EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — An Instagram video posted Saturday shows a woman attacking members of a Native American tribe that for months has been protesting the Trump administration’s border wall on the California-Mexico border. The Kumeyaay tribe, whose ancestral lands span across the U.S.-Mexico border, has filed lawsuits against the White House…
Video shows woman attacking members of California tribe protesting border wall — FOX 5 San Diego
Zwift, a 350-person, Long Beach, Calif.-based online fitness platform that immerses cyclists and runners in 3D generated worlds, just raised a hefty $450 million in funding led by the investment firm KKR in exchange for a minority stake in its business. Permira and Specialized Bicycle’s venture capital fund, Zone 5 Ventures, also joined the round…
Zwift, maker of a popular indoor training app, just landed a whopping $450 million in funding led by KKR — TechCrunch
On a September day in Plymouth, southwest England, a ship set sail. The day was Sept. 16, 1620, and the vessel was the Mayflower. Its passengers and their voyage would soon secure their place as an indelible part of American history…
400 Years After the Mayflower Set Sail, a New Exhibit Acknowledges the U.K.’s Impact on Native American Communities — TIME
NEW YORK (AP) —Long Beach’s Billie Jean King and eight other players signed $1 contracts to launch a new women’s pro tennis circuit 50 years ago. Read more:
Billie Jean King, Original 9 mark 50 years of women’s pro tennis tour — Orange County Register
They’re some of the loudest and most entertaining animals at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and starting this weekend a few lucky people will get to hang out with them…
How to have breakfast with the seals and sea lions at the Aquarium of the Pacific — Orange County Register
(CARSON CITY, Nev.) — Nevada state lawmakers passed a bill Sunday that would add the state to a growing list of U.S. states that will mail active voters ballots ahead of the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bill now heads to Gov. Steve Sisolak…
Nevada Lawmakers Pass Bill Approving Mail Ballots for All Eligible Voters, With Governor’s Approval Expected — TIME
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s mother has died due to coronavirus complications, he announced Monday, July 27. His mother, Gabriella O’Donnell, was 61 years old. She died Sunday. Two weeks ago, Garcia announced that both his mother and his stepfather had contracted the virus and were on ventilators at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center…
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s mother, Gabriella O’Donnell, dies at age 61 from coronavirus — Orange County Register
MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) – Two Northern California residents have been charged with a hate crime for defacing a Black Lives Matter mural on July 4, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office. Forty-two-year-old Nicole Anderson and 53-year-old David Nelson face charges including violating civil rights, vandalism under $400 and possession of tools to commit vandalism or graffiti.…
Calif. pair charged with hate crime for vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural — FOX 5 San Diego
Marine mammal experts and federal officials are stumped by what’s believed to be the first-ever West Coast sighting of a beluga whale off San Diego. Typically, beluga whales are found at the North Pole and along Russia’s northern coast – some 8,000 miles away from the Southern California coast…
Beluga whale sighted off San Diego even has the U.S. Coast Guard looking for it — Orange County Register
Two statues of Junipero Serra in San Juan Capistrano have been moved in recent days to ensure their protection. Mission San Juan Capistrano has moved its statue from the mission’s front courtyard to inside its Sala building, staff said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, June 24. Read more:
Mission San Juan Capistrano, neighboring church relocate statues of Junipero Serra — Orange County Register
