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SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently announced their decision to change the legal age to purchase tobacco and nicotine products. Beginning June 1, anyone looking to purchase tobacco and electronic smoking products is required to be at least 21 years of age. The legal age for the majority of the cities in United States is currently 18 to...

SAN FRANCISCO—Former state senator Leland Yee admitted to charges of racketeering and accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors on Wednesday, July 1 at a federal courthouse in San Francisco. Yee was set to go to trial next month on charges of political corruption, money laundering and gun running. The San Francisco based politician, who previously served on the San Francisco Board of...

CALIFORNIA—Just hours after a violent prison riot in California State Prison Solano, an inmate was found dead inside his housing unit in what has been termed a homicide. The riot began at approximately 7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, when a group of 58 inmates began brawling in the Level III medium-security yards. The riot was broken-up by corrections officers using pepper...

SAN FRANCISCO—The 14th annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC) will take place at San Francisco State University from July 20 to July 24. The four-day event gathers over 1,000 representatives from colleges and universities from across the nation to share information and present research, as well as discuss curriculum development, operational programs and community partnerships. The theme of this year's conference is...

CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, March 30, Universal Studios Hollywood announced in a news release that the theme park will reopen to California residents on Friday, April 16 after being closed for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universal Studios Hollywood President Karen Irwin said they are "thrilled" to reopen and "return team members to work and welcome guests back...

CALIFORNIA—On July 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced new orders to shutdown restaurants and entertainment centers in 19 California counties as a response to a rapid rise in coronavirus cases across the state. “As a consequence, we are doing everything we can to focus in on certain sectors of our economy where that spread is more likely to occur, where...

LOS ANGELES—The older brother of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25 for possession of images of child pornography. Bruce Douglas Paddock, 58, was detained and taken into custody by authorities at the Valley Village nursing home in North Hollywood where he is a resident. The  nursing home provides short and long-term care....

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, August 25, a San Francisco court judge will hear evidence brought forth in the case regarding Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, 45, the man allegedly responsible in the shooting death of Kathryn Steinle, 32, on San Francisco's Pier 14. As part of the preliminary hearing, the judge will decide whether the evidence presented will be enough for the case against...

UNITED STATES—Global climate change could impose greater threats within the next 15 years than environmental concerns. According to the World Bank report published on Sunday, November 8, climate change has the potential to push more than an estimated 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030. According to the report, climate change poses a threat to poverty stricken areas across...

CALIFORNIA—On Saturday, March 20, three people were killed in a crash when a motorist in a high-speed chase with a Fresno police officer collided with multiple cars in Fresno. The driver has been identified as 20-year-old Francisco Portillo. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says one man in one vehicle, and two women in a second vehicle died as a...