SAN FRANCISCO — Astronomical high tides known as “King Tides” are hitting the California coast with tides expected to reach nearly 7 feet. King Tides happen when the sun, moon and Earth are in alignment and the moon is in its closest position to the Earth, creating a stronger gravitational...
Say Cheese: Video Catches Thief Making Pizza During Restaurant Burglary
A thief took a break during his burglary of a Southern California pizzeria to make himself a pizza pie before fleeing with the restaurant's delivery car, authorities said. The suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Oscar Sanchez, broke into Big Slice Pizza in Fullerton on Nov. 8, police said. He was...
Six Strategies for Managing Nation’s Flammable Landscapes as Fire Crisis Grows
As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and snowy weather over the last few days will finally put to bed the 2020 fire season in my state. Through much of October, great pillars of smoke rose in the sky...
Newsom Says He Should Not Have Attended Napa Dinner Party for 12
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom says he should not have attended a birthday dinner for a dozen people at the posh French Laundry restaurant in Napa last week, saying that he should have set a better example for a virus-fatigued state that is seeing steep increases in coronavirus cases. Newsom...
Woman Injured in Fall on Mt. Whitney Dies at Hospital
LOMA LINDA — A 34-year-old woman stranded for two nights in frigid temperatures after being severely injured in a fall on California's Mt. Whitney has died at a hospital. Cassandra Bravo was on a day hike Nov. 5 when she slipped and fell about 100 feet down a rocky slope,...
California Man Ran Kidnapping Scam From Mexican Prison, Feds Say
LOS ANGELES — A California man imprisoned in Mexico ran a “virtual kidnapping” scheme that duped dozens of Americans into paying ransoms to free family members who were never actually kidnapped, according to federal prosecutors. Julio Manuel Reyes Zuniga, 48, appeared in a Los Angeles court on Thursday after being...
Virus Surge Breaking Infection Records Across the US
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants, bars and gyms statewide will have to close at 10...
Texas Tops 1 Million Cases as COVID-19 Surge Engulfs the US
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country from coast to coast. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants, bars and gyms statewide will have...
California Seeing Biggest Jump in Virus Cases in Months
SACRAMENTO — California's coronavirus cases are at their highest levels in months, a disquieting reality Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday was “obviously sobering" and that led San Francisco Bay Area health officials to urge people who travel outside the region to quarantine for two weeks upon return. Newsom said some...
Newsom’s Pick? Here’s Who Might Fill Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat
Updated November 7, 2020 The victory of Joe Biden and California’s junior senator, Kamala Harris in the 2020 presidential race brings to a close one of the most protracted post-Election Day waiting games in modern political history. It also opens up a relatively rare thing in the Golden State: the prospect of...