The US Geological Survey reports that tremors were felt in Lake, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma Counties following a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that struck early this morning about 5.4 miles west of Cobb. The initial quake struck at 12:46 am, and over 30 shake reports had been called in by 2 am.
The State of California has joined nine other states suing T-Mobile and Sprint to stop a planned merger between the two companies. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra leads the lawsuit with New York Attorney General Letitia James, who released a statement saying the merger would cause irreparable harm to mobile subscribers across the country by cutting access to affordable reliable service, particularly lower-income and minority communities across the country. If the merger is allowed, there would only be three major wireless providers in the country.
Illegal cannabis distributors are pushing legal shops out of business, according to the Marijuana industry in California, which is asking officials to intervene. Citing widespread illegal distribution, The Southern California Coalition has written a letter to Los Angeles City Hall asking authorities to crack down on the illegal operations saying that the unregulated shops could be selling tainted products. The letter urges officials to seize cash and cannabis from the illegal distributors.
