The Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes in recent days, causing concern among some residents. The 4.9 magnitude earthquake reported about 12 miles north of Indio on the evening of Monday, January 20 was the first moderate earthquake to hit the region in some time, after all. Following many smaller aftershocks, a larger … Read more
Google co-founder Larry Page has quietly — or loudly — joined California’s billionaire exodus, moving business east and dropping an estimated $173 million on two ultra-luxurious beachfront villas in Miami’s Coconut Grove, in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’s relocation playbook. The timing, structure and destination of Page’s escape from Silicon Valley … Read more
The lottery frenzy continues – just in time for the holiday season! With the Powerball at $1.5 billion and Florida on a recent streak of five million dollar wins in less than a month, here’s a Sunshine State win. As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” After no one matched … Read more
California lawmakers, both state and federal, warn that closing refineries could drive up prices, leaving the state more dependent on foreign oil. At the heart of the warning is the planned shutdown of two major refineries: the Valero plant in Benicia and the Phillips 66 plant in Los Angeles. Together, the shutdowns would eliminate nearly … Read more
The lottery frenzy continues – just in time for the holiday season! Powerball has reached a jackpot of one billion dollars, and recently five tickets in Florida from five drawings in less than a month were lucky. As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” After no one matched all five … Read more
The Supreme Court’s upholding of how Texas Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map gives hope to California Democrats as they prepare to defend their map in court this month — and encourages other states to follow suit. The High Court allowed Texas to use a congressional map, giving Republicans a better shot at five additional … Read more
Game hunters have found strikingly “neon blue” meat inside wild California wild hogs, triggering advisories about potential contamination. “I’m not talking about a little bit of blue,” Dan Burton, owner of a wildlife control company, told Salvador Hernandez at The Los Angeles Times. “I’m talking about neon blue, blueberry blue.” An investigation by local authorities … Read more