Category: Northern California

Drop in High-Tech Industries Drags Down California’s Manufacturing Growth: Survey

A slowdown in high-tech industries is impacting California’s manufacturing growth rate, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers conducted by Chapman University and released April 7. “It was not a surprise about high-tech because many companies are laying off workers, so we expected they would not be growing as fast,” director of the survey…


California Cities Unite to Demand $3 Billion Yearly From Governor to Tackle Homelessness Crisis

The League of California Cities, which represents nearly 500 California cities, called for Gov. Gavin Newsom April 12 to allocate $3 billion annually for cities to use to combat homelessness. “The state’s affordable housing crisis and homelessness crisis is worsening by the minute,” CEO of the league, Carolyn Coleman said during a press conference in…


California Home Sales Down More Than 30 Percent Annually

Data comparing February 2023 to the same time last year by the California Association of Realtors (CAR) last month reveals continued softness in California real estate markets with double-digit declines in sales across the state. All regions paint a similar picture, with volume and prices dropping, and the unsold inventory index and median days on…


Residents Protest at San Francisco City Hall, Call for Restoring Public Safety

Residents gather in front of San Francisco City Hall at 11 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET) Sunday, April 16, to call for restoring public safety and social order. …


Majority of California Emerges from Drought Crisis: US Drought Monitor

California has been grappling with one of the longest droughts in its history for nearly three years, and the state is finally seeing a ray of hope. The recent winter storms that hit the Golden State from December until March have resulted in almost complete eradication of drought conditions, according to the latest data from…


Reality Hits Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power Now in Favor

With renewable energy sources failing to deliver enough power to supply demand, evolving political narratives have altered plans for nuclear power plants in California and beyond. “Reality happened,” Jacopo Buongiorno, director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems and professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told The…


Reality Hits Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power Now in Favor: Experts

With renewable energy sources failing to deliver enough power to supply demand, evolving political narratives have altered plans for nuclear power plants in California and beyond. “Reality happened,” Jacopo Buongiorno, director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems and professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), told The…


LIVE NOW: Residents Protest at San Francisco City Hall Calling for Restoring Public Safety

Residents gather in front of San Francisco City Hall at 11 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET) Sunday, April 16, to call for restoring public safety and social order. …


California Electric Utilities Announce Income-Based Billing Proposal

Three of California’s largest electricity providers are proposing a new billing system that would charge customers according to their income. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas and Electric submitted a joint application to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) April 10. “This proposal aims to help lower bills for…


New Chart Shows People Fleeing California, Other Gun-Control States

Commentary I’ve come up with a way to compare state gun controls and population movements. This is in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent interview with Jen Psaki, as part of his Democracy Tour, the early part of which I covered in The Epoch Times. The topic came up regarding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a…