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Fire Insurance Part 4: No Easy Solutions
So where do we go from here? Is Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara going to pull a rabbit out of a hat this December just like he’s been promising for the last 15 months? And will his much-hyped Sustainable Insurance Strategy really solve all of Orinda’s fire insurance problems?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed ban on smartphone use in California schools would do more harm than good
A statewide ban on smartphone use in schools would run into the same enforcement problems as local restrictions – while also taking agency away from the school community. At Rocklin High School, uneven enforcement already hinders school administrators’ efforts to keep phones out of the classroom. The phone pocket policy, for example, is applied differently from teacher to teacher, creating friction between staff and frustration among students. Newsom’s proposal does not specify whether students would be allowed to keep their phones with them during the school day. If they are, this will continue to be an issue regardless of whether the rule comes from the principal or from the governor.
Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden’s attorneys for ‘false statements’
A federal judge threatened to sanction Hunter Biden’s attorneys for making “false statements” in their motion asking to dismiss his criminal charges in California. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued an order Wednesday asking Hunter Biden’s attorneys to “show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for making false statements in the motion.” Scarsi wrote…
Over 700 plants destroyed after police find illegal grow site in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Police destroyed over 700 marijuana plants after finding an illegal grow site in the 3000 block of Southside Road in Grants Pass today. "The property also had multiple water and solid waste code violations," the Josephine County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. "These violations could result in the criminal forfeiture of the property."
Partly Built New Acute Rehab Building at Redwood Memorial Scrapped, and Providence Employees Say Inpatient Rehab May Be Eliminated Altogether
More than six years after Providence broke ground on a brand new, 12,000-square-foot Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Addition at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, construction has been halted, and plans to complete the facility have been canceled. Meanwhile, Providence employees at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka say the existing inpatient rehabilitation...
Legendary rock group reacts to having ‘most popular song of all time’
Journey scored a big hit with 1981′s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”. How big? Forbes recently called it “the most popular song of all time.”. And it’s probably a safe bet that the band will be playing it when they stop in Portland at the Moda Center on Monday, Sept. 2.
Schofield gets judge disqualified from her 44-count drug diversion assault case
MEDFORD & PORTLAND, Ore. -- A former Medford nurse accused of 44 counts of assaulting hospital patients is meeting with her lawyers this week, and they are making changes to her case today. Jackson County Circuit Court today granted a motion by Schofield through her Portland attorney Kristen Winemiller, who...
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