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California tomato crop threatened by beet leafhopper, state of emergency delcared
A tiny bug could skyrocket tomato prices and throw California's tomato farmers into crisis. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors earlier in July declared a state of emergency as a virus brought on by the beet leafhopper threatens to ruin the summer’s tomato harvest and wipe out millions of dollars of crops. ...
KamalaCare: Harris backed ‘Medicare for All’ and abolishing private insurance
Vice President Kamala Harris’s past support for “Medicare for All” places her well to the left of President Joe Biden and is likely to prove a liability for her as she seeks to win the 2024 presidential race. As senator from California, Harris supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) Medicare for All plan, which would have […]
AWC district governing board member Richard Lamb passes away
A member of the Arizona Western College district governing board has died, school officials announced Monday evening. AWC officials said Richard Lamb, who represented La Paz District 1, died Sunday. He was 80. Lamb's district includes the precincts of Parker, Poston, Bouse, Cibola and Ehrenberg. In a released statement, AWC...
Fast Moving Vegetation Fire Threatens Homeland Community in Riverside County
HOMELAND, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., July 22 (KNN) — The unincorporated community of Homeland in Riverside County was threatened yet again by another vegetation fire. The fire erupted around 5:20 p.m. Monday in the area of Juniper Flats Road and Mapes Road. The fire was reported to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather. Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon was closed in both directions Tuesday between Ontario and Baker City as flames from the Durkee fire advanced toward the roadway in multiple locations. The Oregon Department of Transportation also closed the eastbound lanes of I-84 from Pendleton to Baker City and warned Tuesday night that travelers should expect continued highway closures in eastern Oregon as fire crews actively fight fire from the interstate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday night authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the lightning-caused blaze that started July 17. It had scorched nearly 375 square miles (971 square kilometers) as of Tuesday afternoon. The Durkee fire was threatening homes in and around the communities of Durkee, Huntington and Rye Valley, as well as the interstate, cell towers and power infrastructure in the area. Fire crews and equipment from 22 states were battling the blaze as of Tuesday, authorities said.
California Report Reveals Devastating Impacts of Extreme Heat on Marginalized Communities
Black Voice News photojournalist Aryana Noroozi was born in San Diego, California and graduated with a master’s degree from The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her love for visual storytelling led her to document immigrant and deportee communities and those struggling with addiction. She was a 2020 Pulitzer Center Crisis Reporting Fellow and a GroundTruth Project Migration Fellow. She is currently a CatchLight/Report for America corps member employed by Black Voice News. You can learn more about her at aryananoroozi.com. You can email her at aryana@blackvoicenews.com.
Missing California teen found safe
(NewsNation) — The family of 15-year-old Alison Jillian Chao said she has been found safe after she disappeared. No information has been released on where Chao was found or why she disappeared. Chao had last been seen riding her bike from her father’s home in Monterey Park, California, to...
Hollywood Behind the Scenes at Chamber of Commerce “State of the State” Lunch with Legislators
The Olympic Games and World Cup Soccer, two major international sports spectacles, will. be staged throughout the Los Angeles area, bringing with them millions of visitors. The 12-story, 800-room Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, on the National Historic Register’s “Walk of Fame,” opened in 1927, and two years later hosted the first-ever Academy Awards ceremony.
California Highway Patrol Swears In 102 New Officers
WEST SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - On July 12, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) proudly introduced 102 of the state’s newest officers during a swearing-in ceremony at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento. In a continued effort to fill vacant officer positions, these men and women hail from communities throughout California, as well as Colorado and Oregon.
STATE WATER BOARD: Since launch of landmark state program, 900,000 more Californians have access to safe, affordable drinking water
Since 2019, State Water Board has distributed over $1 billion in grants for drinking water projects in disadvantaged communities. During this time, the number of people served by failing water systems has fallen from 1.6 million to 700,000 – a net gain of 900,000 more Californians who now have safe and affordable drinking water.
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