Compressed California Trip. SF/Monterey area/Yosemite/SF. Come squash my dreams. So I am hoping to squeeze in 10 nights with this sched for end of April. Just about ready to book Land late crash at SFO hotel. Pick up can in AM and drive to Monterey (see aquarium) and drive big sur, take an easy hike. 3 nights in that area. Drive to Yosemite area and stay 3 nights. Just drive around Yosemite and see some big trees. Then sp…

Moving Our Dogs From California to Germany **First things first, I know that flying your dogs is a stressful thing to put them through but I refuse to leave them behind. I’ve had my huskies since they were puppies and the little chihuahua mix I picked up off the streets a year ago and so these dogs are my family so they have to come. It just is what it is. This part of the move is the mo…

California Governor Proposes $750 Million in Annual Film Tax Credits Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to more than double the amount the state offers in incentives, which would make its program one of the nation’s most generous.

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Travelling to California I’m planning on travelling to California sometime next year, for the first time ever, to see my long distance partner. I’m aware how much flights will cost but as for everything else, how much money should I expect having to spend? My partner says it’s fine to just have money for plane and possibly hotel/motel for us that we’ll share costs for a…

California Tribal Casinos May Sue to Curb City Card Rooms A new state law allows tribes to file suit against gambling venues they don’t operate, potentially shuttering them and jeopardizing local tax revenue.

California Zephyr 1-2 week vacation I’m planning a ~10-day trip on the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco, with stops along the way. The goal is to visit at least one destination in each state, with a mix of cities and small towns. I’m an active person in my 30s who enjoys the outdoors, hiking and food, and I’m traveling with two women in their 60s. One is more into …

Lithium Battery Fire Traps Drivers in Sweltering Heat on California Highway Traffic was at a standstill for hours on a portion of I-15 near Baker, Calif., after a truck carrying lithium batteries overturned and caught fire.

California School Official Who Embezzled $16.7 Million Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison Jorge Armando Contreras used his position at a school district in Orange County to fund a luxurious lifestyle, prosecutors said.

As Park Fire Spreads in California, Some Residents Defy Evacuation Orders In Butte County, Calif., some defied evacuation orders so they could protect their property from the fire that has quickly become the state’s largest this year.

California – Nevada – Arizona road trip for beginners Hello, lovely people from all over the world! Long story short, my partner and I have finally decided to fulfill our bucket list item of doing a road trip in the US and we couldn’t be more excited! We want to tackle California – Nevada -Arizona. Thing is, we’re from Central Europe (not native English speakers, so please be kind, ty!), it will be…

Firefighters Race to Contain Wildfires in California and Oregon In California, the Park fire has charred more than 307,000 acres, becoming the country’s largest this year. The Durkee fire in Oregon has covered at least 288,000 acres.

Park Fire Burns Homes in Forest Ranch, California The Park fire in Northern California quickly became the state’s largest and most destructive wildfire this year, not far from where Paradise, Calif., was decimated in 2018.

Park Fire Spreads Rapidly in Northern California One man is being held without bail after a witness saw him push a flaming vehicle down an embankment on Wednesday, the authorities said. The Park fire has burned more than 164,000 acres.

Uber And Lyft Can Classify Drivers As Contractors, Says California Supreme Court The California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22 in a unanimous decision on Thursday. The ballot measure allows Uber, Lyft and a plethora of other gig app companies to classify drivers on their services as contractors instead of employees. Prop 22 passed in November 2020 with 58.6 percent of voters in favor of the… Read more…

Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Gig Workers, California Supreme Court Rules Passed by voters in 2020, the ballot measure classifies Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors rather than as employees.

Newsom Will Order California Officials to Remove Homeless Encampments The directive from Gov. Gavin Newsom is the nation’s most sweeping response to a Supreme Court decision last month that gave local leaders greater authority to remove homeless campers.

Driving from California to Baja, Mexico Hi all, I want to start off by saying this is not intended to be a political post AT ALL. But I would appreciate the advice or input from anyone who has driven recently from Southern California to Ensenada/Rosarito/Valle De Guadalupe. I was intending on driving for my birthday this year in October, but I got a little spooked by the story of thos…

Trip Report: Just spent a few days in Portland, convinced that whoever complains about this city has never been to Southern California. Spent a couple days in Portland it is a GEM of a city in the US. At first I was hesitant because it seems to be the medias most hated city of the the 21st century, but after staying downtown and navigating around the city entirely on foot and public transit, I have to say it is one of my new favorite places in the US and I will surely be going b…

Trump Donated to Kamala Harris’s Campaigns for California Attorney General Years before either came close to the White House, Donald J. Trump gave $6,000 to her campaigns for statewide office. His daughter, Ivanka, gave $2,000.