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California implementing wildlife connectivity strategies
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Calfornia Department of Fish and Wildlife have partnered to implement a strategy to address wildlife connectivity barriers across the state’s transportation network. Caltrans’ Wildlife Connectivity Report identified more than 140 locations statewide with opportunities to improve wildlife connectivity. “Caltrans is seeking opportunities to better integrate our highway […] The post California implementing wildlife connectivity strategies appeared first on Transportation Today.
Unprecedented Temperature Records Set Across Southern California on October 8, 2024
The National Weather Service in San Diego has reported a series of record-breaking temperatures on October 8, 2024, highlighting the region's extreme weather patterns. Palm Springs: Tied record of 109°F (previously set in 1996)
Report: California faces big shortage of bilingual mental health professionals
One in four Californians is an immigrant and a new report showed many are refugees who may need mental health services but have trouble finding treatment. Researchers from the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network found a pressing need for culturally-responsive behavioral health services. Vincent Chou, community advocacy manager for the group,...
Dozens of Northern California volunteers deploying to states impacted by hurricanes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As people evacuate parts of Florida, dozens of local volunteers and crews from Northern California are standing by to lend a helping hand. The American Red Cross and PG&E already have boots on the ground for Hurricane Helene and are preparing for Hurricane Milton as well.
California's Home Insurance Crisis: How did we get here and what's being done?
Hundreds of thousands of Californians have found getting homeowners insurance is increasingly difficult and expensive. ABC10 dives into the issue's root causes. Jeannie Nguyen, Alex Bell, Becca Habegger, Andrew Plaskowsky. Published: 3:31 PM PDT October 9, 2024. Updated: 3:31 PM PDT October 9, 2024. SACRAMENTO, Calif. As insurance companies have...
San Diego County Educator Named California Teacher of the Year
Honored as one of five California teachers of the year, Kristen LoPrell is a high school mathematics and AP calculus teacher at Grossmont High School in the Grossmont Union High School District. Students often come to LoPrell dreading math class and leave with a new appreciation for the subject, confidence in their abilities, and a sense of belonging.
California gas prices session moves to Senate
CALIFORNIA, USA — On Aug. 31, when Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special session on gas prices, California motorists were paying $4.61 per gallon on average, $1.27 more than the national average. On Monday, when the state Senate finally convened, prices were $4.68 in California, or $1.51 above the...
California’s largest estuary is in crisis. Is the state discriminating against those who fish there?
More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when one of the rods bent or jiggled. One after another, the men and women at the end of the pier reeled in striped bass as long as an arm, and even thicker. But not King Lee, a 72-year-old retired janitor who takes the bus to the pier almost every day. It had been 10 days since he had last caught anything worth eating. “Lucky, lucky, lucky guy,” Lee said, watching an angler reeling in a thrashing fish. “Today, I got nothing. I hope, later, I get one like this.” To a retiree living in one of the most expensive cities in the world, a good catch from the San Francisco Bay means a meal shared with family and friends — deep fried smelt or steamed striped bass with a cold beer. When the fishing is bad, dinner is rice and vegetables on most days, with maybe a little store-bought meat or fish.
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