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California Department of Education offers up 75,000 acres of land to tackle housing, teacher crises
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Education is attempting to do its part to address a housing shortage that has led to a teacher shortage.Governor Gavin Newsom wants California to create 2.5 million new homes by 2030 amid a housing crisis that is affecting our economy.The Department of Education recently announced that it is offering up 75,000 acres that it owns to help create 2.3 million housing units in areas where teachers struggle to afford housing"We're excited about what it means to be able to retain staff that work in our schools, what it means to support students in closing...
‘A massive enterprise’: California’s offshore wind farms are on a fast track
EUREKA — If the American West represents the “geography of hope,” as author Wallace Stegner wrote, then what better place than California’s far north to illustrate the eternal tension between the limitless potential of big ideas and the brutal disappointment of broken dreams? The Golden State’s verdant North Coast, a great empire of trees and […]
Merced robotics team recognized at California State Capitol
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The robotics team at the Le Grand Union Elementary School District was recognized during a visit to the California State Capitol, officials announced on Monday. The robotics team received an invitation to the California State Capitol by Senator Josh Newman. They were invited to support Senate Resolution 106, which designates […]
Shasta's top planner leaving after 6 years to take job in another California county
Shasta County’s top planner is leaving to take a similar position with another county in California. Paul Hellman became Shasta’s resource management director in August 2018, about a month after the catastrophic Carr Fire started, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the county’s history. ...
Ted Danson on Oceana’s SeaChange Summer Party, Working With Amazon to Reduce Single-Use Plastic
Oceana, the world’s largest international advocacy organization focused on ocean conservation, held its annual SeaChange Summer Party on Saturday. Alan Cumming to Host .ORG Impact Awards to Honor "Mission-Driven" Changemakers (Exclusive) The Laguna Beach party, hosted this year by Ted Danson, raised $1.5 million for campaigns to protect and restore the oceans in California and around the world. “We’ve been doing it for 17 years, and we’ve raised over $20 million just from that area alone,” Danson told THR. “They are such a dedicated, supportive, generous audience down there, it’s one of our favorite events,” the actor said, adding that the...
Homeowners forced to evacuate after fire rips through neighborhoods: 'Arson investigators are still assessing the scene'
The fire grew to about 100 acres at one point, destroying at least five homes and damaging three others. A wildfire spread quickly after it developed around 60 miles east of Los Angeles, leaving officials investigating its origins. The fire is just one of thousands that have overwhelmed firefighters this year in California.
Ninth Circuit tosses California law limiting gun purchases to one every 30 days
(The Center Square) – A new ruling from the the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals now will prevent California’s law limiting gun purchases to one every 30 days from taking effect. While a federal district court had issued an injunction against the law, California sought a stay against the injunction via the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit issued a stay, reversing its stay after hearing oral arguments on the case. ...
California advances 0 down, no payment home 'loans' for undocumented immigrants
(The Center Square) - The California Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to make use of the state’s zero down, no payment home “loan” program, an expansion the legislature says would create “significant cost pressures.” “The social and economic benefits of homeownership should be available to everyone. As such, the California Dream for All Program should be available to all,” wrote bill author Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno. “When undocumented individuals are excluded from such programs, they miss out on a crucial...
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