Michael Low News Today

A state lawmaker is tired of the protocol for testing for pollution in drinking water and beach water that calls for second or third positive tests before notifying the public.

Riviera Beach city officials and residents came to the council meeting Wednesday night with questions about the safety of the city’s drinking water. They did not receive many answers.

Officials said two wells in Riviera Beach were contaminated by E. coli and fecal matter back in June.

A former Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy was convicted Tuesday of charges related to false claims he made about getting shot in a drive-by shooting near Morgan Hill.

As the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office contends with a spike in fentanyl overdoses at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, the medical examiner-coroner’s office has identified a 44-year-old inmate who died after apparently coming into contact with the opioid last week at the Main Jail in San Jose.

Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. But Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are trying again to limit where weapons are allowed.

Coastal counties that previously had tight restrictions are seeing a surge in concealed carry permit applications after a Supreme Court court decision last year significantly undercut California’s strictest-in-the-nation set of gun laws.

In summary Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are

A Supreme Court ruling last summer started a chain reaction across the nation for who can obtain a concealed carry weapons permit. In Santa Clara County, it means more residents will be able to carry concealed weapons.

A 2022 Supreme Court ruling started a chain reaction nationwide for who can obtain a concealed carry weapons permit. In Santa Clara County, it means more people will be able to carry concealed weapons.