A roundup of the biggest news stories in California this week, including a coronavirus update and the latest from Sacramento.   Scientific Safety Experts to Review Covid-19 Vaccines Before Distribution in California Governor Gavin Newsom has named a group of nationally…
California State Capitol Building in Sacramento, California
A roundup of the biggest news stories in California this week, including a coronavirus update, election news and the latest from Sacramento. White House Rejects, then Approves, Emergency Aid to California Earlier this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected…
California State Capitol building in Sacramento
A roundup of the biggest news stories in California this week, including a wildfire update, coronavirus news and the latest from Sacramento.   Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics Awarded to UC Berkeley Faculty Jennifer Doudna of UC Berkeley won the…
California State Capitol building in Sacramento
These five organizations work for better mental health awareness and services for all Californians, every week of the year In 1990, Congress declared the first week of October to be Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), and in 1992 the World…
Mental Illness Awareness Week 2020 graphic
A roundup of the biggest news stories in California this week, including a wildfire update, coronavirus news and the latest from Sacramento.   Glass Fire Devastates Napa Valley and Sonoma County  The Glass Fire, which started burning on September 27th, has…
California State Capitol Building in Sacramento, California
A roundup of the biggest news stories in California this week, including a wildfire update, coronavirus news and the latest from Sacramento.   Governor Newsom Passes a Series of Significant Environmental Bills  Governor Newsom this week signed several bills plus an…
California State Capitol Building in Sacramento, California
— OPINION — By Rachel Melikian A landmarked historical map carrying the Great Seal of the United States of America, affixed with the signature of the U.S. President, is 100 years old as of November 22, 2020. It was created…
Official Presidential portrait of Woodrow Wilson, 1913 Frank Graham Cootes / Public domain
By Rachel Melikian Something can stand on three pillars, but a house needs four. In the home, the father represents all four pillars, without which the home would collapse. Fathers often work silently and without expectation of praise for their…
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A weekly roundup of the biggest news in California… Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Juneteenth Day of Observance Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring June 20, 2020, as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance” in the…
A weekly round-up of the biggest news in California politics… This was a historic week in California and in the nation. Peaceful demonstrations large and small dominated the news. Millions made their voices heard on the streets of our cities.…
By Rachel Melikian The night before the Armenian Genocide commemoration on April 24 there is a candlelight vigil, but this year, 2020, the commemoration of the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was different. It was virtual, without any marches…
By Rachel Melikian A Canadian woman, Wendy Elliott, became a graphic designer because she liked building things, and solving puzzles and mysteries in her childhood. She later became a design instructor in colleges in Ontario out of her love for…