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DMV to Host Community Hackathons to Facilitate Additional Uses for Mobile Driver’s License
The California Department of Motor Vehicles invites businesses, public agencies and innovators to apply to join two community “hackathons” to promote additional uses for the California mobile Driver’s License. Innovators interested in adding a secure and privacy-protecting digital identity into their customer experience are encouraged to apply...
BLOG: Managing California’s water requires improved transparency
California is experiencing whiplash between boom-and-bust cycles of prolonged drought and atmospheric rivers. The unpredictable nature of our climate makes The post BLOG: Managing California’s water requires improved transparency appeared first on The Business Journal.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes rise in California
Hate crimes against members of the LGBTQ+ community have risen for the second year in a row, according to the latest “State of Pride” report from the California Department of Justice. Between 2022 and 2023, the report showed hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias increased more than 86%...
Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Second Run for California Governor, Promising Problem-Solving Leadership
Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, has thrown his hat into the ring for California's gubernatorial race in 2026, aiming to lead a state where he believes anything is possible with hard work and determination. His campaign announcement, which aired on both NBCLA and Telemundo 52, places Villaraigosa in a growing roster of Democratic contenders vying for the seat as Governor Gavin Newsom reaches the end of his term, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Voters to decide future of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
HOLLISTER, Calif. — In the upcoming November election, San Benito County voters will decide the future of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, following the county's Board of Supervisors' approval of an advisory ballot measure to keep the hospital public. The decision was approved with a 4 to 1 vote. The...
Watsonville starts clearing homeless encampments
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — The city of Watsonville began to clear out a homeless encampment along the Pajaro River Levee on Monday. It's a process that is expected to last through Aug. 2. On Friday, the city posted multiple notices across encampment structures about their plans to clear out the...
Facing significant rent hikes, some St. George Residences tenants feel hung out to dry
Karen Funk, 83, has lived in the St. George Residences along the north end of Pacific Avenue since the early 1990s. In fact, Funk says she was the first tenant in the building after it reopened following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Now, she’s worried she could be in her final months living in the apartment building as she faces a doubling of her rent.
Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire
Santa Clara County evictions have shot up over the past year, prompting local groups and governments to find ways to support renters. The county recorded 3,180 evictions last year, the highest amount since 2014. Compare that to the less than 2,000 evictions between 2020 and 2022 during the pandemic. Key protections tenants won at the... The post Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire appeared first on San José Spotlight.
At 14, Evan Wiederanders plays in several groups, including two all-star bands.
In the mecca of jazz, new stars are rising. One of them is Evan Wiederanders, a 14-year-old from Carmel, who has already joined the nationally-ranked SFJAZZ High School All Star Band, a rare honor for a young musician. In addition, this eighth grader from Ocean Grove Charter School is a member of the Monterey Jazz Festival High School All Star big band, Palenke Arts Latin Jazz Band and McMonarchs, a Celtic teen band in Pacific Grove.
Eye-popping construction costs intensify California’s chronic housing shortage
It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of housing, particularly for families in the lower income brackets. As the yawning gap between demand and supply, especially in urban areas, pushes costs upward, it drags down the economy...
California wildfires spread and mass evacuation ordered as home explodes in park fire
Evacuation orders have been issued for the area around Chico Regional Airport which is just four miles north of the Californian town of 100,000 residents with alarming pictures showing the wildfire stretching across the horizon
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