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California’s top nursing school is CSULB School of Nursing
The 9th annual Nursing School Review by RNcareers.org has named Cal State Long Beach’s School of Nursing as the best nursing program in California. RNCareers.org compiled its merit-based rankings by assessing over 1,700 nursing programs. Program accreditation, tuition prices, academic achievement, instructor credentials, student happiness, program offerings, career success, and school reputation are some of the factors.
AB1955: Elon Musk, Sen. Scott Wiener have heated debate over new CA law
(KRON) - A heated exchange between Elon Musk and Senator Scott Wiener ensued on X over AB1955, a law that supports LGBTQ youth by increasing support for students, including allowing California school districts to choose not to disclose a child's sexual orientation to their parent. The exchange started on Tuesday. Musk reposted an article announcing […]
People We Meet: His Richmond District Caliente Bistro Kitchen will close in September
Owner and chef Raul Garcia-Antolin is at that point that no one wants to reach. “It’s time to close shop,” he said of Caliente Bistro Kitchen at 4828 Geary Blvd. No matter that it is one of the highest-rated Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood. The three-year-old Mexican restaurant, located at Geary and Funston, will close its doors in September.
Black families fight for California Gold Country land taken from their ancestors
COLOMA -- In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the state's history.Their efforts in Coloma, a town of around 300 people that's located about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento, are one of the latest examples of Black Americans urging the government to atone for practices that have kept them from thriving long after chattel slavery was abolished.Debates over reparations for African Americans often come back to land. That was at...
Napa County CHP dog finds 70 pounds of suspected meth in vehicle, occupants arrested
A California Highway Patrol dog helped locate about 70 pounds of suspected methamphetamine earlier this month in Napa County, authorities said. On July 11, a CHP officer pulled over a vehicle that was following another car too closely on Highway 29, CHP-Golden Gate Division said Saturday in a news release. During the stop, K-9 Champ searched the vehicle and immediately alerted his handler that ...
2-Alarm Pittsburg House Fire Sends Two People to Hospital
An overnight 2-alarm house fire in the City of Pittsburg sent a 5-year-old and her father to the hospital. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a home on Apricot Court off Wedgewood at approximately 1:00 am Sunday morning. According to Battalion Chief Scott Valencia, fire crews arrived...
Will SF public school closures save money? Not much. And not quickly.
At the beginning of “Fiddler on the Roof,” when Tevye is introducing the audience to the denizens of Anatevka, a student asks the rabbi if there’s a proper blessing for the czar. “A blessing for the czar?” asks the bemused rabbi. “May God bless and keep the...
What to know about San Francisco's District 3 supervisor race
Six people are running to represent District 3 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after incumbent Aaron Peskin termed out this year.State of play: District 3 includes North Beach, Chinatown and Russian, Nob and Telegraph Hills.Its residents are more likely to live below the poverty line compared to the citywide average.By the numbers: Sharon Lai, whom Peskin has endorsed alongside Moe Jamil, currently leads the fundraising race with over $146,000 raised (about $60,000 in public financing), campaign filings show.Danny Sauter is second with more than $134,000 raised (also $60,000 in public financing).Meet the candidates: Axios San Francisco asked each...
SF pledged $120M to help Black residents. The money’s gone in some strange directions
No city in the country has made a bigger monetary investment in its Black community than San Francisco since the racial reckoning of 2020, which saw millions of people across the country take to the streets to protest the police killing of George Floyd. In February 2021, Mayor London Breed...
SF's police-free response program scorecard
Two of San Francisco's non-police alternative response programs have led to fewer police calls and resulted in a large number of residents accepting harm-reduction supplies like naloxone and fentanyl test strips, according to a recent report.Why it matters: Proponents of such programs have argued that they could reduce harmful and sometimes violent interactions with law enforcement, as well as free up 911 dispatchers and police — two departments that are facing staffing shortages.Driving the news: The report, released this month by the New York University School of Law's Policing Project, analyzed the effectiveness of San Francisco's Street Crisis Response Team...
Former Councilmember Max Anderson championed South Berkeley, racial equity
Max Anderson, a Berkeley councilmember for 12 years and lifelong civil rights activist, died of natural causes on July 5 in his South Berkeley home. He was 79. Born in Decatur, Illinois, on Dec. 12, 1944, Anderson’s life spanned a wide range of careers and foundational experiences before he arrived in Berkeley with his wife, Linda Olivenbaum, and daughter, Marisha, in the summer of 1985.
Man fatally shot by officer: SFPD
(KRON) – The San Francisco Police Department announced a man suffered a fatal gunshot from an officer on Sunday. Around 11:56 p.m. on Sunday, uniformed San Francisco police officers responded to the area of Willow Street and Van Ness Avenue for the report of an armed robbery. According to SFPD, the robbery occurred on McAllister Street.
“Suicide Alley:” Arnold Drive’s Miserable/Miraculous Mile
Daily commuters on Arnold Drive between Glen Ellen and Sonoma are painfully conscious of the one-mile stretch running from roughly St. Andrews Presbyterian Church just south of Sobre Vista Road down to the Sonoma Golf Club. It’s sometimes referred to as “Suicide Alley.”. Those commuting in cars, trucks,...
The Future of Water Tech Comes Together to Address Water Challenges and Provide Solutions
Solutions for Water’s Greatest Challenges at Imagine H2O Demo Day. Imagine H2O fast-tracked our access to industry leaders with whom we wouldn’t have otherwise connected.”. — Russell Schindler, founder and president of SampleServe. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – Amid pressing global water challenges, nonprofit organization, Imagine H2O,...
The First Electric School Bus Fleet in the US Will Also Power Homes
(Bloomberg) — In an industrial corner of Oakland, wedged between a 10-lane freeway and a freight terminal, sits California’s newest source of renewable energy: a squadron of shiny yellow electric school buses. It’s the first all-electric bus fleet serving a major US school district. Starting in August, the 74 vehicles will also supply 2.1 gigawatt-hours of electricity to the Bay Area power grid, enough energy for 300 to 400 homes.
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