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I was called 'pagan, greasy Indian': California state Assembly candidate Darshana Patel
The 48-year-old research scientist, who is the board president of California's Poway Unified School District, said that microaggressions were common, and the term ABCD -- American-Born Confused Desi -- haunted her as a child. "The term ABCD haunted me as a child... As a young girl in second grade, I was called a pagan, greasy Indian (because my mother put oil in my hair), asked what tribe I was from, and often teased when I wore more traditional attire to school," Patel, who hails from Vadodara, said in an interview to IANS.
California city pays $7,50,000 for police officers painting swastika inside suspect's car
Even though Swaine reported the vandalism less than two days after it occurred, he apparently did not learn about the case against the officers until October 2021 after the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced the charges. The two have reportedly left the force and each pleaded not guilty while they await trial on conspiracy and vandalism charges.
Biden approves California emergency as another winter storm reaches
Biden on Friday ordered federal assistance "to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from severe winter storms, flooding, land slides, and mudslides beginning on March 9, 2023, and continuing", Xinhua news agency reported, citing a White House press release. The action will authorise the US Department.
California works to rescue residents trapped by snow
After the latest round of winter weather, the average water equivalent in the snowpack covering California's mountains ranges from 40 to 46 inches, almost double what the area typically sees this time of year, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report by USA Today. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 13 counties last week, after brutal winter storms trapped residents with feet of snow, including in the hard-hit San Bernardino County.
Over 100k homes, businesses in California suffering power outages due to winter storm
According to PowerOutage.US, a website that tracks, records and aggregates power outages across the country and updates its data every 10 minutes, about 116,000 California customers were without electricity as of 10:00 a.m. local time Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. The storm, which first rolled into the state on Thursday with rain, hail and snow.
California hits grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths
The Golden State, home to around 40 million residents, has registered a total of 100,187 Covid-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, Xinhua news agency reported citing the data from the Department of Public Health. "This milestone is a tragic reminder of the very real toll the pandemic has taken on Californians," the Department said in a statement on Thursday.
7 dead in 2nd California shooting within days
Monday's attack occurred at two separate locations in the coastal city of Half Moon Bay, about 50 km south of San Francisco, reports the BBC. The police have arrested the gunman and identified him as Zhao Chunli, a 67-year-old loca resident. The first four victims were discovered at a mushroom farm at 2.22 p.m., while the other three were found at a nearby trucking business later.
California mass shooting suspect kills self
In the mass shooting incident on Saturday, deemed as one of the deadliest in the US state's recent history, five women and five men were killed, while another 10 people suffered injuries. The tragic incident occurred at 10.22 p.m. in Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a popular ballroom dance facility operated for about 30 years, when it was hosting an event to celebrate the countdown to the Chinese Lunar New Year.
10 killed in California shooting, search launched for gunman
The incident happened at around 10.20 p.m. local time on Saturday (11.50 a.m. on Sunday IST). "Last night, at approximately 22:22 (local time) officers from the Monterey Park police department responded to a local business (on) West Garvey Avenue in the city of Monterey Park regarding a shots fired call.
Six killed in shooting in California
Two of the victims of the shooting in Goshen, Tulare County, are a 17-year-old mother and a six-month-old baby, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a central California-based KFSN-TV's report. The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said in a release posted on its Facebook page that deputies were called to a home in the 6800
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