Tag: Regional News

Chancellor of San Diego Community College District Resigns

May 4, 2023
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The Chancellor of San Diego Community College District, Dr. Carlos Cortez, has resigned to care for his ill parents, according to a May 1 press release issued by the district. “I am incredibly proud of the progress we have made together over the past two years on behalf of our students and community we serve,”…

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California Democrat Seeks to Bypass Legislature Over Fentanyl Policy Despite Democratic Supermajority

May 2, 2023
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Following a series of bipartisan fentanyl bills failing to pass in a California Senate committee in April, it seems that the veto-proof supermajority enjoyed by Democrats in the state Legislature is not helping some bills authored by Democratic lawmakers. One frustrated author of a sidelined proposal is looking for alternative solutions, including potentially bringing the…

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Los Angeles Looks to Add More Speed Humps After Crash Killed Mother Walking Child to School

May 2, 2023
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A fatal crash near an elementary school critically injuring a six year-old girl and killing her mother last week in Los Angeles prompted a committee of the Los Angeles City Council April 26 to pass two motions for the establishment of a dedicated speed bump program near all schools, and to explore increasing school crossing…

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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Passengers from 3 Cruise Ships

April 30, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Four separate passengers were evacuated by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews based in San Diego from three separate cruise ships off the Southern California coast during a 24-hour period beginning Friday night. At 7:10 p.m. Friday, a 47-year-old woman suffering from a progressive acute illness was hoisted off the cruise ship Carnival Panorama, 100…

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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Passengers from 3 Cruise Ships Near San Diego

April 30, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Four separate passengers were evacuated by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews based in San Diego from three separate cruise ships off the Southern California coast during a 24-hour period beginning Friday night. At 7:10 p.m. Friday, a 47-year-old woman suffering from a progressive acute illness was hoisted off the cruise ship Carnival Panorama, 100…

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California Adopts Rules to Cut Train Emissions, First in US

April 29, 2023
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California adopted new rules on April 27 to reduce emissions created by locomotives, becoming the first state to do so in the United States. “Locomotives are a key part of California’s transportation network, and it’s time that they are part of the solution to tackle pollution and clean our air,” California Air Resources Board (CARB)…

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California Bill to Ban School Boards From Abruptly Firing Administrators Advances

April 29, 2023
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California state senators advanced a bill last week that aims to discourage newly-elected school board majorities from terminating their head administrators—after two Southern California school boards recently opted to fire superintendents just weeks after they took office. State Senate Bill 494 would require board members to wait a minimum of 30 days after they are…

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University of California–Irvine to Construct Nation’s First All-Electric Hospital by 2025

April 28, 2023
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The University of California–Irvine is set to finish construction on a new health center—fully electric and solar-powered with diesel fuel generator backups—by 2025. It will be the first all-electric hospital in the country. “UCI Health is building the next chapter of healthcare in Orange County,” UCI Health CEO Chad. T. Lefteris said in a 2021…

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San Clemente City Councilman Resigns, Moves to Wyoming

April 28, 2023
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San Clemente City Councilman Gene James announced his resignation from the council in an April 26 farewell letter. His last day was April 28. James, whose term was set to expire next November, said in the letter he plans to sell his home on Avenida Del Verdor in San Clemente and move to Wyoming where…

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New California Gold Rush Coming as Record Snowpack Melts

April 28, 2023
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Gold isn’t raining from the sky in the Golden State, but it might be flooding into the rivers by summer. “Nugget Nick” Prebalick expects the record snowpack in northern California to deposit even more gold in Woods Creek in Tuolumne County, where he shares a claim with his father and son near Jamestown. The family has…

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