By Dan Levine, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO — Legal momentum for extending U.S. marriage rights to same-sex couples accelerated on Tuesday as a federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down bans on gay matrimony in Idaho and Nevada a day after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand similar rulings for five other states. The 9th […]
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By Capital Press SACRAMENTO — The more than 800,000 rural California residents charged $150 per structure for fire prevention will get some relief in certain cases. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that reduces the penalty for late payments from 20 percent to 10 percent per month and waives the fee for homeowners who lose their […]
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By Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski, Center for Investigative Reporting RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Mike Soubirous is a prodigious water user, pumping more than 1 million gallons per year at his lushly landscaped home on a hot, windy Southern California hilltop. Soubirous also is a member of the Riverside City Council, which in July voted unanimously […]
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Kingsbury Grade is scheduled to reopen Oct. 7 at 6am. Construction will continue for the next weeks. Motorists should expect construction-related traffic delays of up to 30 minutes over the next few weeks. Construction is scheduled to resume in spring 2015. Since the project’s start in May, nearly four miles of roadway have been reconstructed, including excavation […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times A few years ago a group of researchers used computer modeling to put California through a nightmare scenario: Seven decades of unrelenting mega-drought similar to those that dried out the state in past millennia. “The results were surprising,” said Jay Lund, one of the academics who conducted the study. […]
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By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a former lobbyist are going before a federal appeals court in San Francisco to try to overturn his conviction for carrying out a scheme to raise money illegally for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Harvey Whittemore, a one-time Nevada political powerbroker who […]
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Smoke from the King Fire could be seen in Cool and Auburn overnight. This is normal as the fire continues to burn within the interior. Smoke will settle with the cooler night air and follow canyons and drainages, and will lift and disperse as the day warms. It should become progressively lighter until the fire […]
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Firefighters are still working to completely contain the King Fire that is burning east of Pollock Pines in the Eldorado and Tahoe national forests. It remains at 98 percent contained, with 97,717 acres burned. The estimated containment date has been pushed back to Oct. 8. Extreme terrain is slowing containment, specifically in the Rubicon River […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Sheldon Adelson continued his crusade against online gaming, passionately opposing its legalization during an appearance at a major gaming industry trade show. Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, is arguably the loudest critical voice against legal gambling on the Internet. He made his latest remarks during a keynote discussion […]
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By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee California students are getting better at passing the high school graduation exam, but the test may be on its way out. The state is in the midst of an education overhaul as schools begin adopting Common Core State Standards, national guidelines that proponents say focus more on […]
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