Placer County Statewide Articles


Easter Morning Highway Fatalities Reported on the 10 and 405 Freeways in L.A.

At least two people die in separate freeway accidents in L.A. — one a wrong-way crash on the 10 Freeway near downtown and the other an accident on the 405 near North Hills.

San Francisco’s Famed Flower Market Ready to Bloom in Spacious New Warehouse Facility

THE SAN FRANCISCO Flower Market held a grand opening party recently at its new location after the beloved marketplace had to move out of its previous home of nearly 70 years.Dozens of attendees including city leaders, the market’s developer, architects, …

Bay Area Man, 37, Goes Missing in Marin Headlands

Bay Area officials are asking for the public’s help in their search for a missing man.

Four Teenage Bay Area Classmates Killed in SUV Crash

A Bay Area community is reeling after the deaths of four classmates.

Mayor Karen Bass Weighs Deep Cuts, Including Layoffs, as L.A.'s Challenges Mount

Bass, who releases her budget for 2025-26 on Monday, has been weighing whether or not to lay off more than 1,500 workers.

Amid Trump Tariffs, the World Responds With a Free Export: Humor

What do penguins, the Chinese government and sewing machines have in common? Tariff jokes.

Contributor: Excavating the Burn Layer in Altadena

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time between before and after.

As Heavy as 100 Eiffel Towers: Monumental L.A. County Fire Debris Removal Could Finish by June

Almost 8,800 property owners have asked the Army Corps of Engineers to direct the cleanup of burned homes. With more than 100 parcels a day being cleared, the job is almost halfway done, with June a likely date for completion, …

Lancaster Mayor's Remedy for Homelessness: 'Free Fentanyl' and 'A Purge'

The mayor of Lancaster, Rex Parris, has ignited a controversy after musing during a council meeting that one approach to homelessness would be to "give them free fentanyl … all the fentanyl they want."

Oakland Ballers Inherit Legacy BART Car That Team Plans to Convert Into Concession Stand

An unused “legacy” BART train car that was once supposed to go to the former Oakland Athletics baseball team is now in the hands of the city’s newest baseball squad — the Oakland Ballers.The Ballers, an independent league team that …

California Man Dies After Going Over a Waterfall in Oregon

The kayaker has been missing on the Willamette River since April 12.

Kayaker Missing on Oregon River Identified as California Man

The kayaker has been missing on the Willamette River since April 12.

Former L.A. Councilmember Kevin De León Faces Ethics Fine for Voting on Issues in Which He Had a Financial Stake

Kevin de León was paid thousands of dollars by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and USC — and then within a year voted on issues that benefited the two organizations.

Property Owners Sue California Insurance Companies Over Alleged 'Collusion' Following Wildfires

A new lawsuit alleges that California's major insurers worked together to push higher premiums and lower coverage caps onto property owners.

West Contra Costa Makes Big Push to Get Kids to Class — And Raise Revenue While Doing It

TO BOOST STUDENTS ATTENDANCE, the West Contra Costa Unified School District has launched a comprehensive plan to increase attendance by 2 percentage points this school year.The plan was reviewed by the school board at its meeting this past Wednesday.The challenge …

SF Tries New Tack as Overdose Deaths Spike, Taking Aim at Root Causes of Drug Addiction

THE SAN FRANCISCO Department of Public Health is aiming to treat the underlying cause of drug addiction in order to mitigate the city’s overdose deaths, which averaged at least two people dying every day in the first three months of …

Altadena Suffered a 'Catastrophic Failure.' Did Unincorporated Status Hurt Fire Response?

Altadena residents, who would see the worst damage from the Eaton fire, also experienced the most issues with evacuation alerts. Was the community at a disadvantage during the L.A. firestorm because of its government structure?

Arellano: Trump's Cruelty to Migrants Reminds Us What Easter Is About

Easter is supposed to be a happy time, but all I can think of is the people who persecuted Jesus. At a time when Christians are called upon to embrace Jesus' message of love and charity, our president continues to …

Lopez: In Their Golden Years, This Isn't the Country They Expected to Be Living In. So What Now?

Many older Californins believe 'democracy is in peril.' But can outrage over Trump spark a winning strategy for the opposition?

San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum Has a New CEO; Soyoung Lee Maps Out ‘Audacious Path’

A new director and CEO has taken the helm at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.Soyoung Lee, a specialist in Korean ceramics, was named to the position in January. The formal title is the “Barbara Bass Bakar Director and …

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