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CALIFORNIA—Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has restored electricity to most residents in St. Helena. According to the PG&E power outage map on their website, electricity is touch and go at times.  Originally, the utility officials thought they could turn the power on by Friday. In all, almost 400,000 customers have been affected by the latest power outages. But by Wednesday,...

CALIFORNIA—On Thursday, June 18, the California Senate passed a bill by a vote of 30 to 5 that would make ethnic studies a graduation requirement for all students at the 23 Cal State University (CSU) campuses. The bill has been in the Senate chamber for over a year, but the discussion regarding ethnic studies in schools started in 2014 when...

SAN FRANCISCO—An orange gloom has been cast over the Bay Area as of Wednesday, September 9. AIRNow San Francisco reports a moderate air quality index (AQI). The reason for the moderate AQI is SF's marine Layer, which normally cast a thick layer of misty fog over the bay. According to ABC7's Meteorologist Mike Nico, the marine layer is protecting the...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, September 4, two teenagers who were involved in a car crash were saved by an off-duty officer. Redwood City Police tweeted at 7:42 p.m. on September 4: "Last night while in the area of I-80 near Donner Pass Road, Detective Matt Cydzik came across a major solo vehicle collision. Even though he was off-duty, he sprang into action...

UNITED STATES—The U.S. Capitol was on lockdown after what appeared to be, supporters of President Donald Trump breached security and entered the building on Wednesday, January 6, shortly after  1 p.m. The U.S. Senate was in session, with Vice President Mike Pence presiding to handle the voting of the electoral votes for the U.S. Presidency. Pence had just begun to...

CALIFORNIA—On Saturday, March 7, the Coliseum in Rome was once again defaced—and this time the vandals were two California women, ages 21 and 25. Constructed under the Roman emperors Vespasian, and succeeding him, Titus, the Coliseum, which is also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, accommodated medieval entertainment such as gladiatorial contests, mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, battle re-enactments and...

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...

UNITED STATES−On Monday, March 23, Congress was not able to agree upon the Stimulus Bill for $1.8 trillion to combat the effects of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The final vote ending with one Democrat, Alabama senator, Doug Jones, voting in favor of the bill, 49 to 46. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needed a total of 60 votes for the...

UNITED STATES—The United States has been battered with some extreme weather in the past few weeks. First, Hurricane Harvey unleashed devastation through various parts of Texas, including notable damage in the Houston region. The biggest damage from Harvey was the torrential rains which led to massive and I mean massive flooding leaving many without homes and limited places to...

BERKELEY—On Monday, January 23, Berkeley residents Roger Morash, 35, his wife, Valerie Morash, 32, and their two cats were found dead inside their apartment on the 3000 block of Deakin Street. The incident was reported by the Berkeley Police Department at around 4:00 p.m. BPD representative Byron White disclosed that a friend, whose identity has not been released stopped by the apartment around 1:00...