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However, Batjer said that plans to purchase additional power ahead of the summer will come from places “that are not clean resources,” without specifying the sources. An additional 3,500 megawatts of capacity has already been acquired by California, including 2,000 megawatts of batteries that will store energy from renewable sources. “This summer will be an important test for the state. California is at the vanguard of renewable energy policy. The nation and the world are watching to see how we integrate renewables but also that we can ensure reliability while doing so,” said Democratic Assemblyman Chris Holden, chair of the Assembly’s Utilities and Energy Committee....

The acreage burned in 2021 has surpassed the amount burned by this time last year. Bill Deverell, a history professor who teaches about fire in the West at the University of Southern California, is concerned that the pattern from previous years points to worse fires. “Here we are. It’s not the end of August and the size and distribution and the destruction of summer 2021 wildfires does not bode well for the next months,” Deverell said....

So why all the effort to camouflage the true nature of “Laughlin”? It seems that CBS, as well as the producers of the show, aren’t sure America is ready for a weekly murder mystery with musical numbers. The thing is, they’re probably right. Despite the musical’s resurgence in popularity, particularly on the silver screen, the idea of a musical television series still sounds off-putting—even to fans of musicals. This might explain why, at a time when almost any idea can be recycled on television, the idea of bringing the musical to television is still mostly undiscovered country....

Discovered in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, player Indervir ‘iLLeY’ Dhaliwal sparked the passionate debate in the community over a single image. The photograph shows the remastered version of the classic multiplayer map, Standoff, which was reintroduced as part of Season three Reloaded’s content. Yet all is not as it seems, with many players just only now noticing this yellow sign that is hung up on a streetlamp, across from the town’s large monument....

As seen in the trailers below for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s three different Zombies experiences, Activision and Treyarch has entitled one as “IX”, another “Voyage of Despair,” and the third “Blood of the Dead.” The first appears to be quite the different take on previous Zombies combat with there being an emphasis on medieval swords and shield fighting, with the second featuring a narrative revolving around how the walking dead ultimately led to the Titanic’s sinking, while the third sees the return of the original Zombies cast for a new chapter....

Between Thursday, October 15 and Monday, October 19, the Black Ops Cold War beta will see a bevy of modes and maps. The idea is that a rotating list of options will be made available over the weekend for those who play the Black Ops Cold War beta. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Image May Be First Look at New Warzone Map Beginning today, Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, Combined Arms Domination + Assault, and VIP Escort are available, alongside Hardpoint and Fireteam Dirty Bomb as new additions....

That said, there are stumbling points on some fronts. While next-gen processing and graphical power are hailed as fantastic, problems have arisen with both companies’ consoles. In several cases, these problems are tied to next-gen games, like Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War. When it comes to the PS5, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War has an issue where the controller disconnects unexpectedly during regular gameplay. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Nerfs Sliding...

While players will have the first Season 2 Battle Pass tiers to grind through during week one, as well as a Dead Ops Arcade bundle to purchase from the store, week two will make Samantha unlockable through the shop. Though the exact price of her bundle has not yet been revealed, fans can expect something in the range of 2400 COD points based on past Operator bundles. Like with other additions to the character lineup, Sam’s pack is full of special items....

This year’s entry in the evergreen first person shooter is coming a little later than usual, but Activision and Treyarch are trying something different this year. Rather than dropping hints and a trailer, 2020’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be revealed in the Warzone battle royale as a live event. Live events are nothing new, as these large scale in-game events have somewhat become Fortnite’s specialty. But For this type of thing to happen in a Call of Duty game, which typically doesn’t make too many leaps and bounds per each entry, it’s quite the step up....

At the start of Season 5, gamers were excited about the game’s most recent balancing pass. Specifically, Treyarch had finally nerfed the LC10 SMG, a gun that had dominated the game for several Seasons and had no noticeable weakness. However, the LC10’s nerf was something of a double-edged sword. While the most overpowered gun was brought down a peg, it was instantly replaced by the TEC-9. With no other weapon coming close, only another TEC-9 can compete with a TEC-9....

