Topline Global warming and changing land use is set to drive up the risk of extreme wildfires by 50% by 2100, according to a landmark report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) publishe...
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Los Angeles Expected To Ease Indoor Mask Mandate This Week, County Official Says
Topline Los Angeles County—the nation’s most populous county and one of two places in California that still requires masks indoors—plans to let vaccinated people take off their masks later this week i...
California Lawmaker Introduces Bill for State To Accept Crypto Payments
A California lawmaker is introducing a state Senate bill seeking to allow Golden State citizens to pay for government services using crypto assets. On February 18, California Senator Sydney Kamlager i...
California Bill Looks to Accept Crypto for State Services
The California State Legislature introduced a bill last week that would enable citizens to pay for government services with cryptocurrency. Senate Bill No. 1275 was introduced by Democratic State Sena...
California Lawmaker Proposes New Bill to Adopt BTC as Legal Tender – crypto.news
On Feb 19, 2022, Political advisor Ian C.Calderon tweeted that he and BTC expert Dennis Porter were working on a Bipartisan legislature. He said he introduced a bill that seeks to make BTC a legal ten...
‘Major Winter Storm’ Warnings Issued From California To Minnesota — Here’s Which Regions Will Get Hit Hardest
Topline One of the winter’s harshest cold fronts is forecast to move into the central U.S. this week, spawning winter storms impacting parts of the Plains and Great Lakes regions until Tuesday and dri...
California lawmaker files bill to let state agencies accept Bitcoin
advertisement California became the latest state last week of the current legislative cycle to weigh allowing residents to pay for government services in the form of crypto. Senate Bill 1275, filed on...
The dominoes are falling, California to considering Bitcoin as legal tender
Political advisor Ian Calderon and self-described Bitcoiner Dennis Porter are planning to introduce a bill making Bitcoin legal tender in the state of California. Together, @Dennis_Porter_ and I are w...
Bitcoin important: California ready to make bitcoin legal money
California may make bitcoin legal money, according to a new measure submitted by political advisors. Bitcoin specialist Dennis Porter and political advisor Ian C. Calderon have collaborated on a new i...
California Moves Forward With Gun Control Bill That Mimics Structure Of Texas Abortion Ban
Topline California officials on Friday threw their weight behind legislation that would let private citizens sue firearm manufacturers and distributors if they violate the state’s assault weapons ban ...
Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year
Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residen...
California Unveils New Plan To ‘Live With Covid’ And Fight Outbreaks Locally
Topline After lifting California’s mask mandate earlier this week, state officials said Thursday they will shift to a new strategy of monitoring for future coronavirus upticks and rapidly distributing...
California lays out plan to live with Covid for the long-term, fight future surges and new variants
A COVID-19 testing location is shown set up on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, November, 16, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters California on Thursday laid out a plan that manage Covid as a ...
Coachella And Stagecoach Music Festivals Won’t Require Masks Or Covid Vaccines
Topline California-based music festivals Coachella and Stagecoach will not require attendees to wear masks, get vaccinated against the coronavirus or provide negative Covid-19 tests this spring, the l...
California Will Keep School Mask Mandate For At Least Two More Weeks — Even As State Lifts Indoor Mandate
Topline California will keep in place its mask mandate for school children for at least two more weeks even though the state’s indoor mask mandate for vaccinated Californians is set to expire Wednesda...
A California Congressman Says Crypto Hurts People of Color. Huh?
Does the government need to protect Black people from crypto? Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) thinks so. At a Congressional hearing this week, Sherman compared crypto to sub-prime mortgages, and asked...
Biden Opens Access To $5 Billion To Build National EV Charging Network
US President Joe Biden talks about manufacturing chargers for electric vehicles on Feb. 8, 2022. AFP via Getty Images The Biden Administration is opening up access to at least $5 billion in new federa...
Tesla Prepares For California To Sue Over Alleged Racial Discrimination And Harassment
Topline Tesla says it expects the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing to file a lawsuit against the electric carmaker “alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment” that o...
New Jersey, Delaware Lifting School Mask Mandates—Other States May Be Next
Topline Democratic governors in Delaware and New Jersey plan to lift their states’ school mask mandates starting in March—potentially signaling the end of statewide school mask mandates as Covid-19 ca...
California, Florida, and Inflation Are Sinking Solar
Text size Ethan Miller/Getty Images The solar power industry is destined to grow many times over in the coming decades, and several companies will undoubtedly become behemoths. But the current picture...
Failed Effort To Recall Newsom Cost California $200 Million, State Says
Topline The 2021 election to determine whether to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cost the state’s taxpayers just over $200 million to conduct, California officials said Thursday, with the gov...
California officials warn state could face third consecutive dry year
In an aerial view, dry cracked earth is visible at Nicasio Reservoir on June 16, 2021 in Nicasio, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California water officials warned on Tuesday that the state...
GM-Backed Cruise Launches Driverless Ride Service In San Francisco
Cruise opened its autonomous ride service to the public in San Francisco on Feb. 1. Cruise Cruise, the autonomous driving company backed by General Motors, is kicking off its long-awaited robotaxi ser...
Brand Has 75% Share Of State’s EV Market
Tesla continues to dominate electric vehicles sales in the biggest U.S. market for them. Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk moved Tesla’s headquarters and his residence to Texas, but California remain...
Jeopardy Champ Amy Schneider Faces Big Taxes On 40 Wins
Jeopardy Getty Images It can be mesmerizing to watch Jeopardy! especially when someone you are rooting for is doing well, is super smart, and makes you think. That was so with Amy Schneider, but her 4...
California in transformational moment to fight climate change
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said the state’s in a “transformational moment” to shift away from fossil fuels, as climate change continues to fuel devastating wildfire...
Greenish Generation Holdings Will Fund Crypto Mining Data Center In South California With $264 Million
Greenidge Generation Holdings (GREE), a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining and power generation company, plans to establish a new data center in the US state of North Carolina. The Connecticut-based...
Robert F. Kennedy Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole
Topline California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday overruled the recommendation of the California Board of Parole Hearings’ to release 77-year-old Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate...
Omicron less severe, hospital stays shorter at large California health system
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Patients at a large health system in Southern Calif...
Here’s What Climate Neutral Looks Like At Bonterra, A California Winery
HOPLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 9: Wine writers take a tour of Bonterra Vineyards in the rain as part of the … [+] annual Wine Bloggers Conference on November 9, 2017, in Hopland, California. Hundr...
California proposes $6.1 billion on electric vehicle initiatives
California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a copy of the California State budget after ceremonially signing it during a rally in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Hans Gutknecht | MediaNews Group | Get...