Depending on your perspective, Modesto might be seen as a green oasis in terms of legal marijuana in Stanislaus County. Eight retailers with Modesto addresses are selling pot under temporary … Click to Continue »
Read More »Could California State Parks Be A Solution For San Joaquin River Parkway?
A new bill in the assembly would grant the California State Parks Department authority over land along the San Joaquin River Parkway. The bill by Fresno Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula would expand the existing Millerton Lake State Recreation Area along the 22-mile stretch of public and private riverbottom land between Friant …
Read More »Bill Seeks To Ban “Willful Defiance” Suspensions In California Schools
A new bill in the California Senate would ban so-called “willful defiance” suspensions in k-12 schools throughout the state. The legislation (SB 607) comes amid a recent push from social justice organizations for schools to adopt “restorative justice” or PBIS approaches to school discipline issues, as well as a looming …
Read More »Teacher accidentally fires gun in California public safety class, injuring 3 students
Dennis Alexander told his California high school class Tuesday that he was going to check his pistol to be sure it was unloaded before conducting a lesson on disarming an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump ‘basically going to war’ with California, Jerry Brown says
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday slammed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for “initiating a reign of terror” against immigrants in California. Sessions on Tuesday filed suit against the state over … Click to Continue »
Read More »U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks about California, immigration in Sacramento
The morning after the Trump administration sued California over its immigration policies, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at 8 a.m. to members of the California Peace Officers Association. … Click to Continue »
Read More »To feed the nation, California farmers must adapt to a warming climate, study says
Heat waves, droughts and floods are climate trends that will force California farmers to change some practices — including what they grow — to continue producing yields that historically have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Feral cattle terrorize hikers and devour native plants in a California national monument
Sand to Snow National Monument is a quiet place – its mountainous high desert and cascading streams a draw for those seeking panoramic views, tranquility and solitude. But on a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nutria Pose New Threat To Wildlife, Water In Central California
California has a new water problem, but it’s not drought, and it’s not endangered fish. Instead it’s a roughly 20-pound creature that’s described as an “invasive swamp rodent” called the nutria. It’s already causing problems in Merced County wetlands and state officials worry the pesky and prolific rodent could further …
Read More »Study: Salt marshes will vanish if seas keep rising and California keeps building
On one side, there’s the rising ocean. On the other, rising buildings. Squeezed between the two are California’s salt marshes – a unique ecosystem filled with pickleweed and cordgrass, shorebirds … Click to Continue »
Read More »California “WaterFix” Drops One Tunnel In Bid To Save Project
The California Department of Water Resources has announced it will scale back Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two water tunnels beneath the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta. Under the proposal released today the California WaterFix would be broken up into two phases. The first phase would include only one …
Read More »California moves ahead with one delta tunnel, scaling back ambitious water delivery project
California officials Wednesday said they will press ahead with a smaller version of a long-planned water delivery project, initially building one, instead of two, massive tunnels in the heart of … Click to Continue »
Read More »This California woman was reported missing. Then she was spotted on ‘The Bachelor’
If you’re a fan of “The Bachelor,” there’s probably very little that surprises you. Cattiness, lots of kissing, tearful moments. But the show may have broken new ground after one … Click to Continue »
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