California’s corrections department’s failure to prepare when it moved hundreds of high-security female inmates from a Central Valley prison to one in inland Southern California may have contributed to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Congress aims to weaken regulations, posing a challenge for California officials
California is confronting the limits of its power to save federal environmental protections as Congress and the Trump administration take aim at a landmark law the state has relied on … Click to Continue »
Read More »In California, Quest For Clean Drinking Water Often Delayed By Paperwork
Drive through the pomegranate and pistachio orchards between highways 41 and 99 and you may stumble upon Valley Teen Ranch , a cluster of residential homes where juvenile offenders come to be rehabilitated. Today, a few men are in their living room playing a basketball video game and making small …
Read More »California orders closer look at 93 dams after Oroville crisis; including in Merced
California officials have ordered owners of 93 dams, including two operated by Merced Irrigation District, to reinspect their flood-control spillways following the Oroville Dam crisis, saying the spillways need a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Up-close footage of California National Guard firefighting efforts
The 129th Rescue Wing shows its recent firefighting efforts in Northern California. The crew on the Pave Hawk helicopter, included Major Nate Nowaski, Capt. Tyler Gibson, Staff Sgt. Christian Meyers and Senior Airman Ryan Dumatol. Video was posted July 17, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »See the Detwiler fire from satellite high above California
The 70,000-plus-acre Detwiler fire burning near Yosemite National Park west of Mariposa can bee seen from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite above. The satellite imagery shows wind pushing the smoke. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California Legislature extends state’s cap-and-trade climate program in rare bipartisan effort
California lawmakers voted Monday evening to extend the state’s premiere program on climate change, a victory for Gov. Jerry Brown that included unprecedented Republican support for fighting global warming. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gov. Brown and lawmakers unveil proposal to extend California climate program
After weeks of back-and-forth between environmentalists and business interests, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders introduced a proposal Monday to reauthorize California’s cap-and-trade program, the centerpiece of the state’s efforts … Click to Continue »
Read More »Brown says California will host climate talks
In a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s disengagement from worldwide climate change efforts, California Gov. Jerry Brown told an international audience Thursday the president “doesn’t speak for the rest of … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 adults, 3 pups make a wolf package deal in Northern California
A recently discovered gray wolf pack is now the second-known family of the endangered species to call the Northern California wilderness home, state wildlife officials confirmed Wednesday. Known as the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here she is, 2017’s Miss California
Grass Valley native Jillian Smith, entered as Miss Yosemite Valley, was crowned Miss California during the annual pageant Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Saroyan Theatre in Fresno. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Miss California crowns its champ, and the winner is …
Jillian Smith is one of seven granddaughters who have competed in Miss America events. None made it past the state level. Until Saturday. Smith, a 22-year-old native from Grass Valley, … Click to Continue »
Read More »No license? No problem. Saturday, July 1, is a free fishing day in California
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife offers two free fishing days this year, July 1 and Sept. 2. While all fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours and stream closures remain in effect, anyone can fish without purchasing a fishing license. …
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