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Southern California teens to compete in solar-powered car race in Texas
Three teams of high school students from Southern California prepared Friday to head to Texas to compete in an annual solar-powered car race with cars they designed and built. For the Solar Car Challenge, a 4-days race taking place at Texas Motor Speedway, students at Temple City High School were testing their solar-powered vehicles that they built from scratch.
$10 billion green bond measure to appear on November ballots
A $10 billion statewide bond measure that would fund a range of environmental resilience and other projects will appear on the November ballot after the passage this week of a bill to place it before voters.Major projects funded by the bond revenue would include drinking water infrastructure and wildfire prevention.Passed as Senate Bill 867 on Wednesday, it was numbered by the end of the day by Secretary of State Shirley Weber as Proposition 4. It was one of 10 propositions numbered for the statewide ballot in November, including a separate bond measure for K-12 school infrastructure. Prop. 4, formally titled the...
California advances first-in-nation plan to set water budgets for cities statewide
California officials have approved a first-of-its-kind regulation that will set long-term limits on the amounts of water the state’s urban utilities can use on an annual basis. The State Water Resources Control Board granted unanimous support Wednesday to sweeping conservation measures that are expected to generate about 500,000 acre-feet in water savings each year by…
Outmigration cost California $24B in departed incomes as poorer people move in
(The Center Square) - Outmigration to other states cost California $24 billion in outgoing personal incomes across 2021 and 2022, according to new IRS data. Departing Californians were significantly wealthier and more likely to have children or spouses than incoming Americans, suggesting wealthy families are leaving the state as poorer individuals come to seek their California dream. California lost a net 144,203 tax filers in the two years, representing $24 billion in lost personal adjusted gross income for the state. Those leaving the state had...
California Thompson fire 29% contained, smaller French fire 5% contained
California's Thompson fire was 29% contained and had burned 3,789 acres in Butte County by Thursday night. The French wildfire in Mariposa County was 5% contained and had burned 843 acres as of early Friday morning.
San Jose nurses say hospital leaders undermine patient care
Santa Clara County nurses who keep oxygen flowing to people with spinal cord and brain injuries already work in a tense environment, but some fear their jobs are about to get harder. Three nurses in the acute respiratory rehabilitation unit at Valley Medical Center — who spoke to San José Spotlight under condition of anonymity... The post San Jose nurses say hospital leaders undermine patient care appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Man Loses Fingers in Antioch Fireworks Mishap
On Saturday morning, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to downtown Antioch for a report of a fireworks mishap. The incident occurred at 5:45 am at 2nd Street and G St across from city hall where a 39-year-old male was in a parking lot when the firework exploded in his hand — he reportedly lost 4 fingers in the explosion. AMR transported the male to an area hospital.
Dharmesh Patel Granted Mental Health Diversion After California Cliff Incident
In a significant development, Dharmesh Patel, the man accused of driving his family off a California cliff, has been granted a mental health diversion program by the court. This decision has raised various discussions and analyses regarding its implications. Background of the Incident. Dharmesh Patel, 41, pleaded not guilty to...
SF Public Works is behind in maintenance projects, grand jury report says
San Francisco's Department of Public Works is being asked to be more transparent in reporting about city projects.A civil grand jury found that Public Works has failed to keep up with its maintenance projects and made mistakes during the construction of others.It's been more than four years since San Francisco Public Work's Director Mohammed Nuru was arrested.David Anderson, then U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, outlined the charges."The complaint alleged corruption, bribery, side deals by one of San Francisco's highest ranking public employees," he said in a January 2020 news conference.Since then, the Department of Public Works has...
This Will Be Brock Purdy’s Last Season on the San Francisco 49ers
Quarterback is the most critical position on a team to determine success. For the San Francisco 49ers, they are in a predicament with Brock Purdy, but one that will end with 2024 being his last season in San Francisco. Purdy came onto the scene for the 49ers toward the backend...
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