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Recall Candidate John Cox Announces New Bus Tour For Final Week Of Race

September 7, 2021 2:52 pm

In a bookend to his first bus tour in May, businessman and 2018 GOP Gubernatorial candidate John Cox began his final bus tour in the recall election in Modesto on Tuesday. Unlike his previous tours which had used gimmicks such...

South Lake Tahoe Mandatory Evacuation Orders Downgraded

September 7, 2021 11:11 am

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) officials lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the Southern Lake Tahoe area on Monday due to fire crews having significantly beaten back the nearby Caldor Fire in the last week. The Caldor...

Gavin Newsom is Right – There’s Much His Replacement Can Do If He’s Recalled

September 4, 2021 8:05 amSeptember 6, 2021 11:59 am

During an August 19th interview with a panic-stricken Gov. Gavin Newsom, reporter Elex Michaelson asked Newsom if there’s really anything a new Republican governor could do with super-duper Democratic majorities in the legislature and with every statewide office in the...

Cal Fire Announces Total Outdoor Burning Bans In Two Northern California Counties

September 3, 2021 10:51 am

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced on Friday that total outdoor burning bans would be enacted in the counties of San Mateo and Santa Cruz ahead of Labor Day weekend. Ideal wildfire conditions in the...

Caldor Fire Steered Away From South Lake Tahoe, Wildfire Threat Remains

September 2, 2021 6:35 amSeptember 2, 2021 6:36 am

Wildfire crews working around the clock managed to keep the Caldor Fire at bay of reaching the Lake Tahoe resort town of South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, saving one of the largest cities in the region. The Caldor Fire, which...

U.S. Forest Service Closes All National Forests In California Until Mid-September Due To Wildfires

August 31, 2021 12:30 pmSeptember 1, 2021 2:10 am

The United States Forest Service (USFS) announced late Monday that all National Forests in California will temporarily close through September 17th due to the worsening wildfire situation in the state. Northern California is currently inundated by several wildfires, including the...

An Agenda to Fix California

August 30, 2021 2:45 amSeptember 1, 2021 11:41 am

As a recall election looms and embattled Governor Newsom fights for his political life, the political ads, as usual, are expensive pablum. That’s what we’ve come to expect, of course, but this election is nonetheless more than a referendum on...