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OAKLAND—Two arrests were made in connection to the massive fire that broke out at Oakland's warehouse turned underground concert venue, which housed several bay area artists known as the 'Ghost Ship,' that left 36 people dead who were attending a music event inside the venue. Derick Ion Almena, 47, the property manager of Ghost Ship and Max Harris, “creative director” of venue were...

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM—An explosion transpired at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom on Monday, May 22, leaving 22 people confirmed dead and more than 59 people injured just before 10:35 p.m. A majority of those injured including women and children. It has been reported that the bomb used in the attack may have contained nails, and the explosion...

SACRAMENTO—Lavinia Kelly, 33, was hospitalized after eating nacho cheese she purchased from Valley Oak Food and Fuel - a gas station in Sacramento, California. The incident transpired on April 21, where Kelly stopped at the gas station for a snack on her way home from work. She purchased a pack of Doritos to go with some nacho cheese dipping sauce. Shortly after eating...

ANAHEIM—Disney disclosed on Friday, May 12 in a blog post that the nighttime attraction Fantasmic! will be re-opening at the Anaheim park this summer with new additions. Along with the other Rivers of America attractions (Mark Twain Riverboat, Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, Sailing Ship Columbia, and Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes), Fantasmic! closed on January 10, 2016 for the commencement of Star...

OAKLAND—A breakdown during an overnight test of BART’s ‘Train Of The Future’ caused a major delay on the East Bay lines of the transit system’s on Friday, April 28. BART officials reported that a problem developed with the train just before 5 a.m. near or inside the Lake Merritt Station. According to reports, the four-car train was returning from a...

SACRAMENTO—Middle school and high school students across California could see 8:30 a.m. become the new start time if a senate bill proposed by Anthony Portantino (D-25th District) is passed into law. Senate Bill 328 would prohibit any public school under the authority of a state school district from beginning classes before the proposed time. “Every year we discuss as parents, educators,...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Department of Public Health has collaborated with the San Francisco Police Department, BART Police, San Francisco District Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff’s Department, Adult Probation, and community partners Glide, Felton Institute and Drug Policy Alliance to create a diversion program aimed at reducing incarcerations of those with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders. The program was rolled...

SAN FRANCISCO—U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, Board of Supervisor Malia Cohen and local leaders came together, on Friday, April 14, to celebrate the completion of the latest phase of the redevelopment of the Hunters View community as part of the City’s HOPE SF initiative. HOPE SF is a partnership program between the Mayor's...

VENTURA—Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) is an organization that fights for deaf kids to be kindergarten ready. The group recently passed a bill for special education language development. The bill (SB 210) would require state programs to provide testing for deaf and hard of hearing for children 0-5 years old (SB 210). Public relations director, Julie Rems-Smario, was interviewed...

CALIFORNIA—For the first time, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) accounted for almost 40 percent of net grid power produced during the hours between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., showing almost 50 percent growth in utility-scale solar photovoltaic installed capacity in 2016 indicated the Energy Information Administration (EIA) website. Large amounts of sunlight can produce too much electricity around the...