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Championing National Environmental Change: California Safe Schools Fosters Collaboration and Innovation
CSS continues to be a leader for children’s environmental health through numerous projects at both the grassroots and policy level. LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — California Safe Schools (CSS) celebrates their 26th annual pioneering “Your Life Is Now” Forum which brings together students, members of the public, local, state and federal government. “The importance of bringing together community leaders with regulatory and enforcement agencies and government officials has shown over time to have enormous value in solving environmental issues in communities,” said Robina Suwol, California Safe Schools Executive Director.
At the OC Fair, the newest 'ride' is a virtual dive underneath SoCal's offshore oil platforms
The future of the coast's 27 aging oil platforms — all of them off of Southern California — is TBD. Some environmental groups want the platforms preserved as habitat for sea life. A new attraction at the OC Fair offers visitors a front row seat to it all.
NBC Bay Area: DOJ investigating complaints of rideshares refusing service dogs
Advocates for the blind say the U.S. Department of Justice has requested data and complaints of Uber and Lyft drivers refusing to transport service dogs with their owners. Comment Policy (updated 5/10/2023): Readers are required to log in through a social media or email platform to confirm authenticity. We reserve the right to delete comments or ban users who engage in personal attacks, hate speech, excess profanity or make verifiably false statements. Comments are moderated and approved by admin.
Air Quality advisory for Bay Area extended into Thursday due to smoke from Pedro Fire
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is extending an air quality advisory for the region into Thursday due to wildfire smoke, particularly from the Pedro Fire in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties."Smoke from the Pedro Fire and other California wildfires is expected to continue to impact air quality throughout the Bay Area tomorrow," the agency said Wednesday.In its statement, the air district said hazy skies may be visible and the smell of smoke is possible at higher elevations. Air quality is expected to be in the moderate category.Officials warned that wildfire smoke contains fine particulate matter and other harmful pollutants...
Local Officials Don’t Anticipate Substantial Change with State Executive Order on Homelessness
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order calling for a swifter approach to clearing encampments of unhoused people and resolving homelessness, enacted on Thursday, July 25, has already received cheers from numerous local government officials. “People dying on our streets do not have another year and a half to wait for...
Findings from California gas price watchdog after first year on job, industry responds
SACRAMENTO — As we dig into California's crippling gas prices, we finally have a better picture of what causes those outrageous price spikes at the pump.The California Energy Commission (CEC) found that during past spikes, oil industry profits went up over 200%.The state hired Tai Milder as the nation's first gas price watchdog, who now wrapped up his first year as the director of the CEC's Petroleum Market Oversight division. I sat down with the so-called "oil czar" to get answers on your gas prices.Findings from California's oil czar"I was even looking on AAA and we're at least a dollar...
DGDG auto dealerships fined $290K for alleged improper disposal of waste, documents
A judge ordered Bay Area car dealer DGDG Automotive to pay $290,000 in an environmental protection case alleging the company unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste. The civil complaint was filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office was joined by four other district attorneys' offices in Contra Costa, Alameda, Solano, and Monterey counties. Prosecutors alleged DGDG Automotive LLC, also known as Del Grande Dealer Group, didn't properly manage hazardous waste, such as brake parts cleaner, automotive fluids, and parts containing circuit boards.The settlement also resolves allegations DGDG failed to redact or shred paperwork containing customer information before throwing it...
Desi Comedy Fest Comes to San Jose Improv
In 2008, militant Pakistani Islamists killed 175 people in a series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Feeling helpless, comedian Samson Koletkar got together a group of Indian and Pakistani comedians in the Bay Area in an effort to promote peace and unity through laughter. They performed two events in Hayward and Palo Alto.
Fast food workers ask state for further wage increases
photo credit: Cole Reynolds/Bay City NewsSan Jose members of the California Fast Food Workers Union.The California Fast Food Workers Union is urging the state to again raise the minimum wage for fast-food employees.According to a letter sent to the statewide Fast Food Council last month, the union is asking for a $20.70 wage starting in 2025 and a $21.40 wage in 2026. The proposed yearly 3.5% increase is a response to rising inflation, the letter said.The council was formed to establish wages and regulations for the fast-food industry through legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September 2023. That legislation also...
Cal Fire chief discusses prescribed burns and why California's fire season is so active
PLACER COUNTY -- The Park Fire in Butte County and Tehama counties continues to burn out of control fueled by high temperatures, wind and dry brush."Honestly, with all the fuel vegetation in this area, it's been dry and primed to go," one Cal Fire crew member on the front line told CBS News,Despite the same number of fires as the state's five-year average, the acreage burned this year is more than four times higher.This year more than 763,000 acres have burned, whereas the five-year average for this time of year is only 166,000 acres.Cal Fire attributes this fire season to...
California school properties could be converted into housing for educators
(FOX40.COM) - The California Department of Education has announced an initiative to turn land owned by local education agencies into housing for education workers. The department says local education agencies own roughly 75,000 acres of “developable land” that could be used to create over 2 million housing units across the state. "We know that families […]
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