California bans pesticide linked to brain damage in children
A widely used agricultural pesticide that California environmental officials have said has been linked to brain damage in children will be banned…
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PG&E: Santa Cruz County residents with power expected to keep it
A PG&E representative said on social media that those who still have power in Santa Cruz County are not expected to lose it due to a power…
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Law enforcement issues reminders about inoperable traffic signals
Law enforcement agencies across Santa Cruz County are warning drivers of potential dangers on the road ahead of PG&E’s planned power…
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PG&E releases emergency planning tips for those dependent on electric medical devices
As Pacific Gas and Electric begins to shut off power in 34 California counties, including Santa Cruz County, they are providing suggestions for those…
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Officials release tips for opening a garage door without power
Law enforcement in Marin County, one of the 34 California counties affected by PG&E’s power shut off, have released recommendations for…
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PG&E: More proactive power shutoffs expected in Santa Cruz County
PG&E said that it is expecting additional proactive power shut offs Wednesday afternoon and into the early evening. Santa Cruz County officials…
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PG&E provides generator safety tips ahead of power shutoff
Power outages are expected to start later in the day on Wednesday as a result of PG&E’s power shutoff, and the utility is offering tips to…
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PG&E addresses issues with website ahead of power shutoff
If you are having issues looking at outage information on PG&E’s website, you are not the only one. PG&E said that on Monday it started…
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CHP investigating shooting involving PG&E vehicle in Colusa County
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on I-5 that involved a Pacific Gas and Electric vehicle Tuesday evening, according to…
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PG&E confirms power shut off in parts of 34 California counties, including Santa Cruz County
UPDATE: PG&E Tuesday afternoon press conference PSPS Update https://t.co/NjM3Bzsn9Z — PG&E (@PGE4Me) October 9, 2019 Pacific Gas and…
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Experts say traditional corn tortillas may be in danger of disappearing
During this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, there is a renewed effort to save the tortilla as native corn species are in decline. According to…
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California governor signs law capping rent hikes
California is now the second U.S. state to cap rent increases statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday that will cap rent increases at 5%…
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California governor: Trump ‘corrupt,’ should be removed
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has all the evidence to believe “completely corrupt” President Donald Trump should be removed from office by…
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Rep. Jimmy Panetta to meet with Mexican president, discuss trade deal
Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s office announced that Panetta and four other members of the House Ways and Means Committee are traveling to Mexico to meet…
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PG&E says it could cut power in 30 counties to prevent fires
Pacific Gas and Electric says it could cut off power to a large swath of Northern California later this week to prevent its equipment from starting…
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Groups around California petition to recall Gov. Newsom
Several groups around the state are beginning to petition to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. One of the organizations petitioning for his recall is…
Continue Reading Retrial for man in California warehouse fire that killed 36
The founder of an artists’ work-live collective in the San Francisco Bay Area where a fast-moving fire trapped and killed 36 partygoers three…
Continue Reading 2 dead, 1 injured in shooting in Richmond, California
Police say two men were fatally shot and a third person was wounded in a shooting in a residential area in the Northern California city of Richmond.…
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Merced Cal Fire captain killed in early morning crash Wednesday
Cal Fire announced that a captain with the Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit, Paul Rotondaro, was killed in a vehicle accident early Wednesday morning in…
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$500 a month for free: Data shows how people spent the money
The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500 a month from the government shows they spend most of it on things…
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Salinas firefighter helps injured hiker in Yosemite
A man has contacted the Salinas City Firefighters Association to thank a firefighter who helped his wife after she fell while off duty. The…
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California governor signs law overhauling charter schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law overhauling California charter schools Thursday in a move seen as a compromise between the state’s…
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Four Dead In Horrific Wrong-Way Crash On Highway 101 In San Francisco
(CBS SF) — Four people were killed in a wrong-way collision involving a taxi on northbound U.S. Highway 101 early Thursday morning, according…
Continue Reading Tests say liquid thrown by Boulder Creek woman in California Senate was human blood
The red liquid a woman threw onto several California senators last month by a Boulder Creek woman was human blood, but it did not contain pathogens…
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California adopts 22 new laws taking aim at wildfire danger
California is adopting nearly two dozen laws aimed at preventing and fighting the devastating wildfires that have charred large swaths of the state…
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Esselen Tribe of Monterey County awarded $4.5 million for conservation project
The California Natural Resources Agency announced $37 million in funding for 21 projects, and some of that will be going to the Esselen Tribe of…
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K9 Gets body armor donated
The Salinas Police Department says K9 Keno has received a bullet and stab protective vest. They say the armor was donated by Massachussets based…
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List of Coffee With a Cop events
October 2nd is national Coffee with a Cop day. The event is designed to build relationships between the community and law enforcement. Officers and…
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Brush fire closes south Monterey County Highways
Highways 198 and 25 southeast of King City will be closed Monday night through Tuesday according to the California Highway Patrol. Fresno Fire is…
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Watsonville Community Hospital sale completed
The sale of Watsonville Community Hospital to Halsen Healthcare has been completed. The company made the announcement Tuesday, it purchased the…
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California to let child care workers unionize
California will allow roughly 40,000 child care workers to unionize. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Monday and it takes effect next…
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