Orange County once was an anti-immigrant hotbed. What changed?

For decades, I was able to disagree with my hometown orange County. It was like a Civic version of Broadway’s classic, “You can do everything (I can do it better).” Cue of low light reel! In a 1986 time magazine article, Harold Ezel, a new port beach, criticized immigrants in the western part of the […]

Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?

San Francisco — The number of drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted in 2024 after the coronavirus pandemic triggered a devastating public health emergency, according to preliminary data compiled by city health officials. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner recorded 586 fatal overdoses in San Francisco in the first 11 months of 2024. […]

How Gas Prices Have Changed in Yuma in the Last Week

How did gas prices change in Yuma last week? The average cost of a gallon of gas this week is about the same as last week and down 12 cents from a month ago, according to AAA data. GasBuddy analyst Patrick de Haan said the national average is Potentially below $3 per gallon Just in […]