He faces charges over allegations he made hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels (Picture: Getty Images) Becoming the first president in US history to face criminal charges doesn’t appear to have unsettled Donald Trump. The former US premier has been snapped waving and giving supporters the thumbs up through the windows of his limousine. […]
California’s tough, fast-growing, drought-tolerant golden wildflower, the poppy
California poppies are common along Marin’s rocky slopes, bluffs and roadsides. The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is a tough, fast-growing, drought-tolerant, self-seeding California native wildflower. It is indigenous to western North America. In 1816, a ship from the Imperial Russian Navy arrived in San Francisco Bay. Aboard was a Russian naturalist named Adelbert von Chamisso. […]
Protesters demand action in probe of controversial arrest in Marin County
Demonstrators rally at San Rafael City Hall in support of Julio Jimenez Lopez, who they allege was the victim of police brutality last summer, during a Cesar Chavez Day rally in San Rafael on Friday, March 31, 2023. Demonstrators marched from the Marin Civic Center and Pickleweed Park calling for Marin County District Attorney Lori […]
State pursues receivership for Big Basin Water
BIG BASIN — After years of unreliable service, code violations and failures to respond to regional authorities in a timely manner, the California Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water says it has engaged the Office of Enforcement to begin the process of pursuing a receivership for Big Basin Water Co. According to a […]
Woman with world’s biggest size 18 feet has men ‘begging’ for pictures
Record breaking (Picture: SWNS) A woman who holds the world record for the biggest feet – being a size 18 – says she’s inundated with creepy messages from men ‘begging’ her for pictures of them. Tanya Herbert, 38, who is a social media specialist, was handed the title of the world’s biggest female feet in […]
Lady Gaga walks in co-star Joaquin Phoenix’s footsteps on iconic ‘Joker stairs’ while filming sequel in New York
The star was in costume as she worked on the steps featured heavily in the first movie (Piicture: Getty Images/AP) Another set of photos have dropped from the set of Joker sequel Folie à Deux, this time showing Harley Quinn actress Lady Gaga on the same iconic steps featured in the first movie. The Bad Romance […]
Deadly tornadoes leave trail of destruction in US with 26 dead
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The death toll from from storms in the South and Midwest of the USA has increased again, as dozens of tornadoes cause destruction and chaos around the country. At least 26 people were killed in big cities […]
This drought-tolerant plant is eye-catching and easy to grow
My amole (Beschorneria yuccoides) is blooming and as it is adjacent to the sidewalk, passersby stop and stare. There really is no parallel to amole in the plant kingdom and it is seldom seen – although it is ridiculously easy to grow, being stoutly drought tolerant. The flower is incredibly unique and evokes Audrey, the […]
California attorney claims husband pressured her to gamble millions owed to loan company
A Newport Beach attorney who allegedly scammed a lender out of $10.2 million in 2022 to fund a six-month stay at a swanky Las Vegas resort where she frequented casinos around-the-clock now claims her husband pressured her to gamble millions in an effort to win enough to repay the loans. Sara Jacqueline King, 39, who […]
The Queen Mary is officially open for public tours — sparking excitement about what’s to come
Tour guide Paul Knox talks about engine room 2 on Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023, as visitors board the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer) Tour guide Paul Knox tells visitors about the aft steering area on Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023, as visitors tour the Queen […]
Nothing could be easier to make than Aunt Rosie’s Eggplant Parmesan
By Carla Vigos | Laguna Woods Globe My Aunt Rose was a key influence for me at the beginning of my love of cooking. My mother died unexpectedly when I was 20, and even though I was always her sous chef, I never had the recipes because she cooked without them. My Aunt Rose, who […]
Here are some new ways thieves are scamming people
Don’t get fooled April Fools’ Day was Saturday, April 1, but schemers and scammers are out to get your money year-round. Here are the statistics for past years and how technology is helping the swindlers. You can report fraud and theft to the Federal Trade Commission here. A few things to look out and listen […]