Tag: California
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$1.8 Million Homes in California
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Calistoga | $1.75 Million A 1952 house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, along with a barn, a detached office and a gazebo, on a 2.1-acre lot In the late 1860s, Calistoga became a popular vacation destination for residents of San Francisco drawn by the fresh air and natural hot springs. Those hot springs and…
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California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
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Earlier this spring, California dairy farmers noted a puzzling drop in milk production in Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Ohio, Kansas and Michigan. Weeks later, news broke that several herds in these states, as well as North Carolina, had been diagnosed with avian influenza — the same strain that has devastated bird populations across the globe…
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$900,000 Homes in California – The New York Times
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Riverside | $895,000 A 1929 Spanish-style house with two bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms and a guest suite with a full bathroom and separate exterior entrance, on a 0.3-acre lot This house is at the base of Mount Rubidoux, in a quiet neighborhood about five minutes from the center of the city. The sellers,…
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California is building fewer homes. The state could get even more expensive
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Ken Kahan makes a living building homes. A specialty? Luxury apartment complexes in Los Angeles neighborhoods such as Palms and Silver Lake filled with mostly market rate units, but with a handful of income-restricted affordable ones as well. It can be a good business, but lately less so. “We have pulled back,” said Kahan, the…
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$2.4 Million Homes in California
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Los Angeles | $2.35 Million A renovated 1922 bungalow with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse, on a 0.2-acre lot This house was renovated by Barbara Bestor, recognized by the American Institute of Architects for her contributions to local residential and commercial architecture. It is in Eagle Rock, a few blocks from…
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California Highway 1 Collapse Leaves 2,000 Tourists Stranded
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A portion of scenic Highway 1 in the Big Sur area of California collapsed Saturday stranding about 2,000 motorists, mostly tourists, overnight. Officials with the California Department of Transportation said on Sunday that a section of the southbound highway located in the Central Coast, would remain closed to the public while crews worked on the…
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New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
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LIVERMORE, Calif. — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more financial security to an historically low-paying profession while threatening to raise prices in a state already known for its high cost of living. Democrats in…
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Low-income California Latinos at higher risk from Parkinson’s-linked weedkiller
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Low-income Latinos living in California are disproportionately threatened by paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide widely used on US cropland, a new analysis of state data finds. The notorious weedkiller is banned in more than 60 countries and for some uses in the US, like golf courses, because it is so dangerous. But the US government…
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Where are Richard Serra’s sculptures in Southern California?
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Acclaimed artist and sculptor Richard Serra was known for his massive works of steel that live in institutions and public spaces across the world. The influential sculptor died Tuesday at age 85, but his work and his legacy of challenging audience perspectives lives on. In a 1998 interview with The Times, Serra emphasized that even…
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Money running out for California help with missed mortgage payments
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Did a pandemic-related financial crunch leave you with mortgage troubles? The state may be able to help, but not for much longer. The California Mortgage Relief Program offers up to $80,000 to low- and moderate-income homeowners hurt financially by the pandemic who missed mortgage payments, deferred some monthly installments or have overdue property taxes. Having…
