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California’s top nursing school is CSULB School of Nursing
The 9th annual Nursing School Review by RNcareers.org has named Cal State Long Beach’s School of Nursing as the best nursing program in California. RNCareers.org compiled its merit-based rankings by assessing over 1,700 nursing programs. Program accreditation, tuition prices, academic achievement, instructor credentials, student happiness, program offerings, career success, and school reputation are some of the factors.
Black families fight for California Gold Country land taken from their ancestors
COLOMA -- In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the state's history.Their efforts in Coloma, a town of around 300 people that's located about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento, are one of the latest examples of Black Americans urging the government to atone for practices that have kept them from thriving long after chattel slavery was abolished.Debates over reparations for African Americans often come back to land. That was at...
Two separate homicides occurred in Fremont on Saturday
(KRON) – The Fremont Police Department is investigating two homicides that occurred on Saturday. Fremont police officers responded to Lake Arrowhead Avenue and Alvardo Boulevard regarding a shooting at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday. Police located a woman who sustained a gunshot wound. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect fled the scene […]
2-Alarm Pittsburg House Fire Sends Two People to Hospital
An overnight 2-alarm house fire in the City of Pittsburg sent a 5-year-old and her father to the hospital. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a home on Apricot Court off Wedgewood at approximately 1:00 am Sunday morning. According to Battalion Chief Scott Valencia, fire crews arrived...
The First Electric School Bus Fleet in the US Will Also Power Homes
(Bloomberg) — In an industrial corner of Oakland, wedged between a 10-lane freeway and a freight terminal, sits California’s newest source of renewable energy: a squadron of shiny yellow electric school buses. It’s the first all-electric bus fleet serving a major US school district. Starting in August, the 74 vehicles will also supply 2.1 gigawatt-hours of electricity to the Bay Area power grid, enough energy for 300 to 400 homes.
Cal NIL collective posts football billboards in ACC country
For those of you unfamiliar with the California Legends Collective, they have been hard at work raising NIL (name, image and likeness) funds to ensure our student-athletes get the resources they need to feel like they are properly taken care of in Berkeley. That led to both Cal football and men’s basketball posting top 20 classes in the transfer portal, as the Bears rebuilt their roster to hopefully compete at the highest level in the ACC.
Oakland Ballers promote World Series winner Aaron Miles to interim manager
OAKLAND -- The Oakland Ballers independent professional baseball team is changing managers before the end of its inaugural season, the team announced Sunday.The Ballers, who play in the independent Pioneer League, announced that San Francisco native and former Major League Baseball outfielder Micah Franklin has been relieved of his duties as manager. Aaron Miles, an Antioch native and 2006 World Series winner with the St. Louis Cardinals, was appointed as interim manager after previously serving as the team's third base coach.The Ballers played home games at Raimondi Park in West Oakland starting this year and have sought to establish themselves as a pro baseball replacement for the Oakland Athletics, the Major League Baseball team that is leaving Oakland for Sacramento starting next year with plans to eventually move to Las Vegas.The B's (the alternative to the A's) did not release a reason for moving on from Franklin as manager. The team was 29-25 as of Sunday, tied for the fourth-best record among the 12 teams in the Pioneer League.More information about the Ballers can be found on the team's website at https://oaklandballers.com
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