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UPD: Sonoma County man arrested after thefts, assaults at Ukiah businesses
A Sonoma County man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting employees while stealing items from at least two Ukiah businesses, the Ukiah Police Department reported. According to the UPD, officers responded to a restaurant in the 200 block of South Orchard Avenue when an employee (identified only as a 38-year-old Ukiah man) reported being assaulted by a man who ate there without paying for his food.
San Joaquin County officials, homeless react to Gov. Newsom's order to clear encampments
STOCKTON – California state and county leaders now have to follow an executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove homeless encampments or could face repercussions. County officials in San Joaquin County are waiting to iron out the details since some of their colleagues are off this week, but the county says they expect to follow this order. Meanwhile, some people who are unhoused in Stockton have one question: Where do we go now? Dozens of unhoused people live at a homeless encampment along Interstate 5 just off Monte Diablo Avenue in Stockton. Their encampments are the only place...
State celebrates five years and secure water for hundreds of thousands of Californians thanks to the SAFER drinking water program
State officials, advocates and residents gathered in Porterville on Monday, July 22, to celebrate the five-year mark of a state drinking water program born of the crippling 2012-2016 drought. That’s when the entire community of east Porterville went dry – for months. There was no government program available to help...
City of Ukiah Parks Gap Analysis
The City of Ukiah is conducting a Parks Gap Analysis. The need for this analysis was identified in the City’s 2040 General Plan. The General Plan states the City “shall prepare a parks gap analysis identifying areas of the city underserved by parks and recreation facilities access.” Additionally, the “analysis shall, at a minimum, establish equitable access standards, including the minimum distance between parks and every residence, and potential funding mechanisms.”
The Things We Do So Others May Live
OROVILLE, CA (MPG) - This weekend, our team conducted our annual Air Operations, Marine Unit, and Swift Water Rescue combination training on the Thermalito Afterbay. During this event, we train on basic Swift Water Rescue topics such as PPE, throw bagging, self-rescue into a boat, and pulling a subject into the boat over the gunwales, and prospective Swift Water Techs get their first orientation on this critical rescue discipline.
Redding's Big League Dreams sports park closes, city mulls contract termination
REDDING, Calif. — The City of Redding (COR) announced Thursday that Big League Dreams, a sports park in Redding, has closed its doors. The city council is now moving forward with a special meeting to decide if they will consider terminating the contract and explore options moving forward. COR...
Oroville man gets 30 years to life for killing two Flordia brothers
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - Kyle Matthew Smith, 28, originally from Oroville, was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison for his role in the October 2020 double homicide of Jerry and Randy Bonds, two brothers from Florida. This sentencing followed Smith's May 30 no-contest plea to two counts...
Partly Built New Acute Rehab Building at Redwood Memorial Scrapped, and Providence Employees Say Inpatient Rehab May Be Eliminated Altogether
More than six years after Providence broke ground on a brand new, 12,000-square-foot Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Addition at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, construction has been halted, and plans to complete the facility have been canceled. Meanwhile, Providence employees at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka say the existing inpatient rehabilitation...
Man started California wildfire by pushing burning car into gully, prosecutor says
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Governor orders urgent action on homeless encampments statewide
– Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order today directing state agencies to urgently address homeless encampments “while respecting the dignity and safety of Californians experiencing homelessness,” according to a press release from the governor’s office. The governor’s order follows the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Grants Pass v Johnson and urges local governments to use substantial state funding to take similar action.
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