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$130 million in Project Homekey grants awarded to build homes in nine counties
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that $130.6 million in new grant funding will build 533 permanent supportive homes across nine counties under Project Homekey. The funds will be distributed to projects in Sacramento, San Francisco, Merced, Orange, Riverside, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Sonoma, and Kern counties, according to the governor's office. ...
Medi-Cal’s dental care gap: getting a tooth pulled is easy — much harder to get an implant
When Bobby Moske went to a community clinic a few years ago with a toothache, he couldn’t find a dentist in Marin County willing to take Medicaid to do a root canal. Marin Community Clinics referred the 75-year-old to a dentist about 20 miles away in San Francisco, but his tooth decayed while he waited months for authorization to cover the procedure. In the end, his tooth was pulled.
California's ShakeAlert system gets upgrade to detect major earthquakes faster
The West Coast's ShakeAlert system has received a significant upgrade, allowing it to more rapidly alert the public of the next major earthquake. The growing network of seismic sensors that make up the system throughout California, Oregon and Washington now also incorporates sensors that directly monitor movements on the surface of the earth,...
California among the states these recalled Palmer candies, snacks were distributed to
Dozens of candies and snacks distributed nationwide and to wholesalers in California previously recalled saw its classification get upped to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s highest level of recall. Palmer Candy Company of Sioux City, Iowa, recalled in May its “white-coated confectionary items,” sweets and snacks such as yogurt-coated pretzels and peanut...
Family of California shipyard worker crushed to death by machinery irate over company's silence: 'I want answers'
The family of a shipyard worker who died while on the job is demanding answers from his employer, as they describe opacity in the information given to them following the fatality. J.C. Adame's daughter, Isabelle, told Fox 5 News the family is still struggling to understand the circumstances of his...
California bill would let "the most heinous murderers out of prison early"
(The Center Square) - A California Democrat revived his bill to propose early release of prisoners serving life sentences without the chance of parole, a sentence typically awarded only to those who commit the most violent or reprehensible of crimes. The only exclusions barring early release under this bill would be for those who have committed first degree murder of a police officer, or three or more people, or if the crime driving the life without parole sentence involved a sexual act, such as a...
Hunter Biden retains new lawyer ahead of trial on tax charges after plea talks stall
Hunter Biden has brought on a new, high-profile criminal defense lawyer to lead him through his tax evasion trial in the coming weeks, after discussions this summer with the special counsel who brought the case didn’t yield a plea deal.
Study ranks California’s best community colleges
Californians looking to get their associate degrees have some pretty good options to choose from, according to a new study. Researchers at financial services company WalletHub analyzed 653 schools that are part of the American Association of Community Colleges and evaluated them on three key dimensions: cost and financing, education outcomes and career outcomes. Once the […]
California advances expansion of plastic shopping bag ban
(The Center Square) - The plastic bag industry warns California’s proposed updates to its ban on single-use plastic bags — which led to use of thicker “reusable” plastic bags at checkout — could sweep up other commonly used items such as purses and sandwich bags. This wouldn't be the first time the legislature misfired on a plastic bag ban. The author of the updated ban notes California’s 2016 ban actually increased overall plastic waste nearly 50% as stores switched to thicker “reusable” bags, and responded...
Man arrested in San Diego, faces murder charge in Stead shooting
Reno Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting in Stead in April 2023. Police say Max Carrillo was extradited from San Diego to the Washoe County Jail on Wednesday where he faces an open murder charge. The medical examiner previously said that 48-year-old Luis Carrillo-Zamora died from...
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