Category: Northern California

California Rainstorm Death Toll Reaches 20, Biden Plans Visit

January 17, 2023
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The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announced President Joe Biden planned to survey the damage. The nine consecutive rainstorms that inundated California in succession since Dec. 26 killed at least 20…

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Baby, Teen Mother Among 6 Killed in Shooting at California Home

January 16, 2023
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VISALIA, Calif.—Six people—including a 17-year-old mother and her 6-month-old baby—were killed in a shooting early Monday at a home in central California, and authorities are searching for at least two suspects, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. to reports of multiple shots fired at the residence in unincorporated Goshen, just east of Visalia,…

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California Gets More Rain and Snow; at Least 19 Dead

January 15, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento. Bands of gusty thunderstorms started Saturday in the north and spread south, with yet another atmospheric river storm following close behind Sunday, the National Weather Service said….

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Alameda County Sheriffs Threatened With Lawsuit for Slow, Invasive Concealed Carry Permitting

January 15, 2023
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The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department is facing criticism over its issuing of concealed carry weapon (CCW) permits, with the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA) sending a pre-litigation letter. In addition to delays, complaints range from constitutional violations to invasive obstructions that cross not only California law but also a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, according…

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Newsom’s Budget Proposes Delays in Affordable Student Housing Programs

January 14, 2023
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Amid a $22 billion shortfall, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2023-24 state budget proposal (pdf) revealed this week suggests delaying several affordable student housing projects. Newsom recommended delaying $250 million of anticipated funding to the Higher Education Student Housing Grant program—established under the 2021 Budget Act—which provides funds to the state’s community college, University of California (UC),…

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California Governor Unveils $297 Billion Budget With Cuts to Close $22.5 Billion Deficit

January 14, 2023
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Jan. 10 a $297 billion budget proposal, with substantial cuts and delayed spending in various areas aiming to close California’s projected $22.5 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year. The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023–24, which would start in July, would postpone and reduce funding for some programs, such…

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End to Storms Is Near but California Braces for 2 More Atmospheric Rivers

January 14, 2023
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California’s parade of atmospheric rivers may be nearing an end but not before at least two more of the rainstorms are due to drench the waterlogged state starting on Saturday, forecasters said. A series of atmospheric rivers rarely seen in such frequent succession has pounded the state since Dec. 26, killing at least 19 people…

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Parents Protest Transgender Book Author Event at California High School

January 14, 2023
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Parents protested Jan. 11 outside a California high school that invited 12-year-old students to a talk hosted by a parent group featuring Rachel Pepper, co-author of “The Transgender Child.” More than a dozen protesters stood huddled under umbrellas near Davis High School and later the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) offices in the heavy…

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Newsom’s Budget Pledges 5 Percent Boosts to UC, CSU Systems

January 13, 2023
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Despite a slight decrease in higher education funding this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged budget increases for the state’s two public university systems, according to his 2023–24 budget proposal released Jan. 10. If approved, both the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems will receive a 5 percent boost in funding, amounting…

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Newsom Proposes 11 Percent Cuts to Climate Budget Amid $22.5 Billion Shortfall

January 13, 2023
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Faced with a $22.5 billion budget shortfall, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has slashed $6 billion from the state’s proposed climate agenda budget to about $48 billion. But even with the cuts, $48 billion is “an unprecedented investment in this space,” Newsom said in releasing his proposed 2023-24 budget at a press conference on Jan. 10….

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