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Over 20 Communities Become First to Earn New Clean California Designation
After three years of the state’s highly successful Clean California initiative — which has created 18,000 jobs and hauled away more than 2.6 million cubic yards of litter across the state — California is launching a new designation program to reward communities for committing to zero-litter policies and regular local cleanups.
California declares August Transgender History Month
Leaders of the Transgender District in the Tenderloin, the first of its kind in the world, led the advocacy efforts to initiate the month-long holiday. Millions of dollars were invested into the District and “Black trans equity programming.”. KALW went to Market Street near the Transgender Cultural District to...
Dark Chocolate Contamination: 43% of Chocolates Exceed Safety Limits for Lead
Many of the dark chocolate products tested in a new study contain lead and cadmium, with some organic products showing higher contamination levels. Heavy metals enter the food supply through industrial pollution and agricultural practices, contaminating cacao during its drying process. Despite contamination, the average metal concentrations in chocolates were...
California's governor office defends adding director of photography for $200K a year
SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is defending the decision to add a $200,000-a-year director of photography to his office.Retired photojournalist Charles Ommanney is paid to capture Newsom's image in wildfire zones and encampment cleanups. The news was first reported by Politico.Ommaney's website features a past list of prominent politicians he's worked with, including former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.His LinkedIn page shows his former work as a photojournalist for Newsweek and notes that he's been published by prominent magazines including Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. The Governor's Office issued a statement that reads in part: "Unlike nearly...
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Addresses Hate in Schools Following Racist Incident in Culver City
Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media . Last week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond denounced hate crimes in schools following a racist and homophobic incident that occurred at a Culver City school. At a press conference on Aug. 8, Thurmond joined the Culver City Unified...
Hundreds able to return home after fleeing wildfire along California-Nevada line near Reno
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of people were allowed to return home Tuesday after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that also shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line. About 170 firefighters continued to work to secure the perimeter and snuff out hot spots near...
Bay Area lawmaker's bill seeks to close loophole in auto break-ins
A plan from a Bay Area lawmaker to address rampant car break-ins by closing a loophole is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature. It's known as the auto-lock loophole, people have been trying to close it for years, and it may be about to happen. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 905, also comes as San Francisco is making progress against the city's notorious struggle with auto burglaries."If you have proof that someone broke into a car, that should be enough to convict the person and to have accountability," said State Senator Scott Wiener, who has authored the bill heading to...
‘Let’s have a good discussion’: Reaction to Newsom’s threat to pull homeless funding in the Central Valley
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Governor Gavin Newsom threatened to redirect or withhold state funding from counties and cities that do not take his executive order of removing homeless encampments seriously. Many Central Valley counties do not feel that this threat pertains to them as many have been working to resolve this issue for years. Mariposa […]
California city residents are advised to stay inside for two days.
According to Newsweek The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has issued a warning for residents in several Southern California cities to stay indoors this week due to poor air quality. On Sunday night, the AQMD declared an air quality alert for Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert,...
Colorado River’s biggest user inks massive conservation agreement with federal government
Southern California’s Imperial Irrigation District — the Colorado River’s biggest user — has signed off on a deal with the federal government that will leave sizable volumes of water in the basin’s largest reservoir. The board of directors for the district, which serves the Imperial...
Ajinomoto will lay off 71 staffers in California to streamline CDMO business following $620M Forge Biologics buy
Following last year’s acquisition of viral vector and plasmid specialist Forge Biologics, Japan’s Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services is streamlining its business in San Diego. As a result, 71 California-based staffers—or 13% of the company’s overall U.S. workforce—are set to lose their jobs, Ajinomoto said in a memo viewed by Fierce Pharma. Affected employees are in line to receive severance packages, the company added.
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