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Gov. Newsom urges Oakland to change strict policy on police pursuits
California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking the city of Oakland to revise its decade old police pursuit policy that dramatically limits police chases. Business owners at an Asian shopping center on International Boulevard said they are fed up with the crime. “Mayor and chief of police, please do something. Oakland...
Stanford Training Camp VIP Preview: Tight End Breakdown
The 2024 preseason training camp is approaching for the Stanford Cardinal football team. Cardinal247 previews the upcoming camp with an in-depth breakdown of the Stanford tight ends unit. The breakdown includes an overview of what we learned in the spring, what the focus has been this offseason, how newcomers may...
Year in Review: Women's Swimming
STANFORD, Calif. - A mainstay in the upper echelon of NCAA women's swimming and diving, Stanford once again found success during the 2023-24 campaign in Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming Greg Meehan's 12th season at the helm. The Cardinal was ranked in the top-10 of the CSCAA rankings...
Northern California sisters take NHRA drag racing by storm
SAN JOSE, Calif. — They're fearless, they're trailblazers, they're sisters... and they do things on on racetrack that make your jaw drop. "What we do is definitely very scaring," said Jasmine Salinas. "Going over 330 mph in three seconds. A lot of people can't really comprehend how fast that really is."
Santa Cruz awarded $8 million for coastal resilience projects
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The city of Santa Cruz has been awarded $8 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge. The money will go toward strengthening the resilience of coastal communities in Santa Cruz, as part of the larger $71 million award...
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
US Environmental Protection Agency Awards Millions for Hempcrete Development
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a grant of approximately $6.2 million to the Nashville-based nonprofit Hemp Building Institute. The grant will support the development of hempcrete, a sustainable building material made from hemp. This funding is part of the EPA’s broader $160 million initiative to promote environmentally friendly technologies across various industries.
Four Takeaways From the Bankruptcy Filing Rocking a California Wine Company
Shortly after the news broke that one of California’s biggest wine companies, Vintage Wine Estates, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it appears that the company plans to lay off all of its employees, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Here are four things to know about the bankruptcy and mass layoff case that’s rocking California wine country:
Reno-Sparks to cool off Saturday as temps dip into 80s
High temperatures in Reno-Sparks will drop into the 80s on Saturday before ticking back up at the end of the weekend as smoke from California wildfires heads toward the area. Smoke from California and northern Washoe County wildfires is currently heading toward northwestern Nevada but could drift toward Reno later this weekend,...
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