Wow!: Stranded sea otter pups paired with surrogate moms at California aquarium
ROLLO ROSS and JACK FERRY, of Reuters, report from Long Beach…
Deadly California storm triggers flooding, mudslides, power outages
Los Angeles, US Reuters A deadly Pacific storm, the second “Pineapple Express” to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, crept over Southern California on Monday, unleashing torrential downpours that triggered street flooding and mudslides throughout the region. Extreme-weather advisories for floods, high wind and winter storm conditions were posted on Monday across […]
Shunned in computer age, cursive makes a comeback in California
Fullerton, California, US Reuters A generation of children who learned to write on screens is now going old school. Starting this year, California grade school students are required to learn cursive handwriting, after the skill had fallen out of fashion in the computer age. A student at Orangethorpe Elementary School practices writing cursive as California […]
Massive waves on California coast cause flooding, force evacuations
Reuters Coastal communities in California faced another day of towering waves and possible flooding on Saturday as officials issued evacuation orders in some areas and warned residents to stay off beaches and coastal roadways. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles forecast significant flooding in low-lying coastal areas with powerful waves and strong rip current […]
Californian Governor signs laws to fast-track housing on church lands, streamline housing permitting process
Sacramento, California, USAP Religious institutions and non-profit colleges in California will be allowed to turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing under a new law aimed at combating the ongoing homeless crisis. The law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last Wednesday, rezones land owned by non-profit colleges and religious institutions, such as churches, […]
Californian bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century
United StatesAP A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first trial of one of the church’s bishops in nearly a century. Bishop Minerva Carcaño, the first Latina bishop in the denomination and a prominent voice on behalf of immigrants, faced four charges of violating church law. They […]
Storm Hilary moves north after drenching southern California, south-west
Cathedral City, California Reuters Storm Hilary flooded streets, downed power lines and triggered mudslides across Southern California on Monday after unleashing record-breaking downpours overnight, but no US deaths were attributed to the storm and fears of disaster dissipated. Hilary arrived in California as a rare tropical storm that dumped 10 to 12 centimetres of rain […]
Catholic Church: Californian dioceses grapple with more than 3,000 lawsuits, alleging child sex abuse
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports that advocates for the survivors of child sexual abuse have been left stunned by the number of cases that surfaced after a 2019 Californian law allowed alleged victims to sue up to the age of 40…
Christian non-profit punished for feeding homeless people in California city gets federal backing
Santa Ana, California AP The US Department of Justice has lent its support to a religious non-profit that was penalised and threatened with criminal prosecution by the Southern California city of Santa Ana for feeding homeless people. A lawsuit by Micah’s Way claims Santa Ana infringed on the nonprofit’s right to religious exercise when the […]
Essay: The long strange trip of Lonnie Frisbee
In an article first published on Religion News Service, GREG LAURIE – US pastor, author and producer of the new biopic ‘Jesus Revolution’, says Lonnie was the face and a catalysing force of the Jesus Movement that rippled through the late 1960s and early 1970s…