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CA program combats shortage of medical assistants
California faces a big shortage in the health care workforce, so health centers in San Diego are taking matters into their own hands, launching a training program for medical assistants. The Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute, part of the Family Health Centers of San Diego, has graduated dozens of new...
Official tall ship of California begins Sunday sail!
Californian, official tall ship of the State of California, set out today from the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Passengers aboard the schooner, a replica of a Gold Rush era revenue cutter, began another four hour Sunday sailing adventure!. I stood on the museum’s barge out on San Diego Bay...
Newsom's hands-on approach to crime in California cities gains critics in Oakland
Gov. Gavin Newsom's letter to Oakland city leaders last month urging them to change the city's policy on police vehicle chases seemed out of the ordinary: a governor weighing in forcefully on a somewhat-obscure element of local policing.But it's part of a larger, slowly unfolding effort to exert state influence on law enforcement in Oakland and other California cities as crime concerns rise during an election year. In the past six months, Newsom has deployed California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland, then quadrupled their shifts; sent National Guard prosecutors to help the Alameda County District Attorney's Office with drug cases,...
Brentwood City Council to Hear Appeal on Bridle Gate Project
On Tuesday, the Brentwood City Council will hear an appeal on the 272 single-family home Bridle Gate Project in the City of Brentwood. The item comes before the city council after a July 16, 2024 Planning Commission hearing on project. The planning commission spent 7-hours discussing the item but ultimately voted 4-0 to deny the project (Anita Roberts absent). The planning commission made the denial against the recommendation of city staff and consultants due to traffic concerns, park locations, design flaws and ridge line protections.
Pumpkin spice lattes are now in season. Here's where to get your fall fix in Stockton
Pumpkin Spice Latte or "PSL" is back in season. Whether you love or hate it, the PSL has arrived at the Starbucks nearest to you. On Thursday, Aug. 22, customers can order their favorite fall drink (yes, autumn is still a month away). But wait, there's more. ...
ICYMI: CHP recovers nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom lauded the work of the California Highway Patrol’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, which shut down organized retail theft rings in Orange and Alameda counties in recent weeks. Officers seized nearly $850,000 in stolen merchandise and made multiple felony arrests. “Our organized retail...
When should police be involved at school? A California bill would let teachers make the call
CALIFORNIA, USA — During Zuleima Baquedano’s first year as a teacher, she faced an important choice. One of her students had difficulty controlling her emotions. One day, she had a meltdown and kicked Baquedano down. The principal asked Baquedano if she wanted to call the police, because the...
Horror as three Utah tourists drown in freak whirlpool accident on Seven Teacups trail in California
Jeannine Skinner, 34, David Bell, 48, and Pete On, 48, died on Friday after they were sucked underwater while canyoneering along the Seven Teacups trail in Tulare County, California
Man in viral video delivering racist diatribe after crash identified as NorCal firefighter
A man seen in a viral video berating a driver with racist language following a crash in California's Central Valley has been identified as a firefighter with the Alameda County Fire Department which has placed the firefighter on leave.The crash happened on Friday morning on Highway 99 between Armstrong Road and Harney Lane in Lodi, the driver who shot the video told KCRA. The video shot from inside Vath Touch's car shows another man approaching Touch's driver-side window to argue about who was at fault.During the argument, Touch says to the man "The cops are coming," to which the man...
Autonomous Cessna Flies over 3,900 Miles in Test for Air Force
Joby Aviation, a company with Dayton manufacturing plans, recently flew a Cessna autonomously for more than 3,900 miles for the Air Force, the company said Monday. Joby's team flew a fully autonomous Cessna 208B Grand Caravan between military bases and public airports across California and Nevada earlier this month. The...
West Nile Virus In Martinez, Oakley, Brentwood
New signs of West Nile virus have surfaced this week in Contra Costa County, the Mosquito and Vector Control District said. Groups of infected mosquitoes were found in traps in Martinez and Oakley, while an infected bird was found dead in Brentwood, the district said in a statement Friday. In...
Highway 160 reportedly blocked after crash in Walnut Grove
WALNUT GROVE, Calif. — Highway 160 was reportedly closed in both directions after a crash in Walnut Grove on Monday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol online logs. Crews responded to Highway 160, south of Walnut Grove Bridge, for a crash reported around 8:55 p.m. The radio transmission...
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