Metal rod tears through car, pierces driver's rear end while driving along California freeway

The Brief A woman from Downey survived a freak accident on the 57 Freeway after a metal rod impaled her while she was driving. The driver, who is a nurse, was rushed to a trauma center and is now recovering at home. She is urging drivers to secure their …

California Farmers are Being Left Out to Dry

By Tate Bennett and Mike Garcia California’s water wars have always been contentious, but what is happening in Potter Valley right now is an assault on common sense and a direct threat to rural families, food security, and wildfire protection. Pacific Gas …

California New Initiative Focuses on Boys and Men

By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday Governor Gavin Newsom announced the California Men’s Service Challenge. This new initiative is made through a statewide executive order to address disconnection in young men and boys. It encourages and helps men step up and serve …

Letters to the Editor: California's wave motor projects have disappointed before. Will Eco Wave Power fare better?

Sept. 18, 2025 7 AM PT To the editor: Wave motors are an old story here in California (“First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeles,” Sept. 10). Before that beautiful seaside town of Manhattan Beach acquired its present name, …

Coalition sues Trump over California university control bid

UNITED STATES A coalition of faculty, staff, students and labour unions sued the Trump administration on Tuesday 16 September, accusing it of stifling free speech at the University of California (UC) system amid President Donald Trump’s attempt to exert …

Shopoff Realty Investments Sells Final Retail Parcel at Sunrise Village in Fullerton, California for $2.5M

2FULLERTON, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments has sold the last remaining retail parcel at Sunrise Village, a 14-acre neighborhood shopping center located in the Orange County city of Fullerton, for $2.5 million. The recently sold property totals nearly …

Partnership Negotiates Sale of 24,604 SF Retail Center in Fairfield, California

2FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — A partnership between Faris Lee Investments and John Cumbelich & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 24,604-square-foot, two-building retail center located at 1370-1380 Holiday Lane in Fairfield. Built in 2005 on 2.3 acres, the …

Homeownership costs exceed half of income for 15% of California owners

Here is yet another way to look at the financial challenges of California homeownership: Recurring costs eat up more than half of household income for roughly 1 in 6 owners statewide. My trusty spreadsheet identified this affordability challenge by …

CalMatters: California’s sky-high living costs afford it the nation’s highest poverty label — again

Last year’s presidential election underscored, particularly to Democrats, that the costs of living were a major factor in the outcome. Inflation had increased sharply during Joe Biden’s presidency, and voters’ angst about rising prices worked against Vice …

Gavin Newsom challenger Ethan Penner announces plan for new California tax system