More homeowners in the Sacramento region are reporting cockroach infestations. Experts say it’s a result of the drought. Miami Have you noticed a growing number of cockroaches in your home, your garage or your yard lately? If so, you’re far from alone, pest control professionals say. Cockroach infestations are becoming […]
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Parachutist plummets through roof into kitchen of California house
A British military parachutist reportedly fell through the roof of a California home during a training exercise after his chute failed to open properly — and survived. The Atascadero Police Department said in a statement that the man, who crashed through “the exterior and interior roof,” was “conscious but stunned […]
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Lake Tahoe, California, mansion where Kardashians shot finale is for rent
Exterior Screen grab from Vrbo After 14 years as the face of reality television, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” took its final bow on Thursday night – but the popular family didn’t shoot the last episode on their home turf of Calabasas, California. Instead, they took to the snowy mountainside […]
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California ranch from “Gone with the Wind” listed
The picturesque ranch was also the backdrop of several other films from the 1930s and 40s, the Los Angeles Times reported. Screen grab from Realtor.com A piece of film history from the Hollywood Golden Era has hit the real estate market in California. A popular Agoura Hills ranch that was […]
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Prominent Art Activist Lists Dramatic Bluff-Side Home in Laguna Beach, California, for $25 Million
This Laguna Beach trophy home will be asking $25 million. DOUGLAS ELLIMAN Text size A sprawling, turnkey trophy home in the Californian coastal enclave of Laguna Beach is headed to the market Wednesday for $25 million, Mansion Global has learned. Newly completed after a mammoth 15 years in the making, […]
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California is spending millions on Hearst Castle in shutdown. How close is it to reopening?
Hearst Castle in San Simeon has been closed to visitors for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s still costing the state millions of dollars. According to Dan Falat, superintendent of the state park district that includes the Castle, California State Parks spent about $6.6 million […]
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California recall petition bill gets second committee hearing
A volunteer with the Recall Gavin Newsom campaign, who did not want to be identified, walks back to a signature-collection table set up in the parking lot of Rivergate Shopping Center after holding a sign at the intersection Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Rancho Cordova. Xavier Mascareñas [email protected] Good morning […]
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Essential California: A Berkeley indie bookstore’s next chapter
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, April 16, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content […]
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AMC’s 1969 AMX California 500 Special Is an Obscure American Muscle Worth Remembering
When it comes to automotive marques, AMC is not exactly a household name, and likely unknown to anyone born after the demise of the company. American Motors Corporation was wheezing along on financial fumes when Renault acquired a major interest in 1979. By the time AMC was renamed Jeep Eagle […]
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California to Test Whether Big Batteries Can Stop Summer Blackouts
AES Corp. in January commissioned a 100-megawatt battery installation in Long Beach, California, using Fluence batteries. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg With summer’s heat approaching, California’s plan for avoiding a repeat of last year’s blackouts hinges on a humble savior – the battery. Giant versions of the same technology […]
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California voters don’t support recalling Gavin Newsom, poll
Teresa Allaro talks to Francisco Debs, an emergency medical technician, about information on her coronavirus vaccination card at a San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department clinic for farmworkers at the Paso Robles Event Center. David Middlecamp [email protected] Good morning and welcome as always to the A.M. Alert! Programming note: […]
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California tax agency whistleblower honored by SPJ
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration building in Sacramento is pictured on Monday, June 12, 2014.. Brian Nguyen [email protected] A journalism organization is honoring a California state worker who helped expose nepotism and questionable hiring at the state agency that at one point collected tens of billions of […]
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California Lawmakers Push for Gender-neutral Toy Stores
California lawmakers are pushing for gender-neutral retail sections in big stores so that clothes, toys and childcare items are not separated into products traditionally marketed for boys or girls. Assembly Members Evan Low and Cristina Garcia have co-authored a new bill that would require department stores with 500 or more […]
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The Best Bagels Are in California (Sorry, New York)
BERKELEY, Calif. — The bagels at Boichik Bagels have the look of Labrador puppies curled up for afternoon naps: soft and pudgy, golden roly-polys (practically made for that old puppy-or-bagel meme). The bread has a comforting squish — thick but yielding, chewy but not densely so, with a shiny, sweet-and-salty […]
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California bill would ban boy and girl sections at retailers
California’s large retailers would have to do away with boy and girl signage for toys and child care aisles, under a bill being considered by state lawmakers. Assembly Bill 1084 would require retailers with 500 or more employees “to maintain undivided areas of its sales floor where the majority of […]
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COVID-19 testing lab firm sues California whistleblower
FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo is the exterior of the PerkinElmer lab in Valencia, Calif. A whistleblower who accused the COVID-19 testing lab in California of improper work is being sued by the company for violating a confidentiality agreement. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) Marcio Jose […]
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California lawmakers send Gavin Newsom COVID stimulus deal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, takes questions from the media after a visit to Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles to discuss the state’s efforts to vaccinate hard-to-reach and disproportionately impacted communities, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. California’s new system of delivering and scheduling coronavirus vaccines is being rolled out […]
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Bobby Flay drops $7.6 million on California house
The mid-century, modern-inspired home resides in the Bird Streets area of Los Angeles. Screen grab from Realtor.com When it comes to houses, celebrity chef Bobby Flay appears to be extremely picky – especially when it comes to kitchens. Before the Food Network star dropped $7.6 million on an estate in […]
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‘Atmospheric river’ winter storm heading toward California
The largest winter storm of the season is barreling toward California and is expected to bring extreme weather from San Diego to San Francisco, Sacramento to the Sierra. This storm, forecasters say, has it all: Brutal winds, torrential rain, blizzard conditions, blinding snow, the threat of mudslides and debris flows, […]
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California technologists create website to track vaccinations
For weeks, Patrick McKenzie had been reading and hearing about the frustrations of people in California trying to make appointments to get coronavirus vaccination for themselves or loved ones. “The frustration and the fear involved in calling 20 hospitals and hearing no, no, no, no, no. I thought, there has […]