Category: Northern California

Mysterious Streaks of Light Seen in the Sky Over California

Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night, shocking St. Patrick’s Day revelers who then posted videos on social media of the surprising sight. Jaime Hernandez was at the King Cong Brewing Company in Sacramento for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration when some among the group noticed the…


California, Drugmaker Partner to Produce Affordable Insulin

DOWNEY, Calif.—The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer announced a 10-year partnership Saturday to produce affordable, state-branded insulin that they hope will rival longtime producers and push down prices for a medication used by millions of Americans. The product is not expected on store shelves until at least next year, and it was…


Half of California Lifted out of Drought; Flooding Now a Concern as More Rain Comes

Almost half of California is out of a drought, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, according to data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor March 16. But with so much Sierra Nevada Mountain snowpack, the possibility of flooding is a new concern, forecasters in the National Weather Service Office of Water Prediction warned. According…


Half of California Lifted out of Drought; More Flooding a Concern as More Rain Comes

Almost half of California is out of a drought, including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, according to data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor March 16. But with so much Sierra Nevada Mountain snowpack, the possibility of new flooding is a concern, forecasters in the National Weather Service Office of Water Prediction warned. According…


College Trustee Starts Fundraiser for Potential Legal Action After Being Censured Over Meme

Community college trustee Dr. Luis Reynoso launched online fundraising early this month for potential legal action against the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District (CLPCCD) Board in California. The CLPCCD Board censured Reynoso in a heated board meeting on Feb. 22, followed by a slew of controversies and standoffs between Reynoso and the LGBTQ+ community. “The…


California to Turn San Quentin State Prison Into a Rehabilitation Center

California’s notorious State Prison San Quentin is getting an upgrade, California officials announced Thursday. The proposed rehab center would provide inmates with education, training, and rehabilitation, while inmates serving death sentences at San Quentin will be moved to other California penitentiary locations. “Today, we take the next step in our pursuit of true rehabilitation, justice, and safer…


Uber Challenge to California Contractor Law Revived by US Appeals Court

A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Uber Technologies Inc. and subsidiary Postmates Inc. challenging a California law that would require them to provide more proof that workers are independent contractors, a classification that helps the companies save millions. In a major win for app-based services that heavily rely on contractors, the…


Elizabeth Holmes Returns to Court in Bid to Avoid Prison

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Friday made what might be her final court appearance before beginning a 11-year prison sentence, unless a judge grants her request to remain free while her lawyers appeal her conviction for masterminding a blood-testing hoax. The 90-minute hearing came four months after Holmes’ last court hearing. That…


California Republicans Build Support for Legislation to Address Fentanyl, Border Crises

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blamed the Biden administration’s border policies for the alarming rise in deaths from fentanyl overdoses in the United States at the recent California Republican Party (CAGOP) convention. “I want you to think for one moment what this fentanyl is doing, because it is killing Americans,” he told Republicans gathered in Sacramento…


Tech Layoffs Here to Stay; Workers Must Upgrade or Be Out of Date: Tech Experts

Many tech workers still reel from the juggernaut of massive layoffs that began late last year. Historically, tech workers have experienced layoffs more than once in their career. In previous years, through the dotcom bubble bust in 2000 and the great recession in 2007, tech workers expected layoffs to mean 5 to 50 employees being…