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Park Fire drift smoke clearly spotted from space
(FOX40.COM) — In only a matter of hours, the Park Fire exploded into California’s largest fire of 2024 and a column of drift smoke visible from space is now entering neighboring states. The National Weather Service shared timelapse images from the GOES-West satellite that clearly show the plume of drift smoke being blown into southern […]
California secures federal assistance to support response to Park Fire
SACRAMENTO – Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Park Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California last night secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Butte County.
California indoor heat rule put on fast track
From CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang: After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect. A workplace safety board approved the rule in late June, and asked other state administrative agencies to fast-track putting it on the books. The rule went into effect Tuesday as […]
$13.8M Grant Aims to Close Digital Divide in Rural Areas
Teresa Perez recalls living online during the pandemic, when families with children were forced to stay indoors, communicate over Zoom, and file work or school assignments from home often over sketchy internet connections. “My daughter did a lot of her homework on her iPad during COVID. Luckily we have the...
Imperative Care completes $150M Series E, Shacey Petrovic becomes vice chair of board
The Campbell, California-based stroke treatment company is expected to raise up to $150 million in a financing round led by Ally Bridge Group. Existing investors, including D1 Capital Partners, Amed Ventures, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Rock Springs Capital Management LP, Innovatus Capital Partners, and Pura Vida Investments, also contributed. “We...
Governor Newsom announces appointments 7.24.24
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:. Tamara Chambers, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Chambers holds several positions at LA General Medical Center, including Chief Medical Director of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 2012, Associate Program Director of the Otolaryngology residency training program since 2013, Associate Director of Perioperative Services since 2018, Associate Medical Director of Clinical Efficiency since 2019 and Assistant Designated Institutional Official for Resident Safety, Fairness, and Equity since 2019. She has been an Assistant and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine since 2012. Chambers was a Leadership Fellow with the California Health Care Foundation from 2017 to 2019. She is a Fellow with the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the Society of University Otolaryngologists. Chambers earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Drew University/University of California, Los Angeles Medical Education Program and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Chambers is a Democrat.
Santa Clara County to increase outreach personnel amid rising potential heat-related deaths
SAN JOSE, Calif. - As the hot temperatures linger around for at least one more day in the Bay Area, the heat is becoming a deadly problem in Santa Clara County. The County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating 28 potential heat-related deaths since July 1st. For comparison, KTVU reached out to other counties in the Bay Area.
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