Targeting wealth inequality and the climate change crisis, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed a large crowd at Fresno City College Friday amid a sea of “Bernie” signs and episodic chants of his first name. Sanders spoke about a litany of proposals his administration would support including health care …
Read More »Bernie Sanders To Champion Green New Deal In Fresno This Week
After cancelling California rallies due to a health scare in October, presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be coming to Fresno this week. Sanders’ campaign is hosting a “ Green New Deal Rally ” at Fresno City College Friday evening at 6 p.m. The free event at the …
Read More »Segregation, Racism, and An Inventive Postal Worker: The Rise Of The Real-Life “Green Book”
Forget the movie, which won the 2019 Oscar for Best Picture despite criticism for being overly simplistic and “whitewashed”—the real-life “Green Book” was a widely-distributed paperback pamphlet that listed tens of thousands of businesses that would serve African Americans in pre-Civil Rights Act America. In this interview, we speak with …
Read More »Green Hill Fire (Humboldt County)
Green Hill Fire: more info… Updated: November 12, 2018 6:26 pm County: Humboldt County Location: off Highway 299 in the area of Green Hill Acres Burned – Containment: 10 acres
Read More »Green Fire (San Diego County) Started 6/03/2018, updated 6/03/2018
California hit hard by Trump administration’s undoing of green policies
When 50,000 acre-feet of water went gushing out of the Sacramento River last month, it fast became a test of California’s ability to protect its environmental policies from an increasingly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists keep an eye on green sea turtles adapting to life in the San Gabriel River’s murky flows
When scientists confirmed their existence in the San Gabriel River in 2008, the green sea turtles were thought to be oddballs or lost wanderers. The federally endangered species usually is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to be green? Work at home
Expanding mass-transit systems is a pillar of green and “new urbanist” thinking, but with few exceptions, the idea of ever-larger numbers of people commuting into an urban core ignores a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley Charter claims automatic renewal with Los Banos school district, pursues state charter
The Green Valley Charter School’s last ditch efforts at surviving for next school year now depend on legal wrangling with the Los Banos Unified School District, or the California Board … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley’s chances for state charter renewal are unclear
The Green Valley Charter School’s last ditch effort at surviving depends on the California Board of Education, if the school decides to continue fighting to renew its charter. And that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Green Valley Charter School headed to state after county board denies renewal appeal
Supporters of a troubled Los Banos charter school lost a critical bid to save their program on Monday when the Merced County Board of Education refused an appeal to renew … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s top education official nominates Yosemite High for national ‘green’ award
Yosemite High School is up for another national award for its conservation efforts and environmental and health initiatives. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson nominated Yosemite High and two … Click to Continue »
Read More »After Los Banos rejects charter renewal, Green Valley board must choose how to proceed
Green Valley Charter School officials are fighting to keep the school open for the 2017-18 school year. The Los Banos Unified School District board’s governing board last Thursday voted 4-3 … Click to Continue »
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