Tahoe Truckee Region Statewide Articles


Let the Latest Scramble Begin for California School Construction Money

The demand for Proposition 2 funding will be huge, and first dibs will go to unfunded projects piling up since the last bond.

Over $45 Billion in Local Bonds Coming to Schools, Community Colleges

Of the $50 billion proposed to fix or update schools and community colleges, voters approved $45.4 billion in local money.

LA Wildfires Could Clobber California Economy as State Recovers From a Pandemic Recession

Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion state budget with a positive revenue forecast “based on an assumption of continued but slowing economic growth.”

Man Arrested in Connection to Little Mountain Fire in San Bernardino

A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that erupted in the San Bernardino Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, while multiple wildfires continued to burn in Southern California and the region was under a red flag warning.

Eaton Fire Upends the Education of Thousands of Students Whose Schooling Is Jolted Again

The Eaton firestorm destroyed five schools in the Pasadena Unified School District as educators and families try to restore their children's education.

DOJ Sues Stockton Nurse Practitioner Over Alleged Nationwide Opioid Prescription Scheme

A nurse practitioner in Stockton is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly running a nationwide scheme to sell illegal opioid prescriptions for cash, acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced this week.  Joan Rubinger is accused of …

DWP Says Workers Have Been Threatened With Bodily Harm And, Possibly, a Rifle

In the wake of the Palisades fire, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees have reported a pair of incidents that raised alarm inside the utility.

2 in 5 Americans Live With Unhealthy Air. Here’s How Where You Live Impact the Air You Breathe

Americans are increasingly breathing toxic air as ozone smog rises and wildfires become more common and intense due to climate change.Poor air quality impacts more than your lungs. Despite decades of progress, a 2024 American Lung Association report found that …

Where Has Parking Enforcement Been Relaxed Amid Active Wildfires?

From Pacific Palisades to Pasadena, what you need to know about the latest parking enforcement and street cleanings near you.

Hunters Point Shipyard Artist Malik Seneferu Celebrated in Dynamic SF Main Library Retrospective

Nearly 300 artists rent studio spaces in San Francisco’s iconic Hunters Point Shipyard, the U.S.-naval-base-turned-art-community in the Bayview. Among them is Malik Seneferu, longtime occupant of studio #2511, native San Franciscan and focus of “Malik Seneferu: A Retrospective” at the …

'We'll Never Really Have Answers': Family Mourns Palisades Man Lost in Fire

His family thinks Mark Shterenberg, 80, 'was trying to protect everything that he built for his family.'

Suspected Curfew Violators in Palisades Fire Zone Prosecuted. City Attorney Asks for Help Targeting Price Gouging

Los Angeles City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto is charging two men in their mid-40s with breaking the 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew established on Jan. 9 in the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Column: Let's Focus on Putting Out the Fires Before Fueling One at City Hall

If I'm watching my community go up in flames, I'd prefer that officials focus on putting out the fires before starting one at City Hall

Altadena Winds Weren't Strong Enough to Warrant Edison Shutting Off Transmission Lines, CEO Asserts

It takes 60- to 80-mph winds for the company to shut down transmission lines. CEO Steve Powell said it didn't see winds that powerful.

Fire Upheaval Forces Palisades High Classes Online as Leaders Look for a Temporary Home

The search is on for a temporary home for fire-damaged Palisades Charter High School as school leaders grapple with ramping up an interim online program.

From Migrant to Mayor: Lopez Makes History as Campbell’s First Appointed Latino Mayor

CAMPBELL MAYOR SERGIO LOPEZ never wanted to be in the spotlight. He’s the son of Mexican immigrants who migrated to Campbell from Michoacán, speaking little English. After his parents lost their restaurant and had to foreclose on their home during …

Best Bets: ‘Dinner Date,’ Porchlight at SF Sketchfest, Isabel Hagen, Saratoga Symphony, SF Art Week, New Century Chamber Orchestra

Musician Marc Capelle is in the lineup of 10 artists joining a Porchlight storytelling session at a Jan. 17 SF Sketchfest show at the Great American Music Hall. (Courtesy Lenny Gonzalez) SF Sketchfest bounty: San Francisco’s annual comedy explosion known …

Through Burning Hills and Blinding Smoke: The Aerial Fight to Save a City

Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most intense and complicated airborne firefights in U.S. history.

Mother and Babysitter Found Guilty in 'Heinous' SF Case of Toddler Being Burned

A mother waited weeks to take her toddler to the hospital with severe burns.

Inspections of Fire-Damaged Homes Are Less Than Halfway Done. Here's How to Check Your Home's Status

L.A. County officials have been assessing homes in the path of the Palisades and Eaton fires. Maps, still in progress, have photos of the homes and damage estimates.

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