The state government has reported a $1.7 billion budget surplus during one of the worst downturns in the country’s history, helped by a $945 million boost in royalty income.
Wildfires Rip Through California Wine Country, Thousands Flee
Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in California’s Napa Valley on Monday as wildfires fanned by fierce winds ripped through the region’s world-famous wine country. Under an opaque orange sky and a sweltering new heatwave, vineyards were consumed and houses devastated by the blaze that erupted at […]
