Dear Friend: Recently, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan and the effects, like a tsunami, had the potential to impact California's coastline. While rare, most Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues to monitor these events around the clock for potential impacts to communities across the Golden State. Did you know? California, and especially Inland Southern California, is known as earthquake country with seismic activity in
Sacramento—A landmark package of bills, titled the 2024 Animal Protection and Gun Violence Prevention Act, authored by Senator Richard D. Roth (D-Riverside), passed the State Senate’s Public Safety Committee on a unanimous, bipartisan vote. “Our Animal Protection and Gun Violence Prevention Act is a comprehensive legislative package to address the problem of animal cruelty in our state, as well as to further our state’s gun violence prevention efforts,” said Roth. “Our bills not only increase