For the third time in seven years, hundreds of people had to flee a homeless shelter in downtown San Diego this week after a powerful storm dumped a month of rain, causing flooding. The area received 2in of rain on New Year’s Day, which broke local records and forced multiple water rescues, according to the … Read more
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California this week dismissed a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawal of $4 billion for the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project. The US Department of Transportation in July cut funding for the bullet train aimed at connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. The Trump administration … Read more
A boy’s birthday party — usually a joyous event — turned into the site of a mass shooting Saturday night that left three children and one other person dead and 11 injured, with the suspected shooter still at large. The tragedy in Stockton, California, adds to a growing list of American communities whose everyday spaces … Read more