The tool alerts people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar in California.
Author: Nicole Hayden, Palm Springs Desert Sun
California Gov. Newsom orders statewide closures, including indoor restaurant operations
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday a list of business sectors that will be required to close amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
I went to Taco Bell’s pop-up hotel in California. It was a well-calculated marketing stunt
The Taco Bell pop-up hotel hosted social media influencers, who reached millions of followers with each post about nacho fries.
Governor estimates California quake toll at $100 million, says poor have been hit hardest
Although Californians are on the path to recovery, deeper devastation – in economic recovery – has already taken root.
Survey: One in six women say they were sexually harassed at Coachella and Stagecoach 2019
The Palm Springs Desert Sun surveyed over 300 women at the 2019 Coachella and Stagecoach festivals.
Poppy fields in Lake Elsinore, California, shut down to public amid Super Bloom apocalypse
A California city called it a public safety emergency using hashtags like #PoppyShutdown, #PoppyNightmare, #IsItOverYet, and #HanginthereLE
Californians could be required to have health insurance starting in 2020
Identical bills introduced in the California Senate and Assembly would require that everyone sign up for health insurance or pay a tax penalty
Ultralight aircraft drops meth, getaway bike across US-Mexico border
When Border Patrol agents got to the stash, they also found two suspects who were arrested on suspicion they were there to receive the narcotics.
Finders keepers? Buyer finds $7.5 million in cash inside Southern California storage unit
Dan and Laura Dotson, featured auctioneers on Storage Wars, auctioned off a unit in SoCal that included stacks of cash locked in a safe.
Pepperdine University’s shelter-in-place policy during Woolsey Fire sparks controversy
Officials said the shelter-in-place protocols have been successful for two decades