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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—A professor at Orange Coast College (OCC) in Costa Mesa, was videotaped sharing her “anti-Trump” opinion after the election. The student who videotaped her lecture posted it to his Facebook page indicating he believed, “at this point it’s not teaching it’s indoctrination.” The student is now facing investigation and could face legal action or expulsion. Olga Perez Stable Cox is...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Fire Department Training Lieutenant Tyson Yee was selected out of 5,000 statewide instructors, as one of three finalists for the Ed Bent Training Excellence Award. The award will be issued to the Outstanding Fire Instructor of the Year, the San Francisco Fire Department announced on Tuesday, December 6 Yee has taught over 18 academies at the City...

HOUSTON, TX—The Los Angeles Lakers lost their fourth straight game, losing to the Houston Rockets 134-95 on Wednesday, December 7. Lou Williams scored a team-high 24 points for the Lakers, who have dropped to ninth place in the Western Conference. Julius Randle added a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds; Brandon Ingram had 12 points and seven rebounds off...

CALIFORNIA—A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the northern California coast at approximately 6:50 a.m. on Thursday, December 8. Seismologist Lucy Jones stated that the earthquake hit the Pacific Gorda plate boundary, north of the San Andreas Fault. No damage or injuries have been reported from the earthquake aside from light shaking felt by communities along the coast. The earthquake hit at...

BOULDER, COLO—Former Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, 42, was found dead Monday, December 5 at a park in Boulder, Colorado, a Boulder Police Department spokeswoman noted. Salaam’s body was discovered at approximately 8:54 p.m. by a man in the park, who then called authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene; the cause of death is still under investigation. His mother,...

UNITED STATES—Google announced on Tuesday, December 6 that they are planning to run entirely from renewable energy at the start of 2017. The company has spent the past decade negotiating and participating in deals with renewable producers and announced that its data and business centers all over the world will follow suit. According to the New York Times, Google spent...

SAN FRANCISCO—Among the approximate 36 victims of the Ghost Ship fire at an Oakland warehouse on Friday, December 2,  Draven McGill, 17, a high school student from San Francisco has been revealed to be the youngest victim. Draven was a junior at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts where he was a baritone for the school's choir and a member of the Pacific...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Yosemite Slough, a polluted and muddy strip of land, is schedule to be cleaned and restored in the Bayview District. A restoration plan was proposed in 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formalized their efforts in 2014. The EPA’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld explained the agency would be pursuing money from companies who were responsible for the contamination at...

OAKLAND—The Golden State Warriors defeated the Indiana Pacers for the second time this season, winning 106-142 on Monday, December 5. Klay Thompson scored a career high 60 points through three quarters of play before sitting out the entire fourth quarter as the Warriors led by double digits. Kevin Durant had 20 points, and Steph Curry added 13 points, 11 assists...