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Mammoth Mountain Ski Area To Close For Season Following 275 Day Run

August 5, 2023 2:30 amAugust 5, 2023 2:31 am

The Mammoth Mountain Ski Area announced on Friday that the resort would be closing on Sunday for the season, marking the end to second-longest season in the resorts history and one of the largest snowfalls that California has ever seen...

25.4% Of All New Cars Sold In California Now Electric

August 3, 2023 11:50 amAugust 3, 2023 11:50 am

According to a new California Energy Commission (CEC) report released on Wednesday, over 25% of all cars sold in the second quarter of 2023 were electric, putting California on pace to have 100% all electric car sales by 2035. While...

Actors Union, Hollywood Producers Turn Down Gov. Newsom’s Offer To Mediate SAG-AFTRA Strike

July 27, 2023 12:14 pmJuly 27, 2023 12:15 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced late on Wednesday that the Governor has been attempting to mediate the SAG-AFTRA strike behind the scenes, with both actors and producers in Hollywood having turned down the offer so far. The Screen Actors Guild-American...

California’s Major Role In The Birth, And Death, Of Affirmative Action

June 29, 2023 12:58 pmJune 29, 2023 12:58 pm

The Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina ruling by the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, in which it was ruled that affirmative action programs in college admissions processes are unconstitutional, capped off a 45-year legal battle over...

CalPERS Announces Data Breach Of 769,000 Californians’ Personal Information

June 23, 2023 2:30 amJune 23, 2023 6:51 am

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System announced on Thursday that the sensitive personal information of approximately 769,000 retired California employees and other related beneficiaries was stolen in a data breach by Russian cybercriminals when they targeted a third party vendor...

President Biden in San Francisco On Day 2 of His California Visit

June 21, 2023 2:30 amJune 21, 2023 2:31 am

President Joe Biden entered day 2 of his three-day visit to California on Tuesday, travelling to San Francisco to talk with tech leaders about Artificial intelligence. President Biden began his California trip in Palo Alto on Monday, with Governor Gavin...

AT&T Announces Closure Of San Francisco Union Square Flagship Store

June 16, 2023 12:51 pmJune 16, 2023 12:51 pm

AT&T announced late on Thursday that their flagship store in Downtown San Francisco, the largest such store for the telecommunications company on the West Coast, is to close on August 1st, becoming the latest business closure to occur in the...