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City Told Guy to Build a Fence to Cover His Boat. He Did This

Etienne Constable strikes back with fence painted to look like the boat Seaside wanted him to cover up

(Newser) - The city of Seaside, California, wanted Etienne Constable to put up a fence to block the unsightly vista of his boat parked in his driveway. So Constable, who says "I'm not a rule-breaker," dutifully put up a fence—and then cheekily had a neighbor paint the unsightly...

For California's Wine Industry, 'the Music Has Stopped'

'San Francisco Chronicle' finds that many wineries are in trouble as boom times wane

(Newser) - The San Francisco Chronicle is out with a bleak story about the future of the once-flourishing wine industry in California. The boom times, it appears, are over. "A lot of brands are dead but they don't even know it right now," says Michael Honig of Honig Vineyard...

California Students Expelled for 'Blackface' Awarded $1M

Photos of them in acne masks went viral in 2020

(Newser) - In 2020, two California high school students were expelled from their Bay Area Catholic school after photos from 2017 emerged in which they were accused of donning blackface. The photos went viral amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd while in police custody, and other students and parents...

Even Shallow Creeks Can Be Deadly, Officials Warn After Tragedy

Young siblings were swept away by fast-flowing creek in San Bernardino Mountains

(Newser) - California officials repeated warnings on water safety after a tragedy on Tuesday. Two young siblings, a 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy, died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains. Authorities in the state regularly warn that the state's rivers...

Owners of Marilyn Monroe Home Are Fighting City of LA

They're suing to block historical preservation of the residence so they can tear it down

(Newser) - The owners of the Los Angeles home in which Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe died still very much want to tear it down . Brinah Milstein, a billionaire real-estate heiress, and her husband, reality-TV producer Roy Bank, are now suing to block efforts to have 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood considered...

2 Kids Swept Away by Creek Churning Like 'Washing Machine'

Bodies of girl, 4, and little brother, 2, were found downstream from scenic California picnic area

(Newser) - Two young children were killed this week after being swept away by a California creek. Local authorities say the bodies of the kids, a 4-year-old girl and her 2-year-old brother, were found Tuesday afternoon near one of the Santa Ana River's tributaries, after they vanished at the serene Thurman...

2 Found Dead Inside 'Human-Dug Cave' in California

Deaths could be drug-related, authorities say

(Newser) - A strange incident in southern California: Two men were found dead Sunday morning in what authorities described as a "human-dug cave/excavation" in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of north Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times describes the "makeshift cave" as a "hollowed-out space"...

California Gets Its Snowiest Day This Season ... in May

Typically, precipitation is dropping off in the state by April

(Newser) - "Did anyone have the snowiest day of the 2023/2024 season being in May on their winter bingo card?" That was the word from the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory at Donner Summit after station officials recorded, on the unlikely date of May 5, 26.4 inches of snow...

California Reaches Milestone in EV Charging

State now has 1 EV charging station for every 5 gas stations

(Newser) - California has ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions through phasing out the sales of new gas-guzzling cars by 2035. But in order to get there, people need a way to easily charge their electric vehicles. Quartz reports the state has hit a milestone toward that end, with one fast charging...

Despite Pushback, Plans for New Green City Advance

California Forever campaign says it has enough signatures to get initiative on November ballot

(Newser) - A wealthy Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has submitted what it says are more than 20,000 of the 13,000 needed signatures to qualify for the November ballot. If verified by Solano County's...

Cat Slips Into Amazon Returns Box, Takes 600-Mile Trip

Galena is now back with her owners after making an unintentional journey from Utah to California

(Newser) - A cat from Utah is back safe with its owners after a frightening journey to California in an Amazon returns package. Carrie Clark says their indoor kitty Galena vanished from their home on April 10, and a frantic search ensued throughout their neighborhood for the next week, reports KSL . "...

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LA Prosecutors: Weinstein Won't Get Same Break Here

In New York, meanwhile, former movie mogul may face a new trial

(Newser) - Reactions are pouring in after the New York Court of Appeals overturned former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 convictions for first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape on Thursday, finding the inclusion of testimony from accusers about uncharged conduct violated his right to a fair trial . Among those speaking...

Suits: Clinic Destroyed Embryos, Implanted Them Anyway

Ovation Fertility cut corners, tried to trick couples into signing away claims, they allege

(Newser) - Eleven couples say a California fertility clinic destroyed their embryos but went ahead and implanted them anyway, according to a new lawsuit—the second of at least eight expected to be filed in the case, per the Guardian . Two couples sued Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach last week, alleging their...

California Bill Takes On Airport Line-Cutters

As it is, a passenger who doesn't pay extra has to 'let the rich person pass you'

(Newser) - California lawmakers are considering putting an end to what some see as a class issue at airports: letting people pay to cut ahead in the line for TSA screening. "The least you can expect when you have to go through the security line at the airport is that you...

LA's Mayor Had a Frightening Sunday Morning

Police arrested burglary suspect after break-in at home of Karen Bass; she and her family are fine

(Newser) - The mayor of Los Angeles is safe after an early morning break-in at her home over the weekend. "Around 6:40am this morning an individual smashed a window to gain entry into the Getty House while occupied," a Sunday statement from the LAPD noted, referring to Karen Bass'...

Man, Dog Survive Ocean Plane Crash, Swim to Shore

Pilot reported engine issues before small plane crashed just off California coast on Sunday

(Newser) - The horror that came in seeing a small plane crash into the ocean off California on Sunday soon turned to relief as the pilot and his dog were able to escape the wreckage and swim to shore, where they were met by responding authorities. The pilot had reported engine trouble...

In Broad Daylight, Robbers Empty Jewelry Store in Minutes

Oakland's Phuong Jewelry loses up to 90% of its inventory

(Newser) - Six people dressed all in black carrying hammers and a gun robbed a jewelry store in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, making off with "nearly all the owner's life savings in a matter of minutes," NBC News reports. Diane Trinh, the 69-year old owner of Phuong Jewelry, one...

'Rare' Homicides in Napa Leave 2 Females Dead

Victims believed to have been teens or young women

(Newser) - Two young females were killed Saturday night in what the Los Angeles Times calls a "rare" homicide in California's Napa Valley. Police in Napa—the biggest city in Napa Valley, northern California's wine region—say the killings were the first two this year, and they were just...

Mom Who Threw Kids Onto Freeway Was Astrologer, Upset by Eclipse

But police aren't considering the celestial event to be a contributing factor

(Newser) - A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, was an astrologer who called the impending solar eclipse "the epitome of spiritual warfare" in an online post...

GOP States Lose Attempt to Halt California Emission Rules

Standards are higher than those in the rest of the nation

(Newser) - California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday—two years after the Biden administration restored the state's authority to do so as part of its efforts to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...

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