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Campaign launched to help Californians take control of their health care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new California statewide initiative to encourage you to be more proactive about your health care kicks off Thursday. It's called the "How do I…" campaign. The goal of the campaign, spearheaded by the California Black Health Network is to empower a "community of individuals...
Industry Veteran Launches $1.2 Billion RIA In California
Veteran wealth advisor Kara S. Boccella has founded Serenus Wealth Advisors, a Santa Monica, California-based independent RIA whose team oversees $1.2 billion in client assets. Boccella served as a Partner at Certuity since 2014 and has more than 15 years of experience serving high net worth clients. Devon M. Galindo...
California school sues over ban on K-12 schools notifying parents of gender changes
(The Center Square) - California parents and a school district filed a joint federal lawsuit against the state over its new ban on public schools notifying parents of students’ gender change requests. Soon before the lawsuit was filed, entrepreneur Elon Musk announced he is moving the headquarters of X, formerly known as Twitter, and SpaceX from California to Texas in response to the law. The lawsuit, filed by Liberty Justice...
The 1000-Year Storm That Blasted California
California faced some extreme weather at the beginning of 2024. The heavy rainfalls and the massive number of mudslides lead to news teams throwing around a term. The storm was called the 1000-year storm. But what exactly does that mean, and does the storm actually occur every 1,000 years? There’s a lot of misunderstanding surrounding […]
California cops apparently want Cybertrucks now
LOS ANGELES - Tesla patrol vehicles aren't something new in California. Police departments across the Golden State already use or are testing Tesla patrol cars. The Anaheim Police Department, for example, debuted Model Y patrol vehicles in April. "The Tesla Model Y was selected for its advanced features, including rapid...
City of Chico proposes new agreement on how to deal with homeless crisis
CHICO, Calif. - In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Johnson v. Grants Pass case, the city of Chico has proposed a new agreement on how to deal with the homeless crisis. The city of Chico said the Warren v. City of Chico settlement is based on...
Heat Dome Returns Over the Bay Area, Expected to Intensify Next Week
Remember that record-breaking heat wave that brought triple-digit temperatures over the Fourth of July? It’s back — kind of — according to the National Weather Service, causing warmer than usual weather across the inland Bay Area over the next few days. “It’s not going to be as...
Balletto Vineyards pairs wine tasting and Bay Area vintage baseball game
Batter up. For those who crave baseball in the summer as much as a chilled rosé, Balletto Vineyards has just the ticket. For $30 a pop, wine and baseball-lovers can see a Bay Area Vintage Baseball game Aug. 10 in the splendid playing field carved out among the vines at the winery west of Santa Rosa. The San Francisco Pacifics will take on the Barbary Coast at noon, with an homage to vintage ...
Apple Invests $50 Million to Address Bay Area Housing Crisis Through Innovative Fund
In a move to combat the escalating housing crisis in the Bay Area, Apple has unveiled a partnership with several philanthropic entities to create the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund, a project notably backed with a substantial $50 million investment. Apple announced that this collaboration with the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, Sobrato Philanthropies, and Destination: Home aims to forge ahead in affordable housing development through offering favorable loans which should streamline the creation of over 400 new housing units in the next couple of years, and Mercy Housing is set to break ground next week on the fund's first project, delivering 145 units of supportive housing in San Francisco's Mission District.
San Francisco: The world’s most unusual books are entirely made by hand at the Presidio
All of the world’s great print centers have been located in humid environments. Paper is often transported by sea, of course, but humidity also just helps things keep humming, says Arion Press’ Blake Riley – the ink running smoothly, the machinery not becoming brittle and breaking down.
Courier wins 12 California Journalism Awards
The Claremont Courier was recognized by the California News Publishers Association with 12 California Journalism Awards at a July 13 awards ceremony and dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City. The awards honored the best of California journalism from 2023 and included nearly 3,000 entries from across the state.
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