California Apr 3, 2019
As drivers cross the U.S.-Mexico border via a bridge near El Paso, Texas, signs surround them. Some are there to provide direction. Others offer a greeting: “Welcome to Mexico.” But one of the largest signs a towering 26 feet by 72 feet has little to do with border logistics. Instead, it’s a painting by 23-year-old Mexican artist Paloma… Oscars Feb 19, 2019
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We’re turning toward more light … may the gloom of our nation match this gradual increase of light.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) A pet cat believed killed along with her owner in a huge mudslide has been found three years later.
The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity.
Patches had been missing since Jan. 9, 2018, when a rainstorm on the vast burn scar of the Thomas Fire sent a debris-laden torrent crashing down through hillside neighborhoods of Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles.
In California: State offers vaccines to all 65+; EDD fraud is worse than thought Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY
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California offers COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and over
The move puts seniors in line along with emergency workers, teachers, childcare providers and food and agriculture workers even as counties complain they already don’t have enough doses to go around.