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Idaho’s Air Quality Crisis: The Hidden Dangers of Wildfires and Pollution
Summers in the Western United States are a challenge. Whether you live in Arizona, California, or our state of Idaho, it's hot. The summer of 2024 is projected to be one of the hottest and most dangerous on record, posing a significant threat to our communities. . Fortunately, the Gem...
New Bill Needs Governor’s Signature to Ease Black Job Crisis
As a pastor and community activist in South Los Angeles, I’m daily reminded of how much poverty has affected the financial and spiritual wellbeing of our Black communities. With rising inflation, from food to gas prices, Black folks are being outpriced in their own communities. And because of historic discrimination, Black people face disproportionately high unemployment rates, leaving them unable to take care of their families and vulnerable to chronic poverty, homelessness and incarceration.
Tropical moisture mixes with California's heat, driving storms, flood potential, fire risks
California's latest heat wave has pulled up tropical moisture, which is causing severe thunderstorms in some inland areas, including across inland Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.
Railroad Museum's vibrant mural in the works
SACRAMENTO — The California State Railroad Museum and Foundation are proud to partner with Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum on community engagement that will result in the installation of a vibrant mural inside the Railroad Museum this fall. Interested community members are invited to participate in a Community Mural Input Session that will be facilitated by SOJO at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 26.
Wine Wednesday with Bailarin Cellars
Located in the heart of Downtown Sacramento is Bailarin Cellars a winery serving wines from Sonoma County. Wines have won several awards over the years. The winery also serves local coffee, fine chocolates and cheese boards. To book a reservation or take a look at the events, check out the...
Foresthill Bridge, among America’s tallest suspension bridges to undergo federally funded testing
Opened in 1973, bridge underwent $70 million seismic retrofit in 2012. Auburn, Calif. – The Foresthill Bridge will soon undergo ultrasonic testing of 282 weld points as part of a national effort to provide preventative maintenance and quality assurance to bridges built with a similar type of steel. The...
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million
A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank
Wildfires Threaten Communities in the West as Oregon Fire Closes Interstate, Creates Its Own Weather
Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington. A stretch of Interstate 84 connecting Oregon and Idaho in the area of one of the fires was closed indefinitely Tuesday. New lightning-sparked wildfires in the Sierra near the California-Nevada border forced the evacuation of a recreation area, closed a state highway and were threatening structures Tuesday.
UC Davis Health breaks ground on “pivotal” 14-story California Tower in Sacramento
Sacramento, Calif. – UC Davis Health hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the medical center’s California Tower. The expansion project includes a 14-story hospital tower and 5-story pavilion that will deliver superior care for Northern Californians and adapt to meet the evolving needs of the community. “The addition of...
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