James Mishreki started out as a professional poker player before turning to health technology. James Mishreki suffered from acne as a teenager growing up in Northumberland. A debilitating period that sapped his confidence, he was nicknamed ‘pizza face’ for a year as he underwent NHS treatments. Then it returned in his 20s and led to … Read more
Record rainfall to start 2026 continues to hit Santa Barbara County, with reports of more than an inch of rain per hour falling in the county and flooding on Highway 101 – closing it in both directions – Saturday afternoon. “US 101 is closed in both directions near Goleta due to a series of mudslides,” … Read more
In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. In San Francisco, a storm surge drenched onlookers at the Embarcadero and Crissy Field. Elsewhere, the storm forced further road closures in Alameda County and as far away as Pacifica and Half Moon Bay. Jon Borges surveyed the … Read more
A new law in California has yet to officially take effect, but as reported by Sacramento’s KXTV, some grocery stores have begun to comply early. Senate Bill 1053, adopted in 2024, is a plastic bag ban, but it is not the first such legislation in the state. California was the first state to introduce a … Read more
Agents at the California border have noticed an alarming increase in animal trafficking cases. More and more people tried to smuggle in everything from elephant tusks to live birds and monkeys. Similar incidents occurred in Massachusetts, Los Angeles County, and Texas. What’s going on? According to Mongabay, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has … Read more
Commercial air travel to and from Puerto Rico was disrupted on Saturday, January 3 after federal authorities temporarily restricted US airline operations at several Caribbean airports, citing security concerns related to escalating military activity in Venezuela. The pause includes flights at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), the Caribbean’s busiest hub, as well as airports … Read more
On November 2, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that ground strikes in Venezuela would require congressional approval. She said that if Trump “had to authorize any activity on the ground, then it’s a war, so (we need) Congress.” Days later, Trump administration officials privately told members of Congress the same … Read more
For several years, our town has hosted food trucks and a monthly music event that brings hundreds of locals to eat and listen to music. Over the last few years, maybe half the trucks have been overturned. That kind of turnover is what happens when the cost and complexity of getting a food truck on … Read more
As the old saying goes, there are some people who see the glass half full, and some who see it half empty. So when Consumer Reports (CR) publishes an article about which brands make the best cars, the “half-empty” group is likely to use the data to focus on which brands make the worst. But … Read more
Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Slimmon feels large-cap tech stocks are poised for a stunning comeback. After months of underperformance, he feels markets are underestimating the group’s next step. That’s a shock, to say the least, as the narrative around the technology has slowed recently. Recently, we have seen a change in industrial, cyclical, and assets linked … Read more