An explosive device that authorities said was intentionally set has injured two people Wednesday at a courthouse in Santa Maria, authorities said. One person of interest was detained following the blast reported shortly after 8:45 a.m. at the Santa Maria Courthouse, sheriff’s officials said. The small city of about 110,000 people in Santa Barbara County…
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A family-run metal forging company that manufactures aluminum parts for Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft is getting stung by a strike of more than 33,000 machinists as the ripple effects of the shutdown sweep the world’s aerospace industry. The small forge in Orange is part of a bigger supply chain that’s soon to buckle under the strike. …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 25, to sign three pieces of legislation aimed at allowing local governments to restrict oil drilling, address idle oil wells and increase community health protections. Newsom gathered with other elected officials, including LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, and community advocates at the Kenneth Hahn Soccer…
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A year after the National Association of Realtors was rocked by sexual harassment allegations against its president, a former product manager for the organization has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that several male leaders at the group’s headquarters frequently objectified her. Roshani Sheth worked at the group’s Chicago headquarters for five years as a staff…
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In the span of just over a year, California Attorney General Rob Bonta dropped a pair of lawsuits on energy producers. In the first, he claimed it’s time to make oil companies pay for “engaging in a decades-long campaign of deception and creating statewide climate change-related harms.” It is one of more than 30 such…
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By Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg US homeowners are eagerly grasping for mortgage savings as the Federal Reserve embarks on its campaign to lower interest rates. With mortgage rates now nearing 6%, the lowest in two years, borrowers are flocking to shave thousands of dollars off of their annual payments. That’s freeing up cash that could…
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Crowds piled up in the Disneyland esplanade on Wednesday morning when the Anaheim theme park failed to open on time after an oil leak affected Main Street U.S.A. An oil leak from a street scrubber vehicle caused a 10-minute delayed opening of Disneyland Park on Wednesday, Sept. 25, according to Disneyland officials. Disney California Adventure…
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It has been eight years since Californians voted to legalize marijuana through Proposition 64. To the surprise of no one, California managed to completely botch the legalization and regulation of marijuana. Overregulation, high taxes and bureaucratic hurdles thrown in front of people willing to comply with the law have kept the black market as robust…
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California’s beleaguered real estate industry will get some relief next year, with house sales projected to increase 10% to 304,400 transactions in 2025, the California Association of Realtors predicted on Wednesday, Sept. 25. But even if the forecast proves accurate, next year will still be the third-slowest year since the Reagan administration. The only two…
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Most people celebrate their 50th birthdays by getting pampered at a spa or having a milestone party with loved ones. Yet stuntman and comedian Stephen Gilchrist Glover, known professionally as Steve-O, spent the first week after his birthday getting a phallus tattooed on his face by Post Malone. “He’s a prolific face tattoo guy,” Steve-O…
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