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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 Thursday, March 25, Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) proposed legislation that would decriminalize jaywalking in the state of California. In a March 25 tweet, Assemblymember Ting said he believes "jaywalking is arbitrarily enforced.  When tickets are issues, they're disproportionately given to people of color & sometimes these encounters w/ police are life threatening.  I introduced #AB1238, The...

CALIFORNIA — On Thursday, March 25, author Beverly Clearly passed away in Carmel, CA at age 104, her publisher HarperCollins revealed. On March 26, the publishing company posted on Twitter: "We are saddened to share that cherished children's book author Beverly Clearly passed away yesterday, March 25, at 104 years old." Born Beverly Bunn on April 12, 1916 in McMinnville, Oregon, she...

CALIFORNIA—The United States Department of Justice announced on Friday, March 19 that Chu-Chiang Ho, 44, has been sentenced by a United States District Court for 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $1.7 million for illegally smuggling automobile headlights from China that he knew did not meet the safety requirements. Ho, also known as Kevin Ho, admitted that he...

CALIFORNIA—On Saturday, March 20 at 1:45 p.m. Nevada’s County Sheriff’s office received a report of an avalanche involving three people in the area of Frog Lake in Nevada County. Authorities were notified that the initial report was inaccurate and were given updated information that three people were snowmobiling in the area, one who was identified as an adult male...

CALIFORNIA—The California authorities arrested Donald Siao, 55, for prescribing numerous prescription drugs to undercover agents who posed as patients and had no legitimate medical reason for the drugs, the United States Department of Justice indicated in a news release. “During the investigation, the complaint alleges that undercover law enforcement agents posed as new patients and met with Siao at his...

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...

CALIFORNIA — On Thursday, March 18, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google will invest $1 billion in California as part of a $7 billion commitment to form new data centers and offices across the nation. Pichai, who is also CEO of Alphabet, stated in a news release that the technology company plans on investing "over $7 billion in office...

CALIFORNIA — Mills College in Oakland, CA announced on Wednesday, March 17 that it will not be accepting students after fall 2021 and end its role as an academic institution since its founding in 1852. Elizabeth L. Hillman, President of Mills College, said in news release that the school "will no longer enroll new first-year undergraduate students" and "will focus...

CALIFORNIA—On Wednesday, March 17, it was announced that Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure Park will reopen on April 30 for the first time since closing on March 14, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a March 17 tweet, Disneyland stated: "Just announced! Magic is finally returning to the Disneyland Resort theme parks! Disneyland Park & Disney California Adventure Park...