Category: Northern California

Heavy Storms Help California to Almost Eliminate Extreme Drought From State

January 13, 2023
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California, which has been reeling under the grip of drought, has received respite due to the multiple storms that hit the state and elsewhere in the past weeks, helping it deal with drought conditions in several regions and filling up many of the smaller reservoirs. “A long-term drought, dating back to the 2019–2020 winter, continues…

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Psychologist Leaves California as License Threatened After Questioning Transgenderism for Children

January 13, 2023
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A California psychologist whose license to practice was threatened after she spoke out against teaching transgender ideology to third-grade students, as well as statewide lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, said leaving the state was the best option. Dr. Shannae Anderson, a clinical and forensic psychologist with 23 years of experience, was heckled by trans activists…

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California Braces for Next Series of Storms

January 12, 2023
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State emergency officials are preparing for the likely possibility that California’s Monterey Peninsula will become an island as more storms hit the rain-soaked region this weekend. Crews were moving ambulances, firefighters, and first responders to the areas around Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, and Pebble Beach Jan. 12 as they anticipated rivers in the area to…

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UC Professors Withholding 40,000 Grades After Strike: Faculty Association

January 11, 2023
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The University of California (UC) must work out how it will return thousands of final grades for the fall 2022 semester in the aftermath of a six-week strike by 48,000 academic workers. The strike ended Dec. 23 when UC ratified its contract with leaders of the United Auto Workers, the union representing the strikers. But…

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University of California Professors Withholding 40,000 Grades After Strike: Faculty Association

January 11, 2023
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The University of California (UC) must work out how it will return thousands of final grades for the fall 2022 semester in the aftermath of a six-week strike by 48,000 academic workers. The strike ended Dec. 23 when UC ratified its contract with leaders of the United Auto Workers, the union representing the strikers. But…

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Four Reforms by Congress That Would Help California in 2023

January 11, 2023
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Commentary With California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally ensconced in the Speaker’s Chair in the U.S. House of Representatives, here are four reforms he and his colleagues from both parties can advance to help Californians especially. 1. Allow bankruptcy for college debt. Of course, people should pay their debts. But what if you run up $200,000…

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4 Reforms by Congress That Would Help California in 2023

January 11, 2023
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Commentary With California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally ensconced in the Speaker’s Chair in the U.S. House of Representatives, here are four reforms he and his colleagues from both parties can advance to help Californians especially. 1. Allow bankruptcy for college debt. Of course, people should pay their debts. But what if you run up $200,000…

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California Storm Death Toll Reaches 17, Another to Hit This Weekend

January 11, 2023
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Powerful rainstorms hitting California in the past two weeks have killed 17 people, the state’s emergency department reported Jan. 11. “It’s been a very dangerous and deadly series of events,” Brian Ferguson, deputy director of the Office of Emergency Services, told The Epoch Times. The victims lived in nine different counties with the number of…

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The Dystopian Roots of California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law

January 11, 2023
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Commentary It is late 2024, and the special agent in charge of the COVID Misinformation Compliance Task Force begins her daily brief by disseminating a list of the days’ five targets to her team of ten sworn peace officers on special assignment from local law enforcement agencies. The team reviews the targets’ criminal histories and…

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Want to Improve California Schools? Show Me the Numbers

January 11, 2023
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Commentary After another general election when over a thousand school board seats were on the ballot, we have seen a slight shift in favor of parent advocates representing our districts in California. And while many media outlets want to frame the election about social and cultural issues, the problems facing most districts are often more…

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