DETROIT — Just one day after announcing plans to sell notes and stock to raise much-needed capital, Tesla boosted the size of its offering to as high as $2.7 billion on Friday. The Palo Alto, California, electric car and solar panel maker said it's increasing the offer due to the...
Central Sierra Just Might Host the Best Little Niagara Falls
When it comes to naming waterfalls, a lot of Americans have been inspired by the grandaddy of them all: towering Niagara Falls straddling the U.S.-Canada border. Thus, you'll see Little Niagara Falls in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Maine, Oregon, Pennslyvania, and Washington. Even California has one. And...
Stockton School Newspaper Will Run Story on Student Working in Porn
STOCKTON — The Lodi Unified School District has decided to allow a high school newspaper to publish a profile of an 18-year-old student who works in the porn industry. The district won't stop the story from running Friday in the Bear Creek High School paper, the Stockton Record reported Thursday. The paper's...
California Renews Bid to Get Presidential Candidates’ Taxes
SACRAMENTO — The California Legislature is trying again to force presidential candidates to publicly disclose their tax returns, hoping a new Democratic governor known for his clashes with President Donald Trump won't block them this time. The state Senate voted 27-10 on Thursday to require anyone appearing on the state's...
Snow Survey Finds California Water Nearly Doubled
PHILLIPS STATION — California water officials say cities and farms can expect ample water supplies this summer after winter storms blanketed the Sierra Nevada, nearly doubling the snowpack average for this time of year. The Department of Water Resources said Thursday the fifth and final survey at Phillips Station recorded...
Poway Synagogue Just Got Money to Improve Security
POWAY — A gunman fired his semi-automatic rifle at Jewish worshippers after walking through a Southern California synagogue's front entrance — a spot that religious leaders determined last year needed improved security. The Chabad of Poway synagogue applied for a federal grant to install gates and more secure doors to...
Declining Births Fuel Record Low Growth Rate in California
SACRAMENTO — New population estimates show California's births fell by 18,000 last year, prompting the slowest recorded growth rate in the country's most populous state. State officials said Wednesday the population stood at 39.9 million as of Jan. 1. The state added nearly 187,000 people in 2018 for a growth...
Newsom Aims to Boost Security Grants After Poway Attack
SACRAMENTO — California's Democratic governor vowed on Monday to spend $15 million for increased security at "soft targets" like the synagogue where a gunman opened fire over the weekend, killing one worshipper. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will include the money in his $144 billion general fund budget proposal, which he intends...
For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes
Diego San Luis Ortega was a toddler when his parents brought him to California from Veracruz, Mexico. Now 22 and a “Dreamer” who is protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, he is a political activist and a community college student in Visalia who hopes to...
Jewish Community Will 'Stand Tall' After Synagogue Shooting
POWAY — Eight-year-old Noya Dahan had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when gunshots rang out. Her uncle grabbed her and the other children, leading them outside to safety as her leg bled from a shrapnel wound. "I was scared, really, really...