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Newsom vetoes bipartisan bill requiring state to evaluate homelessness spending
(The Center Square) – Despite broad support, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state didn't need increased oversight on how tax dollars are spent on homelessness. Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have required the state to evaluate the money it gives to cities and counties for homelessness programs, saying it would create “unnecessary ongoing workload” and that other actions already to increase oversight render the bill “redundant.” Earlier this year, a state audit found the state was not adequately tracking the outcomes for...
Primus Sucks at Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Thousands of loyal Primus fans gathered at Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles on July 7th for a concert by the beloved trio. A warm, dry wind from the Central California desert blew across the venue. While temperatures topped 100 degrees midday, the climate was far more comfortable at showtime just around sunset. The breezy conditions offered crystal clear skies in the rural mountain setting. Not only was the venue itself stunning, with beautiful views of the surrounding vineyards, but it also provided the perfect setting for an outdoor concert experience.
Opera San José Reveals 24-25 Season Artists-in-Residence
Opera San José General Director/CEO Shawna Lucey has revealed the opera company’s 2024-25 Artists-in-Residence, a cohort of accomplished opera talents who will be featured in this season’s four California Theatre mainstage productions. These selected artists will be introduced in a free live-streamed concert, 4pm, Saturday, August 10, broadcast from Opera San José’s Heiman Digital Media Studio. During the season, the Artists-in-Residence will also perform in concerts, recitals, in-conversations, Meet the Artists events, and more. For more information and to RSVP to the free Artists-in-Residence Showcase, the public may visit operasj.org/event/resident-artist-showcase.
JLL secures $43.8M financing for Courtyard San Jose Campbell
JLL Capital Markets secured $43.8 million in bridge financing for the Courtyard by Marriott San Jose (Calif.) Campbell, a 162-key hotel in Silicon Valley. JLL represented the borrower, an affiliate of Huntington Hotel Group, to secure a floating rate loan through Prime Finance with a term of up to five years including extensions.
Oklo Completes Successful End-to-End Demonstration of Advanced Fuel Recycling Process
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2024-- Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) (“Oklo”), a fast fission clean power technology and nuclear fuel recycling company, announced the successful completion of the first end-to-end demonstration of the key stages of its advanced fuel recycling process, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory. This achievement marks a significant step forward in Oklo’s efforts to scale up its fuel recycling capabilities and deploy a commercial-scale recycling facility to increase advanced reactor fuel supplies, and enhance fuel cost effectiveness. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240717298230/en/ Engineers in Argonne’s Chemical and Fuel Cycle Technologies division (Image: Argonne National Laboratory)
Phoenix Man Gets Lenient Sentence For Gun Smuggling; 41 Charges Dropped After He Cops Plea Deal
A 22 year old man from Phoenix can celebrate the fact that most of the gun charges leveled against him have been dropped, after he got busted running guns from Arizona to California. He could up serving just 2 years in jail, after being pulled over near Chiriaco Summit back...
El Dorado Hills school named a California Honor Roll School
Jackson Elementary School earns prestigious recognition. Jackson Elementary School in El Dorado Hills has achieved the prestigious recognition of being named a California Honor Roll School by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP). This notable accolade is part of ERP’s annual listing of top-performing schools and districts across the state, highlighting those that have excelled in closing achievement gaps and fostering educational excellence among students.
The Humanities Institute receives Global Public Humanities Award
The Humanities Institute (THI) at UC Santa Cruz was honored as one of the two inaugural winners of the “Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community” at the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) annual meeting in May 2024. The award was presented by the Public Humanities Network at CHCI, a global community of centers and institutes engaged in building research through partnership, to recognize and celebrate examples of exceptional public humanities work.
Newsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is not over
A trailblazing state law prohibiting California school boards from passing resolutions that require teachers and school staff to notify parents if they believe a child is transgender isn’t likely to put an end to this polarizing issue.
CA Water Regulations and Fewer Responding to NASS Surveys
**The California Water Resources Control Board has approved a regulation seeking to promote more efficient water use to address an anticipated 10% water supply shortfall by 2040. The regulation applies to the state’s largest urban retail water suppliers, which serve 95% of California. The goal is to produce about...
Extreme Heat Is a Death Sentence in California Prisons
In 2015, Adrienne Boulware was sentenced to 15 years to life in California state prison in connection to the 2011 death of a man in Sacramento. But over the weekend, as temperatures hit 110 in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla, where Boulware was imprisoned at the Central California Women’s Facility, prisoner advocates and her family say she died due to the heat nine years into her sentence.
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