Category: Northern California

Fatal Stabbing Rocks California High School, Leaves Students and Staff Reeling

SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Detectives on Mar. 2 were investigating what prompted a fight between three students at a Northern California high school that ended in one fatally stabbing another as more than two dozen classmates watched. A 15-year-old freshman was booked on suspicion of homicide and other charges in connection with Wednesday’s fatal stabbing in an…


Deporting Fentanyl Dealers Violates Sanctuary City Policies, Says SF Supervisor

San Francisco County Supervisor Shamann Walton told San Franciscans this week the U.S. shouldn’t deport illegal immigrant drug dealers for selling fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that was largely responsible for nearly 2,000 drug overdose deaths in the city since 2020. “There’s been a drug issue in this country for a very long time. But there’s…


Detectives Seek Motive in Fatal California School Stabbing

SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Detectives on Thursday were investigating what prompted a fight between three students at a Northern California high school that ended in one fatally stabbing another as more than two dozen classmates watched. A 15-year-old freshman was booked on suspicion of homicide and other charges in connection with Wednesday’s fatal stabbing in an art…


Yosemite Park Remains Closed Indefinitely Following Historic Snow Storm in California

Yosemite National Park has been forced to close indefinitely after two consecutive storms battered the beloved outdoor destination over the last week, officials announced March 2. The park broke its 54-year record, receiving 40 inches of snow Feb. 28. The previous record was 36 inches received on Feb. 28, 1969. “Yosemite has experienced significant snowfall…


California’s High-Speed Rail Project to Cost Nearly $10 Billion More

High inflation and supply chain issues are some of the reasons California’s long-delayed high-speed rail system will cost up to nearly $10 billion more to complete, agency officials reported (pdf) this week. The California High Speed Rail Authority now estimates the bullet train will cost up to nearly $100 billion, according to the report published…


Sen. Dianne Feinstein Hospitalized With Shingles

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the oldest member of the Senate, has been admitted to a California hospital after contracting shingles. In a statement released to media Thursday, the 89-year-old Senator said she will hopefully recover and go back to work later this month. “I was diagnosed over the February recess with a case of the…


Media Outlets Should Encourage Parents Advocating for Their Children’s Education

Commentary After witnessing the stunning recall of three trustees in a very progressive San Francisco Unified School Board in February 2022, many in the media began to marvel at the political power disenchanted parents and public school advocates were capable of wielding. After all, San Francisco has the fewest number of children per capita of…


To the Rooftops: Staggering Snowfall in California Mountains

LOS ANGELES—Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and medicine to mountain communities stranded by back-to-back winter storms that have dumped so much snow some residents can barely see out their windows. In San Bernardino County east of Los Angeles, around-the-clock plowing is underway but it could take more than a week to…


RFK Killer Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole by California Board

SAN DIEGO—A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968, Sirhan’s lawyer said. That contradicted the decision by a different parole board two years ago when its members found Sirhan…


Elizabeth Holmes Has 2nd Child as Prison Sentence Looms

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is citing her recently born child as another reason she should be allowed to delay the start of a more than 11-year prison sentence while her lawyers appeal her conviction for duping investors about the capabilities of her failed company’s blood-testing technology. The birth of Holmes’ second child…