Greenfield
LATEST NEWS
How is the $27.6 billion state budget shortfall affecting local school district budgets?
After the state revealed a $27.6 billion budget shortfall and a projected deficit of $28.4 billion next year, school districts across the state — and the Coachella Valley — are tightening its belts. These new challenges come as school districts are already grappling with several fiscal challenges such as inflation, the expiration...
After high court ruling, Newsom orders state officials to dismantle homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to dismantle thousands of homeless encampments across California. The move comes on the heels of a recent Supreme Court decision that gave local and state governments more latitude to remove people experiencing homelessness from their streets. ...
California Recommends AT&T, Frontier, Six Others for $143M in Broadband Grants
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has recommended a total of $143.3 million in grants to go toward broadband deployments to locations in the state that currently lack high-speed broadband service. AT&T was recommended for two grants totaling $18.1 million and Frontier was recommended for three grants totaling $22.9 million....
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8M
A jury last week awarded nearly $2 million to a former California prison psychiatrist who claimed the state retaliated against him when officials began raising questions about how he earned high incomes from two government agencies. A decade ago, Anthony Coppola held a senior position at a former state prison in Tracy and a part-time assignment as a psychiatrist at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail. ...
California Residents to Receive $500 a Month Payments: Do You Qualify?
California is rolling out a new guaranteed income initiative aimed at alleviating poverty and supporting vulnerable residents. The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) is launching the Advancing Fresno County Guaranteed Income program, which will provide $500 per month for 12 months to selected households in central California’s Fresno County.
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.