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SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Bay Area was subject to some unusual seismic activity over a weekend in which five earthquakes were recorded in San Francisco alone. At 2:05 p.m. on May 3, a 2.5 magnitude quake rumbled the ground near Concord, a city suburb located approximately 30 miles northeast of Downtown San Francisco. The weekend’s largest earthquake came just 10 minutes later,...

CALIFORNIA—On Wednesday, July 10, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will offer assistance to undocumented adults from lower-income communities and families between the ages of 19-25 to have healthcare. The bill is on route to go into effect in 2020. The state of California offers Medicaid to individuals under the age of 18, whether they are undocumented or a...

CALIFORNIA — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a guidance on Tuesday, August 25, with rules for the supervision of groups of children and youth who gather for educational purposes. According to health officials, the guideline intends to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across students and kids in small learning environments such as learning “distance learning hubs,”  recreation...

CALIFORNIA—On Monday, February 9, Republican Senator Brian Dahle announced his bid to unseat incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom.  The non-partisan primary election is June 7 and the General Election will be held on November 8. Dahle served as on California’s 1st Assembly from 2012-2017 until he joined the legislature. He served on the Lassen County Board of Supervisors for 16 years. A...

CALIFORNIA—On Friday, August 7, the University of California (UC) announced an executive order that requires students, faculty and staff from all campuses to receive an influenza immunization before November 1.  The executive order, which was signed by UC’s President Janet. A Napolitano, applies to any member of the community living, learning or working at any UC location. The influenza shot...

LOS ANGELES—On Wednesday, July 29, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced that four more people were involved in a voter fraud scheme occurring during the 2016 and 2018 election cycles. The District Attorney's Office revealed that four men admitted to a scheme where cigarettes and money were used to offer homeless individuals on Skid Row for false and forged...

SAN FRANCISCO—Boulders that were placed on the sidewalks of Clinton Park last month were removed by officials from the city of San Francisco on Monday, September 30.City officials removed over two-dozen boulders from residential sidewalks.  According to San Francisco Public Works Director of Communications Rachel Gordon, the city removed the boulders at the request of the neighbors who placed them...

UNITED STATES—On Thursday, June 27, NASA announced that it’s dispatching a drone named Dragonfly to examine Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. With the help of propellers, Dragonfly will fly and land on various areas on the icy moon to analyze if it can assist microbial life. The nuclear-powered expedition is part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, which lofted the New...

WESTWOOD—Co-Founder of Death Row Records, Marion “Suge” Knight was involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Thursday, January 29 in Compton. The victim was Terry Carter, 55, who was killed when Knight put his vehicle in reverse and ran over Carter. Also injured during the incident was Cle Sloan, 51. Knight has been taken into custody by authorities and booked on...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, December 9, two separate district attorneys filed civil lawsuits against the ride-sharing service, Uber. In a joint press release, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey stated that Uber was guilty of failing to collect sufficient background checks for their drivers and illegally servicing airports. Uber's top competitor, Lyft, has already...