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President Biden Approves Federal Emergency Wildfire Disaster Relief For Four Northern CA Counties

August 25, 2021 11:01 am

President Joe Biden signed and approved an emergency disaster declaration in California on Tuesday over the wildfire situation in the state, giving federal aid to helps state and local wildfire recovery effort dating back mid-July of this year. Biden’s order...

Burning Support: The Effect of Wildfires on the Recall Election

August 10, 2021 2:20 amAugust 9, 2021 9:37 pm

With the 2021 California Gubernatorial recall election now approaching the one-month-to-go mark at the end of this week, major Californian issues are becoming more and more front and center. Governor Gavin Newsom keeps defending his COVID-19 response as Governor, while...

2020 General Election Preview: 1st Senate District

October 27, 2020 2:20 amOctober 28, 2020 11:00 am

Taking up pretty much all of Northeastern California, the 1st Senate District is mostly forest, mountains, and farms. One of the largest senate districts, the 1st includes Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou counties, as well...

2020 General Election Preview: 1st Assembly District

October 22, 2020 6:47 am

Comprising of all or part of 9 different counties, the 1st Assembly district takes up a rough triangle in far north California, going from Lake Tahoe, to the Oregon border north of Redding, east to the California, Oregon, and Nevada...

Wildfires Continue Large-Scale Destruction Across California

September 28, 2020 8:35 pmSeptember 29, 2020 8:40 am

On Monday, high winds and warm temperatures continued to fan flames across California, killing 15 people, burning almost 4 million acres across California, an making the issue a late entry into hot button issues for candidates in races across California....

PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California

September 9, 2020 6:04 amSeptember 8, 2020 8:50 pm

On Monday, mass blackouts returned to California in PG&E serviced areas in an attempt to stop more wildfires from starting. As of Tuesday, parts of 22 counties in Northern and Central California have had their power cut temporarily by PG&E,...

2020 March Primary Preview: 1st State Senate District

February 15, 2020 8:12 amFebruary 15, 2020 8:12 am

The 1st State Senate District: The 1st State Senate District begins on the Oregon and Nevada borders then heads south all the way until it peters out as soon as it hits the Sacramento metro area. One of the largest...