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UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump sent a tweet on Christmas Day warning California Governor Gavin Newsom about the state's homelessness issue. According to a press release issued on December 20 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), homelessness increased in California by 21,306 individuals (16.4 percent), accounting for more than the entire national increase. The estimated number of persons...

SAN FRANCISCO—A 3.3-magnitude earthquake that originated just off the coast of San Francisco jolted part of the Bay Area on Sunday, August 9. According to data provided by the US Geological Survey, the quake hit at 1:26 p.m. local time and was centered about 9 miles west of San Francisco, at a depth of approximately 7 miles. The epicenter was along the San...

SAN FRANCISCO —The Stanislaus County District Attorney's office announced its intent to retry convicted murderer Scott Peterson Friday, October 23 during a 15 minute hearing. The original death sentence was overturned on August 24 of this year by the California Supreme Court.  Peterson was convicted in 2004 for the first-degree murder of his pregnant wife Laci Peterson and second-degree murder...

SQUAW VALLEY, CA—On Tuesday, August 25, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Resort, located west of Lake Tahoe, announced they decided to change their name. The name originally belongs to Native American groups. The resort’s name has been considered inappropriate and disparaging of Native American communities. The new name will follow their core values and will be announced in early 2021. Squaw...

SAN FRANCISCO—The United States Supreme Court ruled that California religious services are permitted to hold their services indoors, but they can only do so at 25 percent capacity. The South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista, Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, and Harvest International Ministry, requested the Supreme Court to stop the COVID-19 restrictions implemented by Governor of California,...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday,  June 26, the State Water Resources Control Board issued orders cutting San Francisco’s water rights at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The order was sent to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission along with hundreds of farmers in Central Valley. The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, which lies in Yosemite National Park, is fed water by the Tuolumne River, which in turn...

CALIFORNIA—SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Tuesday, December 8 at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council summit that he moved from California to the state of Texas. The confirmation comes after CNBC reported last week that Musk told his friends and associates of about plans to relocate to the Lone Star State. He confirmed it at the summit,...

SAN FRANCISCO—Newly elected California State Senator, Scott Wiener, introduced a bill that would legally require California cities to build more homes. The former San Francisco Supervisor proposed Senate Bill 35 in Sacramento hours after being sworn into office on Monday, December 5. “The housing crisis is not just about it being hard for people today to find housing — that is a...

CALIFORNIA—Yosemite National Park announced on Thursday, April 8 that it will be limiting the number of visitors this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic by requiring them to make a reservation, San Jose Mercury News reported. In a news release, the park revealed that from May 21 to September 30, "visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation...

SAN FRANCISCO—Transgender San Francisco County prison inmates will soon have the option to be sent to a prison based on their gender preference. San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi made the announcement on Thursday, September 10. According to Mirkarimi, the change will begin to take place in a few weeks and is set to be completed by the end of the...