By Jiaxin Zuo On January 20, 2018, one year after President Trump’s swearing-in, the government shut down. The shutdown was due to Congress’ failure to advance the Appropriations Bill, which decides the federal government’s funding amount and trends in the new fiscal …
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By Jiaxin Zuo According to a CBS report on January 16, 2018, the New California State has been proposed to declare its independence from rest of the state of California. The founders of the new state plan to separate the new state …
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By Ning Luo On Sunday, January 14th, just before six o’clock in the morning, a starved 17 year old girl called the police to report that she, along with her other twelve siblings, was being held captive by their parents. With the …
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By Roger Kim Following landslides that killed at least 17 in Santa Barbara County, search and rescue efforts continue. After being devastated by wildfires, the area experienced flash floods, increasing the risk of mudslides, and destroying entire neighborhoods. According to the Associated …
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By Patrick Xu Last Thursday, January 4, Bay Area residents received a surprise of two earthquakes early in the morning. The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale, struck near Berkeley at 2:39 AM, just south of the …
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By Jiaxin Zuo On January 2, 2018, China prohibited Bitcoin mining and asked the Bitcoin community, including CHBTC, the world’s largest Bitcoin Exchange Enterprise, to officially halt Bitcoin mining. On the following day, bitcoinchina.com halted new account registration, logins, and Bitcoin withdrawals. …
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By Vincent Huang On Thursday, December 14th, the FCC, also known as the Federal Communications Commission, repealed the rules regarding net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that all internet service providers, or ISPs, must provide equal access to all websites and …
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By Roger Kim On December 12, 2017, Tuesday, at 1:11am, San Francisco’s first Asian-American mayor, Edward Lee, died at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital at the age of 65. The mayor arrived at the hospital in critical condition shortly after 10 pm …
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By David Zhang Wildfires have been devastating in California this year. The Napa Fires in October caused over a billion dollars in property damage, claiming 42 lives. Currently, there are numerous wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The Thomas fire that began …
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By Roger Kim Early December 2nd, the Senate passed a Republican tax reform bill in a 51-49 vote with no Democratic support. It will go to conference, where House and Senate members will negotiate a combined bill. “Not a single member of …
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