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California’s ‘Spanish village by the sea’ is losing its famed shoreline

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The Independent UK · Sep 27

USDA Wants to Open Up National Forests — Economic Boost or Ecological Gamble?

USDA extended comments on its Roadless Rule repeal to Oct. 6. Here's what its own data says about fire risk, timber gains, and cost

Latin Times · Sep 27

California’s beaches are disappearing — San Clemente could need 300,000 truckloads of sand as El Niño threatens an already eroding coast

San Clemente is experiencing significant coastal erosion that is diminishing beach space and threatening infrastructure. The city estimates a sand deficit of about 3 million cubic yards, requiring extensive transportation efforts. Coastal bluffs are unstable, putting homes and a major railway at risk from both waves and landslides. Local officials…

The Economic Times · Sep 27

California workers uncover 40-million-year-old fossils, possibly thunder beast

Workers on a routine infrastructure project in Oceanside, California, recently uncovered the fossilised remains of a large, hoofed mammal that lived tens of millions of years ago. The significant find, which included several limb bones, ribs and numerous other bones and fragments, was uncovered approximately 12 feet below the surface…

The Times of India · Sep 26

California man charged in the killing of his ex-wife – two decades after she vanished

Authorities discovered a body hidden in a home’s crawlspace in 2020, 13 years after Jill Maiorca disappeared

The Guardian - US · Sep 26

Yes, an HOA Can Lien Your Paid-Off House — And in Some States Foreclose Over a $300 Fee

Paying off the mortgage does not necessarily make a house free from every claim against it. If the property belongs to a homeowners association, unpaid assessments can create a lien even after the bank has disappeared from the picture.

Clever Dude · Sep 26

California woman sees her Olive Garden bill quietly dropped by 75%. Then she gets too worried about it: ‘thought they were gonna call security’

Discount, then panic

We Got This Covered · Sep 26

Sophie Kim turned climate anxiety into a global youth nonprofit with 700+ members

For many young people, the climate crisis did not come as a distant scientific issue but as something deeply personal. Wildfires, extreme weather and an uncertain future could make an already complex world feel even more overwhelming. For Sophie Kim, that anxiety became the impetus to build a community, rather…

The Times of India · Sep 26

California homeowner finds remains of 2006 murder victim under house; ex-husband arrested

A California homeowner checking the crawl space beneath his house made a disturbing discovery in October 2020 when authorities found unidentified human remains hidden beneath the property in Big Bear Lake. An autopsy determined that the person had died in a homicide, but investigators initially could not establish the victim’s…

The Times of India · Sep 26

California's Oldest Family-Owned Winery Files For Bankruptcy. A 168-Year Legacy Faces Its Biggest Test Yet

Six generations of family control are set to end as the historic California producer restructures amid a difficult period for the wine industry.

International Business Times · Sep 26