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The Star's Joe Curley delivers Week Zero's high football picks before naming the column
It started with Swami Jim. The Deuce kept the tradition alive. Then there was The Lock. Under their memorable mononyms, Jim Parker, Derry Eads and the late Loren Ledin have carried on the tradition of forecasting Friday Night Football for decades. So now what? ...
Fake watermelons held $5M worth of meth, Border Patrol says
SAN DIEGO - Border Patrol agents intercepted a shipment of watermelons along the U.S.-Mexico border this week because some of the fruit, it turned out, was not fruit at all. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the tractor-trailer was trying to enter California from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility south of San Diego on Tuesday.
Education Insight 8/22: How Continuation High Schools Have Changed for the Better
Stanford University recently completed a 10 year deep dive study into continuation and alternative high schools in California. Those schools are getting students to graduation at better rates than other schools. This episode explores how continuation high schools have changed for the better.
Border Water Authority awards $400M contract to expand South Bay plant
California's elected leaders Wednesday applauded the International Boundary and Water Commission's announcement that it has awarded the contract for a project to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Over the course of the project, the IBWC will use the more than $400 million in federal funding secured by...
These California cities were ranked as the safest in the US
LOS ANGELES - While many cities across the nation, including those in California, have been experiencing an uptick in crime, there are still some cities that maintain a low crime rate. A recent study by PropertyClub listed the top 13 safest cities in the US. Out of those 13 cities,...
California: Jamul Casino appoints Rocio Zorrilla Hotel Director for hotel tower opening
California: Jamul Casino appoints Rocio Zorrilla Hotel Director for hotel tower opening. Jamul Casino appointed Rocio Zorrilla as Hotel Director of the 16-story hotel tower set to open in spring 2025. Story continues below. Bringing more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry to San Diego’s gaming destination,...
California’s Involuntary Treatment Mandate for Addicts Questioned
It was almost the exact the opposite of sticker shock. When the county’s mental health czar Toni Navarro explained how it wouldn’t cost her department — Behavioral Wellness — a dime more to implement the single biggest change in California’s mental health law in 60 years, the question none of the supervisors could bring themselves to ask was how that could be. Instead, they left it to longtime mental health advocate Lynne Gibbs to express skepticism.
Local water agencies gear up to meet new state water conservation goals
Water conservation remains a top priority in California, where drought is a recurring problem. A new state regulation adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board in July aims to make more cuts in the next several years. The 'Making Conservation a California Way of Life' regulation will take effect beginning in January, with every water The post Local water agencies gear up to meet new state water conservation goals appeared first on KESQ.
California bill that could open new path to homeownership for undocumented immigrants advances
California Bill AB 1840, which would allow undocumented immigrants to qualify for first-time homebuying loans, has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and now faces a floor vote in the Senate.
Shasta County Superior Court official honored with statewide award
Only three people out of California's 39 million residents has gained the type of notoriety that Shasta County's Melissa Fowler-Bradly has received this year ― and she is a bit overwhelmed by it all. She didn't compete in the Olympics, win a contest or invent a culture-changing device. ...
Intuit Dome could be site of state’s only late-night bar
In California, alcohol sales at bars end at 2 a.m., but a bill making its way through the state Legislature could postpone last call until 4 a.m. The catch? It only applies to the luxury suites at the newly opened Intuit Dome in Inglewood. As reported by the Los Angeles...
California colleges seek to curtail student protests before semester starts
California public universities are moving to restrict student encampments ahead of the fall semester in an effort to deter the types of protests that grabbed international headlines in the spring. Both the California State University system —which includes San Francisco State University — and the University of California announced new rules banning tent encampments ahead of classes resuming on some of the systems’ campuses later this month. College students utilized...
Santa Clara candidates question ethics behind pledge
An independent ethics pledge is gaining notoriety in Santa Clara’s elections, while some candidates call it a political tool. The pledge — created by Tom Shanks, former Santa Clara ethics advisor and former executive director for the Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics — has been touted as a way to restore public... The post Santa Clara candidates question ethics behind pledge appeared first on San José Spotlight.
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