The addition of Gunfight was teased alongside the official announcement of Season 1, and players now know that the 2v2 mode will be coming back with a bang in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Not only will the mode be arriving as part of “the biggest Season One launch week ever seen” for Call of Duty, meaning players will not need to wait until later in the season to play it, but it will be bringing a large number of maps along with it....

Modern Warfare 2’s single-player campaign was released through early access last week, with the experience becoming a hit, achieving one of Call of Duty’s highest concurrent player counts on Steam. Videos that challenged viewers to tell the difference between Modern Warfare 2’s rendition of Amsterdam and the actual capital city went viral, the story received praise, and everything seemed poised for a return to previous glory, following two franchise entries that failed to find their boots firmly on the ground....

Although Friday’s positive case count represented a decrease in the daily trend, Newsom said hospitalizations in connection with coronavirus infections were up by 3.3 percent while the number of coronavirus patients sent to intensive care units rose by 4.4 percent. In total, California has reported 201,054 positive cases with 5,810 fatalities attributed to the virus. Newsom said Friday that the numbers were an aggregate of reporting from the entire state, but that some areas were harder hit....

Across the country, the latest COVID-19 surge is being driven by the highly transmissible BA.5 sub-variant, prompting concerns that it could mean a return of broad indoor mask mandates in cities. The school district’s decision to reinstate indoor masking came after San Diego County moved into the “high” category of community transmission set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Indoor masking will be required at all schools and district offices for at least two weeks, the district said in a letter on Friday....

The temperatures across California have soared this week due to the blistering heat, leading to millions of peopleswitching on their air conditioning units to stay cool. However, this surge in use of power-hungry appliances has led to a severe strain on the state’s electrical grid, as seen in a grid usage tracker by the California Independent System Operator. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a Flex Alert every day for the past week, asking Californians to conserve energy and minimize their power use in order to avoid overloading the grid....

The utilities company warned the power outage could come as early as Wednesday in areas across Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. The shutdown is slated to affect more than 200,000 households and businesses in the counties of Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Mateo, Sierra, Sonoma, Sutter and Yuba. PG&E sent mass texts, emails and automated messages to warn customers of the impending outage and said electricity would be cut only in attempts to protect power grids from potentially sparking fires during the state’s latest round of inclement weather....

Apple Bistro is located in Placerville, roughly 50 miles east of Sacramento. Its Yelp page was filled with one-star reviews on Monday afternoon, with numerous anecdotes chronicling reported health violations and anti-mask practices. “I literally could not even get food,” one Yelp user, identified as Mad C., wrote on Monday. The user went on to say Apple Bistro refused service because the reviewer arrived wearing a face covering. “There is a sign basically saying don’t social distance, don’t wear a mask and don’t wear gloves,” the review continued....

The Democratic state leader promised to have 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in California by Sunday, and was most of the way to his arbitrary self-imposed target on Saturday. According to the latest California Department of Public Health data, a little more than 1.3 million vaccine doses had been administered as of January 16, meaning a further 200,000 needed to be rolled out on January 17 for Newsom to hit his goal....

Multiply the Yoskowitzes’ dilemma by tens of thousands and you begin to understand why L.A.’s quake may turn out to be America’s most expensive natural disaster ever. President Clinton promised $7.5 billion in federal aid-but with damage estimates ranging as high as $30 billion, that will only begin to rebuild the homes, highways and businesses left in varying degrees of ruin. Late last week some 1,500 people were still living in tents in city parks....

According to the National Weather Service, a combination of strong offshore winds and very dry conditions is creating “potentially historic” fire conditions in the northern Bay Area. Meanwhile, “critical to extreme threats are likely to persist” across north-central and southern California further into this week. There are several factors which contribute to the spread of wildfires, including high wind speeds, low air humidity, warm air temperatures, as well as both live and dead fuel moisture, according to Robert Fovell, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the University at Albany....