Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed state Senate Bill 79, the controversial legislation that overrides local zoning rules and allows mid-rise apartments and condo buildings several stories tall to be built near public transit stations – including in neighborhoods zoned for …
Gov. Newsom signs bill paving way for taller housing developments near transit Read MoreBy MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two young Republican groups have challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census, four years after the numbers were released, as the GOP continues its growing attack on the …
Young Republicans challenge 2020 census results as part of wider GOP attack on head count Read More(Left) Pasadena Humane’s 3rd annual Wildlife Day event returns this Sunday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free, family-friendly event features educational talks, activities for kids and a vendor marketplace. RSVP at pasadenahumane.org/wildlifeday. (Right) An injured …
Column: It takes teamwork to help wildlife, injured or not, in urban areas Read MoreGov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday, Oct. 10 banning the declawing of cats in California unless medically necessary. He also signed a number of bills aimed at halting the puppy and pet mill trades from selling pets, especially sick …
California bans cat declawing, takes new steps to halt puppy mills Read MoreBy Alex Brizee, The Idaho Statesman BOISE, Idaho — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a facility for a branch of Qatar’s armed forces will be built at the Mountain Home Air Force Base south of Boise. Related Articles …
Qatari facility to be built in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says Read MoreLOS ANGELES — The Rams are prepared to be without starting right tackle Rob Havenstein for a second consecutive game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Havenstein is listed as doubtful for the road contest, but head coach Sean McVay characterized …
Rams’ Steve Avila returns to offensive line, but Rob Havenstein unlikely Sunday Read MoreBy JOSH FUNK Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S. transportation secretary warned. Related …
Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns Read MoreTo understand why Oct. 11, 1995, was such a big deal for UC Irvine and two of the school’s best-known scientists – the late Sherwood “Sherry” Rowland, a radiochemist who theorized that man-made stuff was eroding the ozone layer, and …
Two Nobel Prizes at UC Irvine in one day: 30 years later, the moment still resonates Read MoreCelebrity Traitors is under way… (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/CodyBurridge) Celebrity Traitors – dubbed the TV moment of the year – is officially under way, with the Traitors already claiming their first Faithful victim. The BBC reality series, which has now had …
When is the next episode of Celebrity Traitors and who has been eliminated so far? Read MoreLeading UK Epilepsy organisation has called out the trailer for Charli XCX’s new movie, The Moment (Picture: Getty) UK charity Epilepsy Action has called the trailer for Charli XCX’s new movie ‘the worst flashing advert we’ve ever seen’ as fans …
Charli XCX’s new movie trailer branded ‘dangerous’ after fan backlash Read MorePolice remained at the scene for several hours and a cordon stayed in place (Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP) A man is fighting for life in hospital after being shot by police in east London. Officers rushed to a home in Walthamstow …
Man shot by police after negotiators deployed over ‘threats to kill’ Read MoreBy MATT BROWN and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late …
Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress? Read MoreBy Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters An explosion rattled windows across nearby neighborhoods. Orange columns of flame shot like blowtorches out of stacks and pipes, uncontrolled. The incident that shook Chevron’s El Segundo refinery last week once would have prompted a federal …
Federal oversight is disappearing as multiple California refineries explode. Who’s in charge now? Read MoreBy Ben Christopher, CalMatters In January 2023, the town council of Los Altos Hills, a mansion-studded bedroom community perched above Silicon Valley, reluctantly voted to legalize some apartment buildings. It was a historic vote. Incorporated in 1956 by well-to-do hill …
Why this wealthy South Bay suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing Read MoreDUBLIN — A Colorado woman has been released from jail while she defends herself from charges that she drowned her newborn baby in a bathtub back in 2009, then left the girl’s corpse in a dumpster. Judge Michael Risher granted …
Alleged Union City baby killer released from jail after judge grants bail Read MoreBy Alex Brizee, The Idaho Statesman BOISE, Idaho — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a facility for a branch of Qatar’s armed forces will be built at the Mountain Home Air Force Base south of Boise. Related Articles …
Qatari facility to be built in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says Read MoreThe Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Thought experiment: Somewhere around 2032, the Big …
Mailbag: The super league’s fate depends on the Big Ten, Pac-12 media rights, Cal QB angst, time zone matters and more Read MoreDiwali, the five-day festival of lights also known as Deepavali, runs from Oct. 18 to 22 this year, with the main night on Oct. 20. The festival is a major religious one for Hindus, but is also observed by Sikhs, …
10+ ways to celebrate Diwali this October around the Bay Area Read MoreBy MATT BROWN and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late …
Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress? Read MoreThe Hotline is delighted to provide West Coast fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Phoenix-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Oct. 9 …
Recruiting roundup: Blue chippers at the Coliseum, Oregon’s guest list, Boise State’s big weekend Read More