8 posts tagged ‘california’
Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video)
Boing Boing,
Dramatic video circulating online shows two men and a dog staring out of wall-to-ceiling windows in their Los Angeles home as raging fire surrounds them. (See video below, posted by Mike Sington.) With not enough context or news sources (besides TMZ), it's not clear why the guys are still in the house, or if the video is even real. — Read the rest The post Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt’s House Burned Down
The Cut,
The couple and their two sons evacuated before losing their entire home in the Pacific Palisades fires.
Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds
An out-of-control fire, fueled by "life-threatening" winds, has burned up nearly 1,300 acres in the hills of Los Angeles so far today, forcing at least 30,000 people to evacuate. And as of this afternoon, it has not been contained. From the Los Angeles Times: Darrin Hurwitz said what appeared to start as a small brush fire turned into a raging inferno within the space of about half an hour. — Read the rest The post Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds appeared first on Boing Boing.
Judge allows California’s ban on addictive feeds for minors to go into effect
TechCrunch,
Late Tuesday evening, a federal judge blocked tech lobbying group NetChoice’s challenge to California’s recently enacted law, SB 976, which prohibits companies from serving “addictive feeds” to minors. The effect of this decision is that beginning Wednesday, companies will be prohibited from serving an addictive feed to a California-based user they know to be a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tech Billionaires Release Map of Utopian City They Want to Build in California
Gizmodo,
California Forever, the quixotic, billionaire-backed project to build a new city in the Bay Area, is chugging along. Despite the fact that locals seem to hate it, the Silicon Valley dreamers behind the project remain undeterred. The team planning the city released more details about their proposed development this… Read more...
Silly pet camel has fun in kitchen as California owner pleads with him to get out (video)
What happens "when you have a camel, and you forget to lock the kitchen door again"? The owners of the Rancho Grande animal sanctuary in Ojai, California have the answer, thanks to their curious pet camel, Albert. And they posted it via hilarious video (see below) showing their very large pet ignoring the ceramics he managed to break as he clomps around where he shouldn't be. — Read the rest The post Silly pet camel has fun in kitchen as California owner pleads with him to get out (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
Biden "jokingly" hinted at a presidential run by California Gov. Gavin Newsom
At last night's APEC welcome reception in San Francisco, President Joe Biden "joked" about a future presidential run by California Governor Gavin Newsom. "I want to talk about Gov. Newsom. Want to thank him," Biden said. "He's been one hell of a governor, man. — Read the rest
Katy Perry Has Won Another Weird Real-Estate Battle
A judge ruled that the founder of 1-800-Flowers must give her his Montecito mansion.