One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Rail car with ammonium nitrate didn't cause Texas blast: fire official A rail car filled with extremely hazardous ammonium nitrate did not cause the fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, investigators said on Tuesday, in their first statement ruling out possible sources of the deadly blast six days ago. More
Drivers benefit as oil prices drop sharply A sharp decline in the price of oil this month is making gasoline cheaper at a time of year when it typically gets more expensive. It's a relief to motorists and business owners and a positive development for the economy. More
D.C. Council member Vince Gray endorses Wendell Felder in Ward 7 race D.C. Council member Vince Gray (D-Ward 7) has endorsed Wendell Felder, the former president of the Ward 7 Democrats — possibly giving Felder a leg up heading into the home stretch of the crowded ... 05/17/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Real estate notes: European-styled home sales for $2.4M, kitchen remodels pay big, home prices rise Minor kitchen remodel can produce a better ROI than a full kitchen gut while home prices rose by double digits in most US markets. 05/16/2024 - 10:04 pm | View Link
Sacramento Republican: Gov. Newsom must reconsider his return-to-office mandate | Opinion Last month Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced a return-to-office mandate for state workers that will limit telework at every state agency beginning on June 17. 05/16/2024 - 4:44 am | View Link
California lawmakers break with Newsom, order audit of state worker return to office policy The California State Auditor’s Office is set to scrutinize Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s controversial “Return to Office” (RTO) policy, after the Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted unanimously to give it ... 05/15/2024 - 11:55 pm | View Link
Letters to the Editor: I was removed from my Chavez Ravine home in 1951. This is what L.A. owes displaced residents They, too, were displaced with the promise that they would soon be able to return to new housing ... Gordon Pattison, Napa, Calif. To the editor: What responsibility do the L.A. Dodgers and the city ... 05/15/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link