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New UCSF study raises questions over e-bike and e-scooter safety
The electric bicycle market is growing fast as many young teens take their e-bikes and scooters to school.For the past 16 years, Dough Schwartz has sold e-bikes and scooters at ELV Motors in Santa Clara.In California, there are three e-bike classes depending on their features."This is what a lot of the kids love this is the Super 73 this is a class 3 at 28 miles an hour," Schwartz said.And then there's the products marketed as e-bikes but the motor can go over 28 miles per hour."We put this as an off-road vehicle because you can flip the switch and...
County looking to support state bill counteracting book bans at libraries
As California lawmakers are looking to pass a bill aimed at preventing challenged books from being removed from public library shelves, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer is pitching San Diego County throw its support behind the measure.
California Democrats divided over changes to Proposition 47
The battle lines are being drawn in a bitter feud between centrist Democrats and progressives in California over changes to Proposition 47, a decade-old law blamed for the rise in drugs and theft in the state. California voters will decide in November on Proposition 36, a measure that will determine how the state should punish people […]
Stage Gauge: Previewing Marin’s fall theater scene
The predominant story in Bay Area theater for the past year continues to be company closures and the regular announcement of emergency fund raisers to stave off further closures. No theater company is immune to the financial pressures created by the combination of the increase in costs of doing business...
Another Planet Entertainment Announce Second Installment Of Free Concert Series With Portugal. The Man September 20 At San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza
Independent San Francisco Bay Area live-entertainment company Another Planet Entertainment (APE) in partnership with the City of San Francisco and the Department of Recreation & Parks is excited to announce the next installment of its free concert series for 2024 with American rock act Portugal. The Man with support SNACKTIME. The show will take place Friday, September 20 at Civic Center Plaza. The second in the three-part concert series put on by APE aims to ensure that downtown San Francisco remains a destination for live music, entertainment, and the arts.
Rooftop break-in at restaurant in San Jose's Willow Glen
A business owner in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood is speaking out after a recent break-in at his restaurant. On Tuesday, there was a sign on the front door of the restaurant John's of Willow Glen, notifying customers that it was closed. Antonio Carmona is the restaurant’s co-owner. He...
Civic Solutions: California Led the Way in Free School-Lunch Legislation; Here’s Why It’s Catching on Elsewhere
In 2018, the Desert Sands Unified School District was part of a federal pilot program to test out free lunches for all students. Six schools in areas with high rates of poverty were selected. The results were so successful, director of student nutrition Daniel Cappello said, that it expanded to...
WA. trucking officials urge Governor to halt alignment with Cali. truck emissions policies
The Washington State Trucking Associations is urging their governor to reconsider mirroring the zero emissions truck policies put in place in California. WTA president and CEO Sheri Call recently wrote a letter to Washington state Governor Jay Inslee to emphasize the serious impact that the zero emissions truck policy could have on the state’s trucking […] The post WA. trucking officials urge Governor to halt alignment with Cali. truck emissions policies appeared first on CDLLife.
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