They are recruiting people for substance abuse treatment homes in California, and have already succeeded in getting some to leave.

California residents pay more for gas than anywhere else in the nation — and fuel prices are steadily rising, according to data from AAA. As of Friday, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in California was $4.84, the automobile association said.

BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii plays CSU Bakersfield in Big West action Thursday. The Roadrunners have gone 8-6 at home. CSU Bakersfield is seventh in the Big West scoring 73.9 points while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Rainbow Warriors have gone 7-11 against Big West opponents. Hawaii has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Hawaii-renowned chef Peter Merriman, who owns Monkeypod Kitchen, Merriman's and Ulu Kitchen, is considering adding a restaurant in the Bay Area.

In California, $1 million in retirement savings along with Social Security benefits would last about 16.2 years, according to GoBankingRates. Without Social Security benefits, $1 million in retirement savings could last for 12 years, 8 months and 5 days, the personal finance site reported in January.

Yes, California’s housing market is crazy, as only two states have experienced more volatility during the past half-century. My trusty spreadsheet eyeballed price indexes from the Federal Housing Finance Agency dating to 1975 to get a long-running look at real estate swings for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Hawaii’s chronic shortage of treatment resources may be one reason mainland drug rehab recruiters are working to lure patients to unregulated treatment in California.

The charts below show California’s gas prices versus other states and how California’s counties compare. You can find AAA’s interactive chart of gas prices here. Hawaii usually has the highest fuel prices, but California surpassed them in February.

Group subsidiary California Water Service's annual Main Replacement Program, the largest portion of the company's infrastructure improvement plans, accounted for $156 million in completed projects. The company installed 189,135 feet of pipe, or nearly 36 miles, in 2024 through this program. Other notable infrastructure projects last year included:

Supporting architects, contractors and other commercial building team members in California, Hawaii, and northwestern and southern Nevada, Apogee Enterprises and its Architectural Framing Systems division selected BP Architectural Products to represent EFCO and Tubelite brands,