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SAN FRANCISCO—On Saturday, December 3, the newly renovated, Hilltop (Sundial) Park, which is  3.58 acres located at La Salle Avenue and Whitney Young Circle opened to the public. The new park design is a result of several community workshops, focus groups, and volunteer clean up days. The new park contains two playgrounds, new seating throughout the park, improved ADA accessible pathways, new...

CALIFORNIA—On October 7, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a proposal that would reduce oils and natural gasses emitted into the California's atmosphere. After battling and losing to legislature over the issue of reducing gasoline consumption, Brown implemented an alternative plan to slow climate change—fighting California's overflowing landfill crisis with a signed bill that requires that at least 75 percent of...

REDDING—Sherri Papini, who went missing in early November was found alive on Thanksgiving Day by a passing motorist near Interstate 5 in Yolo County. "We are very ecstatic to report that Sherri Papini has been located and has been reunited with husband and family on this day of Thanksgiving," said Sheriff Tom Bosenko of Shasta County. Papini, 34, went missing on November 2,...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, January 4, Superintendent Richard Carranza cleared rumors and stated he wouldn’t be leaving the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), despite rumors that have been spreading about Carranza leaving for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The district had hoped to fill the position by the end of December. At the end of December 2015, Los...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved an ordinance establishing The Cannabis State Legalization Task Force to advise the city on the local impact of proposed legislation legalizing adult use of cannabis. Members of the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the ordinance on a second reading during Tuesday’s meeting. Supervisor Scott Wiener, who was one of three...

CALIFORNIA—The threat of a probable collapse of the Oroville Dam spillway caused nearly 188,000 residents to evacuate from nearby areas on Monday, February 13. After the evacuation, members of the Sikh community in the surrounding areas of Sacramento and Yuba city extended a helping hand by opening the doors of their temples to the evacuees. Residents were offered vegetarian meals and temple halls were provided as places to rest...

CALIFORNIA—The recent avian influenza epidemic has caused a price increase in eggs across the nation. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), there are two types of avian influenza classified as H5N1; one strain is highly pathogenic and capable of producing rapid widespread disease, and the other is a lower risk. The influenza virus is highly susceptible to mutation,...

SACRAMENTO—Since February 2017, Kevin Paz, of San Francisco has uploaded photos to Facebook of animals he has kept in custody and abused, primarily dogs. Paz, also known as "Kev Meija," has reportedly been buying dogs at cheap prices and making them fight. According to some of his posts, he also chained them up (and injured them in the process) and...

SAN FRANCISCO—The University of California’s San Francisco medical center has temporarily suspended its living donor program for kidney transplants after a donor died after a procedure in November. According to the UCSF, the donor had provided a kidney to a patient in October, and died one month later for reasons that have not yet been conclusive. UCSF has not discussed...

EAST PALO ALTO—People gathered around Amazon's future office in East Palo Alto on Friday, March 31 staging a protest against the company for not hiring from within the local community. Amazon plans to build a 200,000 square foot office and is looking to fill 1300 positions at their new location. Protestors believe that the city council put aside their 'locals first' hiring policy,...