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Temps to drop in Reno Friday; snow possible in the mountains
Reno is expected to see a dip in temperatures at the end of the week, with subfreezing temperatures and snow possible for the upper elevations. A high of 85 degrees is expected today in the Truckee Meadows, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. By the end of the week, Reno-Sparks will drop down to 71 degrees for a high. ...
Education Insight 8/22: How Continuation High Schools Have Changed for the Better
Stanford University recently completed a 10 year deep dive study into continuation and alternative high schools in California. Those schools are getting students to graduation at better rates than other schools. This episode explores how continuation high schools have changed for the better.
CA Supreme Court Clarifies the Definition of Harassment – A Single Instance is Enough!
On July 29, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office which brought clarity to the definition of workplace harassment and employer liability under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Case Background. Twanda Bailey, an African American investigator at the San...
California Boosts AI Education and Innovation
California has launched a new, statewide initiative with NVIDIA, a technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. NVIDIA, described as the world leader in artificial intelligence computing, has agreed to partner with the State of California in a“first-of-its-kind” AI collaboration. The initiative, intended to expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and resources, will enable students, educators and workers, especially those in community colleges, to learn new skills and advance their careers.
California law helps tribes keep kids out of foster care. A new court ruling strengthens their hand
California child welfare agencies must investigate claims of Native American ancestry before separating a family, the California Supreme Court stressed in a new ruling that affects several contested cases.
Bride-to-be without wedding dress days before ceremony after Pittsburg bridal shop closes
It's a wedding dress nightmare for an East Bay woman who is getting married in less than two weeks and doesn't have a wedding dress.It seems the bridal store where she bought the dress to be tailored is now closed."I'm excited about being married, now I'm very nervous for the wedding... I'm not gonna lie!"Bride-to-be Akila Mwongozi is a bit nervous because the beautiful dress that she had planned to wear on her upcoming wedding Sept. 1 is nowhere to be found. Literally the bridal shop Bellisima Couture, where she bought the dress and was getting it tailored in Pittsburg,...
Border Water Authority awards $400M contract to expand South Bay plant
California's elected leaders Wednesday applauded the International Boundary and Water Commission's announcement that it has awarded the contract for a project to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Over the course of the project, the IBWC will use the more than $400 million in federal funding secured by...
The Star's Joe Curley delivers Week Zero's high football picks before naming the column
It started with Swami Jim. The Deuce kept the tradition alive. Then there was The Lock. Under their memorable mononyms, Jim Parker, Derry Eads and the late Loren Ledin have carried on the tradition of forecasting Friday Night Football for decades. So now what? ...
Fake watermelons held $5M worth of meth, Border Patrol says
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Innocence Project lawyer who had romance with witness investigated by state bar
A lawyer for the Northern California Innocence Project who allegedly had a romantic relationship with a key witness in a murder exoneration case has been accused of offering the witness a share in a multi-million dollar settlement in exchange for cooperative testimony. The State Bar of California has opened an...
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