LOS ANGELES — The sheriff in Orange County released a grainy photograph Thursday that he said showed a Black man grabbing at a deputy’s gun during a struggle on the ground that ended with the fatal shooting of the man. Sheriff Don Barnes said the photo was a frame of...
California Senator’s Husband Named in Scandal Over UC Admissions for Wealthy
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, was named Thursday by the state auditor's office as one of the regents involved in admissions scandal where UC wrongly admitted dozens of wealthy, mostly white students as favors to well-connected people. Among those “inappropriately admitted”...
Verizon, AT&T Reach $116 Million California Settlement
SACRAMENTO — The nation's largest cellphone providers will pay a combined $116 million under a settlement approved Thursday in a California lawsuit alleging that they overcharged government customers for wireless services over more than a decade. Verizon will pay $68 million and AT&T Mobility $48 million to settle claims that...
Newsom Moves to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars in California
California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, a move he says will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% in the nation’s most populous state. The proposed rule would not ban people from owning gas-powered cars or selling them on...
Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good
At first glance, California’s monthly employment numbers, released last Friday, appear to indicate steady recovery from the very severe pandemic-spawned recession. California’s unemployment rate declined from 13.5% in July to 11.4% in August, reflecting a nearly 300,000 gain in employment. A closer look at the data tells another story. Much of...
Firefighter Dies Battling Wildfire Sparked by Gender Reveal
SAN BERNARDINO — A firefighter died battling a wildfire in California that officials said was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby's gender. The death happened Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the U.S. Forest Service said in a statement....
Newsom Approves Workers Comp for Employees Infected with COVID-19
California companies must warn their workers of any potential exposure to the coronavirus and must pay their employees workers compensation benefits if they get sick with the disease under two laws that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday. Newsom signed the laws over the objections of business groups, who have said...
Lightning Storm, Easterly Wind: How the Wildfires Got So Bad
SALEM, Ore. — It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend — lightning bolts crackling in the skies over Central and Northern California, touching down in grasslands and vineyards. The National Weather Service warned that the dry lightning striking a parched landscape “could lead to new wildfire.”...
No Emergency Training for Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34
LOS ANGELES — Crew members of a Southern California dive boat told investigators they were not trained on emergency procedures before a fire broke out last year and killed 34 people, according to federal documents released Wednesday. Investigators say the cause of the predawn blaze aboard the Conception remains undetermined...
Video Shows Car Swerve Into Trump Protesters in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO — A driver swerved into a small crowd of people protesting President Donald Trump's visit in California on Monday, knocking some to the ground. Video from KCRA-TV in Sacramento showed a group of protesters approach a car near McClellan Air Force Base on Monday, where Trump was receiving a...