Atheists are coming after one of Riverside, California’s longest standing monuments.
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is threatening to sue the city unless they destroy a 35 foot tall cross that has towered over the city from the Mount Rubidoux peak since 1907.
The atheists are claiming that the cross’s existence means the city is telling non-Christian residents they’re not welcome in the town. Continue reading
A flurry of small earthquakes struck Southern California’s Imperial County Sunday along the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake first hit the region shortly after 10 a.m., the Los Angeles Times reports, citing the USGS. Continue reading
Thousands of acres of land have been destroyed due to wildfires raging across the western US according to wildlife officials. The US Forest Service reported 62 large and uncontained fires in Idaho, Nevada, Utah and California.
In Washington, a fire has burned 60 houses and 24,000 acres since it started on Monday. The town of Cle Elum in central Washington has been evacuated although civilians and firefighters have reported no injuries. Continue reading
A rise in Earthquakes in California and Alaska continued into a second day.
Alaska had three earthquakes strike in just over a two hour period. A 2.7 magnitude quake struck south of Seward, Alaska at 10:18. At 11:43, a 4.9 quake struck southeast of Whittier, Alaska with a second 3.0 magnitude quake hitting in the same area about 50 minutes later. Continue reading
California and Alaska have been rocked with multiple earthquakes in the last 24 hours.
Yorba Linda, California was struck with three earthquakes in just over one hour. The first, a magnitude 4.5, struck at 9:33 am local time, less than a mile and a half from the city center. The second hit 18 minutes later and measured 3.4 on the Richter Scale. The quake centered 2½ miles from the city. Continue reading
California cities are increasingly considering filing for bankruptcy or even folding after San Bernardino became the third California city in the last month to seek bankruptcy protection. Multiple cities have been slashing budgets and employee salaries in an attempt to reign in debts.
Michael Coleman, fiscal policy advisor for the California League of Cities, warns that bankruptcy might not be the only thing happening in the near future. Continue reading
California’s budget deficit has swollen to $16 billion after legislators ignored Governor Jerry Brown’s calls for cost cuts.
Governor Brown had estimated in January that the budget would be short by $9.2 billion dollars. The federal government stepped in to block budget cutting measures and tax revenue was $2 billion under projections which led to the increase in the deficit. Continue reading