Digital license plates are available to California’s 27 million drivers through Reviver, not the DMV. Digital plates had been piloted in the state since 2018.
Melissa Hernandez
Californians aren’t living as long as they used to. Here’s why
Californians’ average life expectancy fell by two years due to COVID and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Great white sharks are thriving in Monterey Bay thanks to warming waters, study shows
The Monterey Bay Aquarium tracked the migrations of 79 juvenile sharks and found great whites have not only adapted to the perils of climate change but thrived in them.
Racist ‘Shaniqua’ postings show Salinas students stomping on Black doll
An Instagram account that has since been deactivated showcased pictures and videos of a Black baby doll, with some students stomping on it. “Although the district has taken steps to support our African American students and staff,” school officials said in a statement, “this recent incident demonstrates how much more support is needed.”
7-year-old California boy dies after being infected with brain-eating amoeba
The child was infected after swimming in a freshwater lake in Tehama County, although public health officials have not disclosed which lake.

