The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-uncontrolled flames. Obviously the loss of so many dwellings, whether they be single-family homes or apartments, exacerbates what was already one of the nation’s most acute shortages of housing — a crisis…
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Orange County’s interim CEO warned department heads and leaders to restrict local spending and find possible areas of savings amid slowing revenue streams and the potential in the wake of the Airport fire for litigation to possibly cost taxpayers “hundreds of millions of dollars.” Interim CEO Michelle Aguirre directed staff in a Jan. 3 memo…
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In his nearly seven decades on earth, Arthur Simoneau chased the sky. The 69-year-old hang glider pilot rode the wind, navigating the dangerous peaks of Owens Valley and Yosemite with the confidence of someone who understood the sky like a second home. Arthur Simoneau enjoying the outdoors. (Photo courtesy of In Defense of Animals) Arthur…
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On Monday Jan. 6 in Stanislaus County, Gov. Gavin Newsom previewed “a balanced budget and key investments maintained for the upcoming fiscal year,” 2025-26, which begins on July 1. That contrasted with the previous year’s budget, which began with a $73 billion deficit. The next day, Tuesday Jan. 7, the Pacific Palisades wildfire ignited at…
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“As goes California, so goes the nation.” Once a proud mantra, the phrase now serves as a dire warning. Today, California evokes images of soaring crime, decaying cities, unaffordable homes, and devastating wildfires – a state where the American Dream feels increasingly out of reach. We all know how we got here. I probably know…
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U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into complaints that General Motors vehicles equipped with certain V8 engines, including its best-selling Silverado, can seize up without warning. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration on Thursday said it was investigating an estimated 877,710 vehicles after receiving 39 complaints from users of GM vehicles equipped with…
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This aerial view shows the Palm Springs house that Charles Butterworth, a character actor from the 1930s and ’40s, once owned. (Google Earth) Charles Butterworth. (Photo by Hulton Archive via Getty Images) Show Caption 1 of 2 This aerial view shows the Palm Springs house that Charles Butterworth, a character actor from the 1930s and…
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Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang will once again take over Knott’s Berry Farm for a 75th anniversary celebration of the comic strip centered in the recently renovated Camp Snoopy kiddie land. The 2025 Knott’s Peanuts Celebration kicks off on Feb. 8 and runs on weekends through March 9 with stage shows, live…
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By Ari Natter | Bloomberg The Biden administration finalized billions of dollars in financing for electric-vehicle maker Irvine-based Rivian Automotive and hydrogen company Plug Power Inc. just days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. The Department of Energy announced Thursday the closing of $6.6 billion in financing for Rivian to construct a…
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A nurse who fled Cuba as part of the Caribbean nation’s largest exodus in more than six decades needed a place to stay in Mexico as she waited to legally enter the U.S. using a government app. A woman who had lived her whole life in the same…
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