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PG&E Makes Changes To 2019 Wildfire Safety Program

SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas and Electric company (PG&E), California’s largest natural gas and electric utility, announced their Community Wildfire Safety Program’s progress in a news release on Monday, July 15. The program was introduced in February 2019 and its main objective is to “enhance, accelerate, and new programs that PG&E is and will aggressively continue to implement to prevent wildfires...

Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Charged

SAN FRANCISCO—The charges against two former federal agents were filed in a San Francisco federal court. Both agents belonged to a Baltimore-based task force that investigated the Silk Road website. Silk Road was an online black market where illegal drugs were sold. The market was built to allow users to browse anonymously with no possible tracking. On October 2, 2013 the...

Hilltop Park In Bayview Renovated

SAN FRANCISCO—On Saturday, December 3, the newly renovated, Hilltop (Sundial) Park, which is  3.58 acres located at La Salle Avenue and Whitney Young Circle opened to the public. The new park design is a result of several community workshops, focus groups, and volunteer clean up days. The new park contains two playgrounds, new seating throughout the park, improved ADA accessible pathways, new...

Clippers Win Streak Comes To An End

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 111-107, snapping their seven game win streak on Wednesday, November 16. Mike Conley led the way for Memphis, scoring a season high 30 points while grabbing five rebounds and eight assists. Former Defensive Player of the Year Mark Gasol added 26 points, six assists and six rebounds while hitting a...

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes

PIEDMONT—At 6:49 a.m. on Monday, August 17, a 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Bay area, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).  The earthquake occurred approximately 1 mile north of Piedmont, 2 miles northeast of Emeryville, 3 miles northeast of Oakland, 3 miles southeast of Berkeley and 65 miles southwest of Sacramento. The specific source coordinates of the quake were 37.840°N and...

Summer of Love 50th Anniversary Canceled

SAN FRANCISCO—The “Summer of Love 50th Anniversary” has been canceled after the city of San Francisco denied a permit to host the free concert. The concert was scheduled for June 4 at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park. San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department shut down the event stating after nine months of work event promoter Boots Hughston failed...

State Assembly Approves Vaccination Law

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SACRAMENTO—On Thursday, June 25, the California State Assembly voted, 41 to 36, to mandate nearly all California school children get vaccinations. Senate Bill 277 puts an end to the parents’ choice of immunizing their children based on religious or personal beliefs. Children entering daycare and public schools must be vaccinated against diseases like measles. According to a statement issued by Senator...

Data Shows Sacramento County Homelessness Has Increased

SACRAMENTO—According to the city of San Francisco's 2019 Sacramento Homelessness Point in Time (PIT) Count, homelessness increased 19 percent in the last two years. It was reported that chronic homelessness—defined as people who have experienced homelessness repeatedly or for at least a year while struggling with a disability such as mental illness, substance abuse, or physical disabilities—has declined. Lisa Bates, CEO...

Eloi Vasquez, Missing Student Found Dead

CALIFORNIA—A citywide search for the missing 19-year-old UC Berkley soccer player ended when officials confirmed he was found dead blocks away from where he was last seen. In the early hours on Satuday, March 28, Eloi Vasquez attended a party at USC’s Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house located on the 600 block of West 28th Street. At some point during the party,...

Robotics Offers Revolutionary Cancer Treatment

WESTWOOD—A technique known as Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS), cancerous tumors once deemed inoperable can now be removed through a non-invasive procedure performed by a specially-trained physician. Oropharyngeal (throat) cancer, a consequence of Human papillomavirus (HPV), used to only be operable through highly invasive surgical techniques that involved going through neck or face; a procedure that required a long, sometimes...