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California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8M
A jury last week awarded nearly $2 million to a former California prison psychiatrist who claimed the state retaliated against him when officials began raising questions about how he earned high incomes from two government agencies. A decade ago, Anthony Coppola held a senior position at a former state prison in Tracy and a part-time assignment as a psychiatrist at Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail. ...
California Residents to Receive $500 a Month Payments: Do You Qualify?
California is rolling out a new guaranteed income initiative aimed at alleviating poverty and supporting vulnerable residents. The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) is launching the Advancing Fresno County Guaranteed Income program, which will provide $500 per month for 12 months to selected households in central California’s Fresno County.
Stockton ranked worst city for renters in new study as more housing is unveiled
STOCKTON — In a new study by RentCafe, Stockton was ranked the worst city for renters in Northern California based on living costs, housing opportunities, and quality of life.So what are officials doing about this?One project that aims to help: 40 newly renovated studio apartments in Stockton on Wilson Way. They are open to those who really need it, like Heather Long."It's not stability like everybody else, but its stability for the homeless. That's what we have," she said.Long was homeless, in and out of prison but is now trying to make change for herself."I've been homeless off and on...
Optum laying off 364 employees in California, many at urgent care facilities
Optum, a health care company owned by UnitedHealth Group, is laying off 364 workers in California, many of them at urgent care facilities.The company is laying off 525 people nationwide.According to a letter from Optum sent to the Employment Development Department, layoffs and departmental closures are being carried out in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.Locations include Glendora, Montebello, Covina, Pasadena, Long Beach, Redlands, Highland, Los Angeles, Beaumont, Irvine, Hayward, El Segundo and Cerritos.Optum didn't give a reason for the layoffs and didn't say if severance pay is being offered. The layoffs will take place in series of eight "waves," starting in September and ending in January.
Park Fire drift smoke clearly spotted from space
(FOX40.COM) — In only a matter of hours, the Park Fire exploded into California’s largest fire of 2024 and a column of drift smoke visible from space is now entering neighboring states. The National Weather Service shared timelapse images from the GOES-West satellite that clearly show the plume of drift smoke being blown into southern […]
Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden’s legal team over ‘false statements’ in a court filing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in California is threatening to sanction Hunter Biden’s lawyers, saying they made “false statements” in a court filing asking the judge to throw out the tax case against President Joe Biden’s son. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi accused lawyers...
Whoopi Goldberg Honored For Launching First Branded, Tested Woman-Owned Cannabis Brand In California
Whoopi Goldberg is being honored. The veteran-actress-turned-television-host has received the Key to West Hollywood! The honor was a result of her commitment to the LGBTQIA+ community and for her work as an entrepreneur, owning the first branded and tested woman-owned cannabis brand in California, Gold Derby reports. Goldberg’s foray into cannabis dates back to 2016.… Continue reading Whoopi Goldberg Honored For Launching First Branded, Tested Woman-Owned Cannabis Brand In California
‘Thread that needle’: Kamala Harris’ criminal justice policies in California angered progressives and police
As the new Democratic standard bearer, Vice President Kamala Harris has described her contest with former President Donald Trump in blunt terms — tough prosecutor versus civil and criminal defendant. “I took on perpetrators of all kinds, predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke...
Multi-agency effort leads to arrest of suspect in fatal crash near Balls Ferry Road
ANDERSON, Calif. — Redding Police and Red Bluff California Highway Patrol officers, along with the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, served an arrest warrant on Wednesday for a man they say is responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash. The CHP said the crash happened at 3 a.m. June 19 along...
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