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A man creates giant soap suds bubbles at dawn Monday, Sept. 5, on the Manhattan Beach Pier in Manhattan Beach, Calif., as a severe heat wave gripped the state. Most of California's 39 million people are facing sweltering weather. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

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California weathers heat wave without rolling blackouts
By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press
Tue,09/06/22-5:38PM , 217 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state’s electrical grid managed to handle record-breaking demand.
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Properties destroyed by the Mill Fire are seen in Weed, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

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Flashbacks: Charred California town no stranger to wildfire
By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press
Sat,09/03/22-1:13AM , 929 Reads
WEED, Calif. (AP) — Her home destroyed, dog missing, and 10-year relationship with her boyfriend recently ended – all Naomi Vogelsang could do on Saturday was sit outside of a Northern California wildfire evacuation center with $20 in her pocket, waiting for a ride to the casino.

“It can’t be any worse,” she said.
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State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks in support of proposed amendment to the state constitution that would protect the right to an abortion and contraceptives during a hearing on the measure in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The bill was approved by two legislative committees. It must get a two-thirds vote in the state Assembly and Senate before June 30 to qualify for the November ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Abortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature
By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press
Tue,06/14/22-7:13PM , 116 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fearing the U.S. Supreme Court will soon overturn Roe v. Wade, California Democrats on Tuesday moved quickly to ensure the state's progressive voters have a chance this fall to make abortion a constitutional right in the nation's most populous state.
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People rally in support of abortion rights at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., May 21, 2019. California lawmakers have revealed, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would protect the rights to an abortion and contraceptives. It must get a two-thirds vote in the state Assembly and Senate before June 30 to qualify for the November ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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California Dems want abortion to be a constitutional right
By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press
Wed,06/08/22-3:03PM , 101 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The right to an abortion and to use or refuse contraceptives would be enshrined in the California Constitution under an amendment announced Wednesday by Democratic legislative leaders who are seeking to blunt a possible U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion protections.
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