Citrus quarantine: Where the boundary has expanded in Southern California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently expanded a quarantine for citrus across Southern California. A plant disease that kills citrus trees – called huanglongbing, HLB or citrus...
View ArticleMinimum wage: How California compares to other states
California’s minimum wage is $16 per hour and will continue to increase. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two union-backed bills that will boost fast-food workers to $20 per hour in April and some health care...
View ArticleIt’s leap day: A look at how it all started
Why we leap Leap days keep our modern-day Gregorian calendar in alignment with Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes Earth 365.242189 days, or 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds,...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: How many states doing ‘all-mail’ voting might surprise you
This year, as in 2020, California’s delegates will be at stake on Super Tuesday, March 5. Its elections will decide the largest share of delegates for the presidential race for both parties. Here’s a...
View ArticleAcademy Awards: 2023 was a big year for ‘Barbie’ but not so much for women in...
The 96th Academy Awards are in Los Angeles Sunday, March 10, and it’s Women’s History Month. Here are some statistics on women’s employment in the movie business, both in front of and behind the...
View ArticleHere’s the history of Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, and even though 62% of Californians voted to end the clock change in 2018, we still are springing forward and falling back. Here are some interesting...
View ArticleWomen in the military: Find out how their service has changed through the years
Called to serve It has been 75 years since President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, which allowed women to serve as regular members of the Army, Navy, Air...
View ArticleSt. Patrick: Here are a few things you might not know
Celebrating saints Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day so we have a look at saints and Catholicism, a religion with about 1.4 billion followers. St. Patrick is one of more than 10,000 saints the...
View ArticleHummingbirds: The tiny, mighty and amazing things they do
A look at the tiny and mighty migrators buzzing around our flowers. There are more than 350 different species of hummingbirds across the Americas. Their little bodies have big appetites and they eat...
View ArticleA look at the 175-year history of baseball uniforms
Baseball uniforms have been around 175 years and have undergone some changes. The new version has not been a hit with fans and players, but the league is working its way out of a jam. The uniforms...
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