SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The politically liberal enclave of Berkeley, California became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on natural gas in new homes and buildings in 2019, which started a climate change-driven effort in dozens of other cities and counties that’s morphed into a heated debate about the future of gas stoves.…… MORE
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — As a child, Lawrance W. McFarland lived on a small piece of land on a Native American reservation in Palm Springs he described as a “little world of its own,” surrounded by the parts of the city that were tourist magnets and depicted in movies. The retiree, who now lives…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell vowed Tuesday that Republicans will not allow Democrats to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, arguing that they only want a replacement to push through the most partisan judges. McConnell called the effort to place a substitute on the panel as Feinstein…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX/KMJ) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in a single car crash on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine on April 9 as 19-year-old Tania Ajanae Oliver and 21-year-old Isaiah Dieago Zamarripa, both from Fresno. The Kern County Fire Department said on Sunday, April 9, at around 2:45…… MORE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others Monday, police said. The suspected shooter was also dead. The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and…… MORE
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That’s because the bees sent to pollinate blooming almond orchards took longer than usual to emerge from their hives due to…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. “California won’t be doing business with…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat. If Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, and Waymo, a…… MORE
KINGSBURG, CA (KMJ) – A man from Kingsburg convicted of sexually abusing underage teens was sentenced on Tuesday in a Fresno County courthouse. Prosecutors said Brandon Howard was working at a retail store more than three years ago, when he coerced underage teens into sexual activity. In May of 2022, Howard admitted to three felony…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California’s plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state’s efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas like ports along the coast. The decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allows California…… MORE
