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California's prison population has dropped
Newsweek· 11 hours agoCalifornia, despite having the second-highest prison population in the nation, stands out for defying a national trend. While the U.S. prison population...
El Dorado County fire officials, residents gear up for peak fire season
KCRA 3 Sacramento· 2 hours agoAs temperatures become warmer and the vegetation gets drier, the risk for wildfires in Northern ...
The chance of power outages this summer in San Diego looks fairly slim — for now
U-T San Diego· 8 hours agoWith another summer about to bear down on California, state energy officials think there’s a good...
Bay Area marketplace razed in fire, destroying six businesses
San Francisco Chronicle· 16 hours agoA Bay Area market was razed in a fire early Thursday morning, destroying the premises of six food...
Former California college professor sentenced to prison for arson during 2021 Dixie Fire
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoA former criminal justice professor will serve more than five years in prison for intentionally starting fires in the Shasta-Trinity and Lassen national forests in 2021, as firefighters battled ...
Christian sues in California over public pride flags
Newsweek· 12 hours agoLos Angeles County is facing a lawsuit from a fire department's Christian employee over its policy surrounding LGBTQ+ Pride flags. The lawsuit comes...
Ex-professor sentenced for setting at least 7 fires during record California wildfire season
The Sacramento Bee· 9 hours agoProsecutors said the former professor set a fire near the Dixie Fire to harm firefighters.
Former Professor from San Jose, California Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Setting Multiple Fires...
Sierra Sun Times· 14 hours agoAttorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Maynard set a series of fires...
Locke, California: The only town in the US built for Chinese people
BBC News· 19 hours agoChinese labourers transformed central California from a swamp to an agricultural powerhouse – and...
Wildfires threaten California sequoias. Will a new farm bill measure actually help?
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoCalifornia’s giant sequoias from worsening wildfires. The Save Our Sequoias Act, heralded by former...