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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the awards that are recommended for funding under the Transformational Habitat Restoration & Coastal Resilience grant program. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) California has been recommended to receive $18 million over three years to launch the Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration Initiative (PCOR),...

Click play to listen to this article. (California News Service) July is Disability Pride Month, and Friday was the 34th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal data show that more than 42 million Americans have a disability affecting their cognition, mobility, hearing, vision or ability...

Building a better Bay Area often requires innovation. Take the case of some Bay Area students who were recent winners at an international biodesign competition -- turning eggshells into architecture.If you want to cook, you're going to eventually have to break some eggs. But what if you could put those shells to work and help save the planet at the same time?"So, these are brown eggshells which are actually washed and then baked in the oven. Not too much heat," said Miti Mehta, a design student at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.Mehta, along with collaborators Negar...

REGIONAL: GIG CAR SHARE TO CEASE SERVICE IN DECEMBER, CITING DECREASED DEMAND AND RISING COSTS

Best access to the campground is from CA-96 at the town of Klamath River, CA. Take Beaver Creek Road (Forest Road 48N01) north for 4.7 miles to the campground. The entire route is paved. Only open from June to October, Beaver Creek Campground is perfect for folks camping with small...

An evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, where residents say the smell of smoke and sight of advancing flames on the horizon is enough to retraumatize them with the same horrors unleashed by California’s deadliest wildfire in 2018, which incinerated much of the town.

LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $331 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $400,000 richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $415,055 was sold at the Palma Liquor on La Palma Avenue in La Palma, California. The...

Farmers in one California county are challenging state officials' effort to crack down on groundwater overpumping. A judge gives growers a temporary reprieve.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Governor Gavin Newsom announced Saturday that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help fight the rapidly burning "Borel Fire." The fast-moving fire started on July 24, on federal lands in the Sequoia National Forest,...

One of the largest wine producers in the country filed for bankruptcy this week.The news of Vintage Wine Estates filing for bankruptcy sent shock waves throughout the industry."Execution of the IPO. I think it was rushed," said Rob McMillan, Silicon Valley Bank executive vice president.The Santa Rosa-based company went public in 2020. Under it, over 30 wine and spirit brands.Most of its products are in the $15 to $20 range. To understand what might have gone wrong, we spoke with McMillan, one of the top wine-business analysts in the country.MORE: Invasive lanternflies that have potential to affect entire industries intercepted...

A recent poll revealed Joshua Tree National Park as the top choice by Californians to spread the ashes of dearly departed loved ones. A survey by Choice Mutual, an insurance agency specializing in final expense life insurance, found that Californians chose Joshua Tree National Park as a preferred alternative burial location. ...

COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives with her husband and two children in a desert community east of Los Angeles. It’s not solely due to the fleshy, sweet fruit they give...

Food trucks are a popular go-to for lunch on the go. Come this school year, middle school students at Windsor’s Cali Calmecac Language Academy will get to enjoy the action, too, with the arrival of a new food truck on campus. Called the Cruisin’ Cafe, the food truck aims to get more seventh- and eighth-grade students to eat lunch during school, says Windsor Unified School District’s Director ...

California’s first African American television station is getting ready for a relaunch. Founded in 1978 by the late Chuck Johnson, Soul Beat, the 24/7 channel based in Oakland, highlighted music, lifestyle, education and culture for more than two decades. The network went off air in 2003 after the passing...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sign-ups are underway for the 10th annual Hope 100 Golf Marathon in Pleasanton benefiting Hope Hospice, with organizers introducing a new skills challenge as an alternative for golfers who want to participate in the event but don’t have time for 5-1/2 rounds worth of holes in one day.

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The writing apparently wasn't just on the wall regarding Klay Thompson's departure from the Golden State Warriors. According to owner Joe Lacob, Thompson made his decision to leave this offseason before free agency even got underway.Lacob opened up about the negotiations with Thompson and how things played out during a recent interview with The Athletic's Tim Kawakami."But you know, to be frank and honest, Klay made the decision prior to the beginning of free agency," Lacob said, "and he informed us of it that his intention was to not come back. … He called me and said the same things...

Oakland, CA – Applications are now being accepted for two programs serving Oakland’s arts and cultural communities: the Neighborhood Voices for Festivals Grant Program and the Public Art Program Pre-Qualified Artist Roster. 2025 Neighborhood Voices for Festivals Grant Program. Neighborhood Voices for Festivals grant applicants must be Oakland-based,...

Former Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood is set for shoulder surgery after rotator cuff tendinitis, ending his 2024 season, according to A’s manager Mark Kotsay.