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California is drought-free after February rains. How are snowpack, lake levels?
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (690+ words) Powerful storms have swept through California recently, helping improve drought conditions, in the Golden State. In January, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed 0% of California was experiencing "abnormally dry" conditions " or worse " for the first time in 25 years. As of Monday, Feb....
2 Northern California cities among hardest to find a starter home, study finds
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (446+ words) Sacramento and Stockton rank among the hardest and most expensive U.S. cities to find a starter home, a study showed. Paradoxically, Stockton also ranked as one of the easier cities within California to find starter homes, a spokesperson for Best Money…...
CA should pause 911 transition until more oversight guaranteed, LAO recommends
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (586+ words) The Legislature should pause the state's effort to modernize its 911 system until the California Governor's Office of Emergency services can answer questions about the project, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office recently recommended. The LAO joined a growing chorus of officials…...
CIF NorCals: 28 Sacramento-area girls and boys teams extend basketball seasons
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (1316+ words) Coaches remind their student athletes that their high school basketball seasons come in multiple phases. There is the early nonleague part of the schedule, including holiday tournaments, followed by league games, then the CIF playoffs. This is the heart of…...
Man gets prison for Sacramento County murder. Victim was stabbed over 60 times
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (339+ words) A judge last week sentenced a man to 16 years to life in prison for the death of a coworker who was stabbed more than 60 times in a Sacramento County motel. On Friday, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shellyanne Chang sentenced Christian…...
2.8 magnitude earthquake rattles close to San Ramon, CA on March 2
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (374+ words) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.8 magnitude quake was recorded close to San Ramon on Monday around midnight, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tremor, which shook the area at 12:33 a.m., was centered approximately 2 miles east-southeast of San Ramon. It occurred at…...
Newsom’s obsession with social media lets AI run wild in California | Opinion
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (542+ words) Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked social media clean like a bear to a dear carcass, but he's ignoring the real danger of unchecked artificial intelligence…...
Rep. Kevin Kiley was once the darling of Trump. Is he shifting away from him?
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1447+ words) Nearly four years ago, a surprise endorsement from President Donald Trump helped propel Kevin Kiley from the state Assembly to Congress. "He doesn't wait for the fight, like the do-nothing RINOs who have watched California get absolutely destroyed by the…...
Sacramento is the second-worst California city for car crashes — worse than L.A.
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (401+ words) The California Office of Traffic Safety named Sacramento the second-worst large city in the state when it came to vehicle crashes that caused injuries or death. The worst was Long Beach. California's Office of Traffic Safety publishes "crash rankings," comparing…...
Oil, environmental groups clash over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cap-and-invest plan
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (668+ words) The Western States Petroleum Association " a Sacramento-based lobbying group for the oil and gas industry " sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday and expressed its "deep concern and disappointment" over the proposed cap-and-invest program and the potential financial…...