The mayors of California's biggest cities had a “robust” discussion with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, highlighting their opposition to his plan on how to spend $750 million to combat the state's homelessness crisis. California's homelessness count increased 16% last year while unsheltered populations declined in much of the rest...
Why Smart California Dems Waited Until Now to Vote
Some voters get their ballots, fill in the boxes, and send them back within a week. Call them efficient. And confident in their choices. But, as Tuesday's California presidential primary illustrates for Democrats, it's best to wait until election day if you want your voice to matter. Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Steyer...
California Coronavirus Case Could Be 1st Spread Within US
NEW YORK — Health officials have confirmed a new case of coronavirus infection in California that could be a sign that the virus is spreading in a U.S. community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the case Wednesday night. It is a person in California who had no...
Trapped Paraglider Rescued From Power Lines in California
OLIVEHURST — A paraglider spent three hours trapped in power lines before being rescued in northern California. The paraglider, who was not immediately identified, was facing the ground with the wires as his only support when first responders arrived Wednesday night, according to officials with the Olivehurst Fire Department. Olivehurst...
Full Transcript of Newsom's 2020 State of the Address
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address on homelessness before a joint convention of the California Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sacramento. Below is the text as prepared for delivery. (Editor's note: Sub-headlines have been added to aid readers.) State of the State Address Thank...
Walters: Two Crises Should Not Be Wasted
A crisis, it’s been said, is a terrible thing to waste. Stanford economist Paul Romer coined the phrase in 2004 in referring to the nation’s waning education levels and it’s since been adopted and adapted by others. If exploited adroitly, crises spark needed societal changes that might not otherwise occur,...
California to Apologize for Internment of Japanese Americans
SACRAMENTO — Les Ouchida was born an American just outside California's capital city, but his citizenship mattered little after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States declared war. Based solely on their Japanese ancestry, the 5-year-old and his family were taken from their home in 1942 and imprisoned far...
Walters: How’s the March 3 Primary Working Out?
The more or less official rationale offered by the state’s Democratic politicians for moving our presidential primary election to March 3 was that the nation’s most populous and diverse state should play a major role in choosing a challenger to President Donald Trump and compel candidates to pay attention to...
Want to Switch Parties on Election Day? Now You Can.
Voters across California will now be able to change their party affiliation on election day under a new law approved just in time for the March 3 Democratic primary. The change will allow the state’s 5.6 million independent voters to register with a party by signing off on only one...
San Diego Aquarium Breeds Rare Weedy Sea Dragon in Captivity
SAN DIEGO — A Southern California aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon, the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating. San Diego's Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography said in a news release Thursday that two weedy sea dragons have hatched...