawing on the direct experience of first responders, fire safety experts and the latest research on wildfires, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and emergency...
The rising cost of keeping warm
The electric bills just keep going up and up. California energy costs have been high for years, even before the recent spikes. Now it’s...