The Federal Trade Commission will scope out some of the newest ways scammers are using email and text messages to try to get you to pay them The Federal Trade Commission and Ethnic Media Services invite you to a national briefing: CatPhished — How to Spot AI and Phishing Scams Fri, Sept. 1, 202311 a.m. – 12 p.m. PTClick to …

UPDATE: Thursday, Aug. 31, 12 p.m. (NOON) As of Thursday (Aug. 31) morning, power has been restored to all customers impacted by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) that began early on Wednesday (Aug. 30). Nearly 90% of customers impacted were restored by last night.     The PSPS event impacted approximately 3,900 customers across seven counties, along with two tribal communities, …

  First major ad blitz aims to build awareness of California vs Hate with a focus on hard-to-reach communities.  Californians can visit CAvsHate.org or call 833-8-NO-HATE for resources and to report acts of hate.  SACRAMENTO – The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) today announced it is launching a statewide multilingual ad campaign to increase awareness of the “California vs Hate” initiative, which includes …