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A heat wave in California is fueling more than 30 wildfires. It may also leave millions of homes without power

A heat wave in California is fueling more than 30 wildfires. It may also leave millions of homes without power

(CNN)More than 2 million homes in California could lose power Tuesday as the state grapples with wave and more than 120,000 acres, power grid operators say.The California Independent System Operator, the state's electric grid manager, declared a on Tuesday, just a day after avoiding a third day of rolling blackouts. Steve Berberich, president and CEO of the California ISO, said in a briefing that the demand for power is expected to be beyond the state's capacity on Tuesday. He stressed major power conservation efforts need to be taken to minimize or even avoid potential disruptions.The...

August 17, 2020
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A Black family's beach property in California was taken during the Jim Crow era. The county is now giving it back, and it's worth millions | CNN

A Black family's beach property in California was taken during the Jim Crow era. The county is now giving it back, and it's worth millions | CNN

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A century ago, a Black couple owned a beach resort in Manhattan Beach – a Southern California town known for its scenic expanse. An inviting soulful energy and the songs of Black entertainers radiated throughout the corridors of the dance hall and lodge.But the music and good times would not last due to the strict racial segregation that dominated American life then. Harassment from White neighbors and the Ku Klux Klan tore away at the dreams of owners Charles and Willa Bruce.The final blow came in 1924 when the city took the property through...

April 12, 2021
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Man charged with organizing smuggling operation that ended in fiery California crash that killed 13

Man charged with organizing smuggling operation that ended in fiery California crash that killed 13

(CNN)Federal authorities charged a man Tuesday with coordinating the effort to smuggle dozens of people into the US that ended in a California crash earlier this month that after an overloaded SUV collided with a semitruck near the US-Mexico border.Jose Cruz Noguez, 47, a legal resident of the US who lived in Mexicali, Mexico, was taken into custody Monday night as he attempted to cross the Calexico Port of Entry, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California said in a Cruz is accused of helping organize the smuggling effort in which 44 individuals were crammed into two...

March 31, 2021
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Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19

Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19

(CNN)Things are so bad in that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent spreading Covid-19 within their household. "Right now, because there is so much spread, we're recommending that people wear their face coverings while they're inside the home," Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer said in a news conference Monday. That's for people who are either leaving their home every day for work or who are running errands regularly for their family, Ferrer said. Doing so, she said, "will add a layer of protection...

January 11, 2021
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Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19

Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19

(CNN)Things are so bad in that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent spreading Covid-19 within their household. "Right now, because there is so much spread, we're recommending that people wear their face coverings while they're inside the home," Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer said in a news conference Monday. That's for people who are either leaving their home every day for work or who are running errands regularly for their family, Ferrer said. Doing so, she said, "will add a layer of protection...

January 11, 2021
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'Human disaster' unfolding in LA will get worse, experts say

'Human disaster' unfolding in LA will get worse, experts say

(CNN)Imagine having and getting picked up by an ambulance that won't take you to a hospital. Or having a medical emergency and languishing outside an emergency room for hours. This is what Los Angeles County faces as the onslaught of devastates the community -- including those without coronavirus."Hospitals are declaring internal disasters and having to open church gyms to serve as hospital units," said. "Our health care workers are physically and mentally exhausted and sick." Solis called the situation a "human disaster." Almost in just Los Angeles County. And 21% of them are in intensive...

December 22, 2020
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San Francisco officer is charged with on-duty homicide. The DA says it's a first | CNN

San Francisco officer is charged with on-duty homicide. The DA says it's a first | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A former officer was charged with homicide Monday in connection with a 2017 on-duty shooting. The said in that it believes this is the first time a city law enforcement officer has been charged with an on-duty homicide.Former San Francisco officer Chris Samayoa is charged with fatally shooting 42-year-old Keita O’Neil, a Black man suspected of carjacking a California State Lottery minivan, according to the news release.Samayoa has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, assault...

November 24, 2020
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Former NFL player Dana Stubblefield convicted of rape | CNN

Former NFL player Dana Stubblefield convicted of rape | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A former player for the was convicted of rape and other charges in a California courtroom Monday., 49, was found guilty of luring a developmentally disabled woman to his Morgan Hill home in April 2015 with a promise of a babysitting job after contacting her through a babysitting website. He faces 15 years to life in prison.The former defensive tackle, who was with the 49ers for seven years, was found guilty by a jury on charges of rape by force using a firearm, oral copulation by force, and false imprisonment, according to the . He was...

July 28, 2020
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He posted his regrets over attending a party in California. The next day, he died of coronavirus

He posted his regrets over attending a party in California. The next day, he died of coronavirus

(CNN)A Southern California man who after attending a party expressed his fear and regret a day before he died.Thomas Macias, 51, went to a barbecue last month near his community in Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles from Los Angeles. Shortly after the party, he started feeling sick. On June 20, he posted a poignant message on Facebook to warn his loved ones about the risks of the virus, his family said. "I went out a couple of weeks ago ... because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family's health in jeopardy," he wrote. "This has been a very painful experience. This is no joke. If...

July 1, 2020
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A woman is captured on video harassing a Filipino American woman exercising in a park | CNN

A woman is captured on video harassing a Filipino American woman exercising in a park | CNN

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A woman was caught on video harassing a Filipino American woman as she exercised this week at a Southern California park, the latest in a string of racist on social media.“Get the f*** out of this world, get the f*** out of this state and go back to whatever f****** Asian country you belong in,” the woman says in the video.The footage, recorded Wednesday by a young woman in the coastal city of Torrance and viewed thousands of times online, captures part of the encounter with an unidentified older woman, who is seen yelling at the younger Filipino...

June 12, 2020
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