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Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
Flames curled around a white 1997 Buick as the airbags exploded, sounding like gunshots. The tires popped next, sending metal pieces flying. Four men battled the blaze, shooting water through a firehose while Captain Michael Chapman looked on. By the end of the day, he said, this training academy of the Los Angeles County Fire Department will torch 10 cars. Not only is the training free for these firefighters-in-training —...
California Attorney General and Secretary of State files lawsuit against Fresno County
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Sacramento files a lawsuit against Fresno County challenging the recently passed initiative known as “Measure A.” The State says this measure bypasses a state law that moved these elections to presidential election cycles. The city is working with the state to strike down the measure. Fresno County says Sacramento should stay […]
What Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to clear homeless encampments means for the people who live in them
Homeless advocates say California’s crackdown on encampments would simply move people to other areas in a state where the cost of living is high and the number of shelter beds limited.
$18 million NOAA grant to aid Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the awards that are recommended for funding under the Transformational Habitat Restoration & Coastal Resilience grant program. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) California has been recommended to receive $18 million over three years to launch the Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration Initiative (PCOR),...
Skyrocketing PG&E rates hitting Central Valley harder than most parts of state
Energy bills are on the rise across Central California with what feels like no end in sight.Pierre Thiffeault, a Northwest Fresno resident, says his PG&E bill has skyrocketed.Just last month, he paid a little under $400, and now he's paying close to $1,000.Pierre says he's done all he can to cut his power use, but the bills keep going up."This one's $900. The next one is projected to be $1,100 for this next month. I'm like, that's just not fair," said Thiffeault.Even though he's taking measures to try and bring the bill down, he isn't seeing his bill budge at...
Big Lots closures in California: Here’s which stores are shutting down
With Big Lots expected to shut down stores nationwide, closures are expected in California. The discount retailer said it would close dozens of stores throughout the country in its quarterly report filed in June, but didn’t disclose information on which stores will be affected. The company said inflation, cost of goods, and competitive and economic […]
California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada
An evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, where residents say the smell of smoke and sight of advancing flames on the horizon is enough to retraumatize them with the same horrors unleashed by California’s deadliest wildfire in 2018, which incinerated much of the town.
Pacific has strong return on investment for low- and moderate-income students
University of the Pacific has one of the fastest returns on investment for low- and moderate-income students among private schools in California, according to a new study. The first-of-its-kind report from College Futures Foundation analyzed how long it takes undergraduate students from nearly 300 institutions in California to recoup their out-of-pocket costs.
Mega Millions ticket worth $415,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $331 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $400,000 richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $415,055 was sold at the Palma Liquor on La Palma Avenue in La Palma, California. The...
Great Redwood Trail Ad Airs On NBC
California taxpayers probably paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a slick half-hour ad on NBC Bay Area Sunday night. It was quite the propaganda coup, although we doubt many people actually watch “OpenRoads with Doug McConnell.”. The Trail’s grandiosity was underscored by the contrast between the two principle...
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