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California needs a million EV charging stations — but that’s ‘unlikely’ and ‘unrealistic’
Public chargers must be built at an unprecedented pace to meet the target in less than 7 years, and then doubled to 2 million in 2035. The high cost — $120,000 or more for one fast charger— is just one obstacle.
Table Rock Fire, Medford, Less than an Acre 7/16
They have a wet line around the fire and foreward progress has been stopped. Diverting traffic at Table Rock and Airport per radio traffic. Fire is under the overpass on the southbound side of Interstate 5, per radio traffic.
Map shows where thunderstorms might develop in Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday
Portland has a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight Tuesday and into early Wednesday. The thunder chances are highest over the central Cascades and may start by Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service says. “A low pressure system will move northward this evening, leading to a slight chance for...
Orinda Man Appointed to Employment Training Panel
Kumani Armstrong, of Orinda has been appointed the Assistant Director/Chief counsel at the Employment Training Panel. The Employment Training Panel (ETP) provides funding to employers to assist in upgrading the skills of their workers through training that leads to good paying, long-term jobs. According to the release by Governor Gavin...
Oregon farmer says she can't afford to pay workers overtime, now that it's required
ALBANY, Ore. — In 2022, the Oregon Legislature passed a landmark bill requiring overtime pay for farm workers. It gave employers a gradual ramp-up, so they won't be paying overtime after a 40-hour week until 2027. But since the beginning of last year, farms have needed to pay time and a half when workers exceed 55 hours.
Update: Thunderstorms with quarter-sized hail and damaging winds in 3 Oregon counties Tuesday
On Tuesday at 6:18 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 6:30 p.m. for Coos, Curry and Douglas counties. The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 6:17 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was...
Campus Team Assists With Shelly Fire in Siskiyou County
A team from the UC Davis Fire Department is in its second week on the front lines of the Shelly Fire in Siskiyou County. The firefighters left campus July 9 aboard Brush Truck 34, bound for the blaze, which started July 3 and had grown to 15,000 acres with 5% containment as of this morning (July 16), according to Cal Fire.
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