California wildlife officials reported the confirmation of three new gray wolf packs in the state's northern counties, raising the number of established packs to 10—a level not seen in over a century. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( …
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A short-lived heat wave will send temperatures soaring across California and the U.S. West through the weekend, elevating power demand and raising the risk of health impacts. At least 26 daily records may be broken or tied across the West on Friday and …
Transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley ties for fourth in the girls high jump at 5-4 (1.63m) during the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025 in Moorpark, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) …
Copyrighted and Published on May 29, 2025 Attorney Nathaniel S. Colley (1918-1992), Sacramento, California. Tuesday night, I attended a sculpture fundraiser celebrating Attorney Nathaniel Colley (1918-1992), a civil rights icon in California. Mr. Colley, …
A bill under consideration in the California legislature aims to prevent Caltrans worker deaths and injuries, by placing automated speed cameras in highway construction zones. Assembly Bill 289 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) would establish …
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into whether California’s policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports violate federal civil rights laws. The investigation focuses on a California law …
Sometimes it’s better to start over than to start trying to fix things. That was the approach architect Jay Blasi took in renovating Poppy Ridge Golf Course in the wine country of Livermore, California. Blasi was tasked by the Northern California Golf …
Before 1973, visitors to Mulegé, Mexico arrived by tiny prop plane on the dirt runway next to Hotel Serenidad. The airstrip was built in the 1950s, when the transpeninsular highway that runs north to south along the Baja peninsula was still just a dream in …
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