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California's Prop 4, explained: Borrow $10 billion to respond to climate change
CALIFORNIA, USA — Approving Proposition 4 would authorize $10 billion in debt to spend on environmental and climate projects, with the biggest chunk, $1.9 billion, for drinking water improvements. The bond prioritizes lower-income communities, and those most vulnerable to climate change, and requires annual audits. Repaying the money could...
Local volunteers shine a light on how the state of California restores the voting rights of people with felony convictions
Local volunteers from the Courageous Resistance Voter Registration Team run a voter registration booth at the Mary Pickford Is D'Place Theater in Cathedral City four days a week. Becki Robinson, the coordinator for the group, is especially concerned with educating the public on how people with prior felony convictions can restore their voting rights. After The post Local volunteers shine a light on how the state of California restores the voting rights of people with felony convictions appeared first on KESQ.
Southern California home to some of nation's worst drivers, study says
A new study suggests that some of the nation's worst drivers call Southern California home, and data shows that both of those cities are actually found in the Inland Empire.According to the study, Worst Drivers in America 2024 conducted by ConsumerAffairs, two San Bernardino County cities rank amongst the nation's top five worst drivers. The study uses National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data on the number of fatal crashes, the number of fatal crashes related to bad driving, the number of fatalities involving positive blood alcohol content and the number of fatalities involving speeding per 100,000 people.Both Victorville and the city...
Meet Ruby Lopez, California Central Valley's hottest new executive chef
LODI — One of the hottest new executive chefs in California's Central Valley is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by serving up not only incredible dishes at her restaurant but also an inspiring story of how she got there. The fertile fields of San Joaquin County help grow many things—but there's one you can't see until you visit The Exchange 1874. It's an upscale farm-to-fork restaurant just outside of Lodi in Woodbridge. Inside these rustic walls, it's not the produce being cut or the fresh ingredients being perfected on a plate but a person who sprouted from these fields into the kitchen and...
Unseasonable October Heat Grips Sacramento Region, Cooling Relief Expected Mid-Week
Another scorcher is on tap for Northern California as well-above-normal temperatures continue to bake the region. With triple-digit highs expected today, widespread Moderate to Major HeatRisk affects the Valley, Delta, and Foothills, prompting a Heat Advisory through 11 p.m. tonight.
Sable Offshore’s construction work along Gaviota Coast stops after second Coastal Commission notice issued
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Construction work on a pipeline along the Gaviota Coast appears to have stopped after the Sable Offshore company received a second notice from the California Coastal Commission informing them they didn't have the proper permits and they needed to cease and desist all work in the coastal zone. On Friday, The post Sable Offshore’s construction work along Gaviota Coast stops after second Coastal Commission notice issued appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
California's hot new subscription service? High-end recycling
The bread tag is a seemingly innocuous facet of everyday life. The tiny, usually plastic, closure keeps bread fresh until a loaf is done, when it's unceremoniously tossed into the trash, if it hasn't already fallen down the dreaded crack between the fridge and the counter first. Sure, those little clasps could be reused for other closure needs, but more often than not, these small conveniences are thrown out. Even if they make it into the recycling bin, the billions produced every year are going to end up in a landfill, a casualty municipal recycling facilities just can't handle due to their...
California avocado farmers fear pest invasion after USDA changes
VALLEY CENTER, Calif. — For years, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, had been inspecting avocados coming in from Mexico for diseases and pests that could hurt U.S. crops. However, the USDA reported threats and documented violence against APHIS inspectors...
Governor Newsom Launches California Coaches Challenge to Train 25,000 Youth Coaches by 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced the launch of the 25×25: California Coaches Challenge, a major initiative aimed at training 25,000 youth coaches across the state by the end of 2025. The initiative, in partnership with the Susan Crown Exchange’s Million Coaches Challenge (MCC), seeks to enhance positive youth coaching and improve the mental and physical well-being of young athletes.
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