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SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department released details on Tuesday, February 27, regarding a shootout that took place on February 17 near Alameda and De Haro Streets. Authorities stated that the sequence of events was set off when authorities were searching for a suspect in the murder of one man and the injury of one individual. The suspect, Joel Armstrong,...

CALIFORNIA—In a unanimous vote, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County approved an urgency ordinance on Friday, July 31, that allows city officials to issue fines for violations of public health orders that help combat the spread of coronavirus. The ordinance’s purpose is to give local agencies an alternative in enforcing public health orders, besides criminal enforcement. As of...

OAKLAND—The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) announced on Monday, September 14 that it provide free face masks and sanitizer dispensers to every bus rider under its public health guidance to prevent COVID-19. On Tuesday, September 15, AC Transit started to distribute free face masks and hand sanitizers at the modesty panel, at the rear door of each bus except...

LOS ANGELES—The Houston Astros won their fist World Series by stomping the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday, November 1. The game was over before it began; Dodgers starting Pitcher YU Darvish was plain awful. The lackluster pitching was a repeat of the disastrous performance in Houston. Only lasting a mere 1 2/3 innings both outings, he...

BAKERSFIELD—Criminal and former cult leader, Charles Manson, died on Sunday, November 19. He was 83. Manson, who had been imprisoned in the Protective Housing Unit of California State Prison, Corcoran since 1989, was taken to a local hospital in Bakersfield Sunday where he died at 8:13 p.m., according to a press release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation....

CALIFORNIA—While some wineries across Napa and Sonoma counties have been spared from the wildfires, some wineries say that the smoke could sour their grapes, and affect the taste of wine produced this year. Wineries have been affected by the fires in multiple ways. Widespread evacuations across California could hinder harvesting season, which happens between August to October, with not enough...

CALIFORNIA—State Assemblyman Tom Lackey is proposing a new bill that would allow law enforcement to use new devices to test questionable drivers for various drugs. Assembly Bill 1356, would provide officers with a new drug breathalyzer device to test on motorists suspected to be under the influence. The device, Alere DDS2, tests for marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, opiates and benzodiazepines....

UNITED STATES—The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is closing down after 146 years of operation. It was announced in a press release from Feld Entertainment, on Monday, January 16. The company has owned the circus for the past 50 years.   High operating costs and a drop in ticket sales “made the circus an unsustainable business for the company,” said...

WESTWOOD—A government proposed budget submitted on Thursday, May 14 could help keep UCLA and other University of California campuses tuition the same for the 2016-2017 school year. The proposal was submitted by Governor Jerry Brown and would postpone the UC’s Board of Regent’s new policy of a 5 percent tuition increase per year for the next five years, which was approved in...

BERKELEY—A Nixle alert which was broadcasted on Tuesday, February 22 indicated that police officers arrested a 20 year-old man in connection with the stabbing of a female staff member at a private school in Berkeley. The Berkeley Police Department received a report of the stabbing which occurred just before 2:00 p.m. According to BPD representative Sgt. Andrew Frankel, the suspect, Angel Juarez,...