Category: Northern California

Newsom Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires Force Evacuations in California

September 1, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as a heatwave spread across the western United States that is set to strain the power grid with increased energy demand. Newsom’s declaration will temporarily increase energy production and reduce demand, he said. The governor’s emergency proclamation comes after the California Independent System Operator called a “Flex Alert”…

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California Moves Closer to Mandatory Kindergarten for Students

September 1, 2022
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The California Senate passed Senate Bill 70 on Monday, moving closer to making kindergarten mandatory for all students in the state. SB 70, passed by the Senate with a 33–5 vote, will require that a child complete one year at kindergarten before being admitted to first grade at a public elementary school. If signed into…

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Kindergarten Could Soon Be Mandatory for California Children

September 1, 2022
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By Mackenzie Mays From Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state’s youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns. A bill approved by the state Senate late Monday night is headed…

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Newsom Pours Nearly $700 Million Into New Homeless Housing Units

August 31, 2022
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Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded $694 million in funding toward 2,500 new homeless housing projects statewide for the program called Project Homekey. The governor announced the new projects last week in a news conference with U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Newsom said Aug. 24 the program funded 12,500 new homes in…

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California Lawmaker Shelves Bill That Would Allow Kids 15 and Older to Get Vaccines Without Parental Consent

August 31, 2022
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Parental rights advocates are celebrating on Aug. 31 the withdrawal of legislation proposed this year in California that would have allowed children 15 years old or up to get vaccines without parental consent. State Sen. Scott Wiener pulled Senate Bill 866 from the floor of the Assembly where a vote was expected later in the day….

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California Grid Warns of ‘Flex Alerts,’ Suggests Residents Not to Charge Electric Cars

August 31, 2022
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Californians were warned by the state’s grid operator that they might be asked not to charge electric vehicles in the coming days to prevent blackouts amid a regional heatwave—coming less than a week after state regulators voted to phase out new gas-powered vehicles in favor of electric cars by 2035. California Independent System Operator said…

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No, Texans Do Not Pay More Taxes Than Californians

August 30, 2022
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Commentary Common sense tells you this claim isn’t true, because everyone in California knows several people who have left for Texas to pay lower taxes. But the San Francisco Chronicle just headlined a story, “Yes, Texans actually pay more in taxes than Californians do.” The story is based on this graph posted on Instagram by…

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California Legislature Passes Bill Targeting Doctors Promoting COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’

August 30, 2022
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California’s legislature has passed a bill that takes aim at doctors who promote false and misleading information related to COVID-19, including information about COVID-19 vaccines. The California Senate voted 32–8 to approve the bill on Aug. 29, about three months after the California Assembly passed it 53–20. All Democrat state senators voted yes, along with…

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Former Air Force Sergeant Gets Life in Prison in Deputy’s Killing

August 30, 2022
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—A former Air Force sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of a Northern California sheriff’s sergeant. Steven Carrillo, 33, pleaded guilty in June to all nine counts, including murder, for the killing of Santa Cruz County Sheriff Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Also in June, a federal judge…

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Californians to Pay Almost $1 More for Gas per Gallon This Labor Day Weekend

August 29, 2022
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Californians will pay nearly a dollar more for a gallon of regular gasoline this Labor Day weekend than they did last year, and $2 more than in 2020, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Although the cost of gas in the Golden State has slowly backed off its record price of $6.43 per…

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