The Latest Breaking News from California

Golden Gate Fields could soon turn into a public park

The Trust for Public Land has announced a deal to transform the former Golden Gate Fields horse racing track in northern California into a public park

The Independent UK · Apr 1

Unsuspecting windsurfer collides with gray whale in San Francisco Bay

Footage shows a man windsurfing being forcefully thrown from his board as a whale surfaces off the California coast

The Guardian - US · Apr 1

Meet ‘Rise’ the official mascot of the Artemis II moon mission

The plushie was designed by an California elementary-aged student

The Independent UK · Apr 1

California doctor circumcises newborn, next day, he’s pronounced dead. Coroner’s shocking findings lead parents to say he ‘intentionally’ killed him

The doctor denies what he has been accused of. But the report says otherwise.

We Got This Covered · Apr 1

In California primary, an electoral disaster is looming for Democrats

Two months before a crucial primary in one of the most liberal states in the US, Democrats are facing a self-made political catastrophe. Too many candidates for governor are fragmenting the party's electorate and could make a Republican the successor of Gavin Newsom.

Euronews · Apr 1

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists

Experts say brutal March heat has left critical snowpack at record-low levels – and key basins in uncharted territory

The Guardian - US · Apr 1

Man plunges to his death from hotel patio overlooking California cliffs after fight breaks out

Police did not find the man on the beach until a relative reported him missing

The Independent UK · Mar 31

‘You can’t make this up’: 4 California people made $141,839 pretending to be a bear. Then a biologist ended their scam

A video clip showing a person in a bear costume faking an attack on luxury cars to scam insurance companies is once again going viral with over a million views across X and other platforms, bringing back one of the most absurd fraud cases we’ve seen in a while. This…

The Mary Sue · Mar 31

Salary Needed To Afford America’s Priciest ZIP Codes

GOBankingRates research reveals how high housing costs have become, showing the staggering incomes needed to afford homes in America’s most expensive ZIP codes.

GOBankingRates · Mar 31

Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man

DNA testing confirmed bones found on Salmon Creek beach belonged to Walter Karl Kinney, a man last seen in 1999

The Guardian - US · Mar 31