The tragic death of Robin Williams transcended the worlds of comedy, films, and television. Williams, who lived in northern California, was a rabid San Francisco Giants fan, so much so that he gave an impassioned address to Giants fans before
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council will be paying out $26 million to garbage truck drivers as a result of a settlement triggered by a complaint by drivers who alleged they were denied meal breaks, KPCC public radio reports. More
CBS Sacramento reports that California’s $2 billion citrus crop is being threatened by a pest which has already destroyed much agriculture in the Southeast United States. Called the Asian citrus psyllid, it spreads a disease called “Citrus greening.” Rich Ferreira
Anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head in Riverdale, New York; for the second time in the last month, a swastika was found in a public place, this time carved into the ground around second base in Seton Park. Another swastika
The Los Angeles Times writes that in Isla Vista, an area near the University of Santa Barbara known for the cavorting and hard partying of college students, the non-denominational Isla Vista Church runs what is popularly known as the Jesus
The Los Angeles Daily News reports that in August, the California State Assembly will consider legislation requiring colleges whose student financial assistance is publicly funded to obey an “affirmative consent standard” designed to investigate and then punish those guilty of
The Little League pitcher throws 70 miles per hour. And she’s adorable. The team from Taney Youth Baseball Association Little League of Philadelphia rode into the Little League World Series on Sunday riding on the arm of female pitcher Mo’Ne
According to the Los Angeles Times, the LAPD incorrectly classified nearly 1,200 violent crimes that occurred between October 2012 and September 2013, allowing hundreds of stabbings, beatings, and robberies to be categorized as minor offenses. This resulted in the LAPD
The LA Weekly reveals that a Los Angeles Police Department detective whose occupation entailed visiting massage parlors to see if they were complying with the city’s laws was found to have forced three women who were employed at the parlors
According to the Associated Press, police are saying that the murder of Rabbi Joseph Raksin by two black men in North Miami was probably not a hate crime but a robbery that exploded into murder. Around 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Rabbi
Pressured by the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), Mary’s Gourmet Diner in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has terminated its offer of a 15% discount for customers who would pray publicly as they ate. Once the FFRF learned of the restaurant’s discount,
The Los Angeles Times reports that the state may try to capitalize on the current drought by taking the unprecedented step of regulating groundwater use. Assemblyman Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento), one of the creators of the legislation, said of its new
The New York Times reports that Judge Lucy H. Koh of the United States District Court in San Jose rejected a proposed settlement in a class action suit against Google, Apple, Intel, and Adobe, saying that it wasn’t enough to
Metta World Peace, once known as Ron Artest, is changing his name to a less ambitious moniker: The Panda’s Friend. Correcting a post from China Daily, the NBA forward tweeted, “Guys my chinese name is not ‘Panda Friend’, its ‘The
For those who complain that the GOP is the party of the rich, consider this: according to OpenSecrets.org, in the 2013-2014 electoral cycle, the leading individual political donor in the nation was billionaire Tom Steyer, the leftist hardliner, joined by
The Dallas Cowboys are in the middle of a public relations maelstrom. Racy pictures of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones with two young women were posted online and someone appearing to be NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino was caught leaving
CBS 13 in Sacramento reports that one American volunteer in Sierra Leone was crushed that he had to leave his mission there because of the Ebola virus outbreak. Dawson Jope, a Peace Corps volunteer, had planned to live in Sierra Leone
FOX 40 in Sacramento has updated the latest actions of the “water vigilante” of East Sacramento, who roams through East Sacramento at night checking for houses running water wastefully, then retaliates. Stephanie Matulich, whose house was targeted on one of
The Los Angeles Times reports that LAPD Chief Charlie Beck admitted Wednesday night he signed off on a $6,000 deal enabling the department to purchase a horse owned by his daughter. Beck had previously denied such an accusation, but the
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the University of Minnesota is pressuring the Minnesota Vikings to elide the “Redskins” name from “promotional and game date materials” when the teams meet in their November 2 game at university’s s stadium. The newspaper
There’s a double whammy facing residents in West Africa; not only are they experiencing the worst Ebola outbreak on record, but they also are dealing with the rainy season and the resulting malaria. The most severe outbreak of Ebola is
NBC News reports that on Wednesday, Vice President Joe Biden not only used language that adopted all the illegal immigrant children coming across the southern border, he also made all Americans adoptive parents together with him. Biden, addressing attorneys and legal
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that a thief who was part of a trio that robbed Hall of Famer Hank Aaron’s southwest Atlanta home was sentenced to eight years in jail and 42 years of probation, an unusually harsh sentence
CBS Sacramento reports that California students are going to become more enlightened about their civic duty, if California teachers have their way. A newly-crafted curriculum will be implemented to focus on political issues, candidates running for office, field trips to the
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Caltrans is under siege because of accusations that the agency displayed a lack of transparency and “gagged and banished” engineers who warned of construction problems on the new Bay Bridge eastern section. Another charge leveled
