When it comes to the health care safety net, there’s been a lot of uncertainty in the last few months. Republican lawmakers spent the better part of the year trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and funding has been on shaky ground for community health centers that treat low-income …
Read More »Report: California’s College Pathway Needs Work
A new report from the Public Policy Institute of California says the state’s pathway from high school to college is broken. Only 30 percent of 9th grade students will go on to earn a bachelors degree, despite years of work to boost that number. Even students that are on a …
Read More »New Book Celebrates History, Culture Of Highway 99, California’s “Main Street”
The highway plays an important part in the mystique of the American West. From the so-called “Mother Road” of Route 66 that wound from Chicago to LA, to the picturesque beauty of the California coast along Highway 1, our highways are more than just transportation infrastructure, they are a part …
Read More »All 35 of the University of California’s highest-paid employees in 2016 were men
Some keys to earning more than $ 1 million as a University of California employee: Be a doctor. Or a coach. Or maybe an administrator. Also, be a man. The 35 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Private Domestic Well Owners Left Behind In California’s Water Quality Push
The recent drought underscored the struggles of private well owners as wells across Tulare County went dry. But an underlying issue has existed all along: even those who have drinking water don’t necessarily know if it’s safe. “The problem is that those people that live outside of the city and …
Read More »Invasive weevil spreads north, endangering California’s palms
SAN DIEGO–An invasive beetle that crossed from Mexico into southern San Diego County more than five years ago is continuing to head north, threatening widespread destruction of ornamental palm trees … Click to Continue »
Read More »California’s rise from the drought as told through satellite images
Not so long ago, California was in the middle of a deep drought but in June its snow water equivalent rose to a heaping 170 percent of normal. NASA shows in its latest video that satellites were capturing that change. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Meet the candidate for California’s official state dinosaur. And it’s from Fresno County
A California lawmaker wants to designate fossils found in Fresno County as the official state dinosaur. The fossils, discovered nearly 80 years ago, are now in a Los Angeles County museum. … Click to Continue »
Read More »New Valley PBS Documentary Miniseries Looks At Water In California’s Central Valley
Earlier this month Valley PBS launched a documentary miniseries called “Tapped Out: The History and Battle over Water in California’s San Joaquin Valley.” The four-part series examines the history of water in California. Each episode delves into a different part of the history and future of water in the region …
Read More »California’s high-speed rail system could be operated first by a foreign firm
Five international teams of companies – all from nations with well-established passenger rail systems – have submitted their qualifications to handle the early ramp-up operation of California’s future high-speed rail … Click to Continue »
Read More »New Nat Geo Film Features Valley Voices, Looks At California’s Shady Water Deals
The new documentary ” Water & Power: A California Heist ” takes a look at past and current water wars in California. It’s told through the eyes of Valley voices like journalist Mark Arax and Bakersfield Californian Columnist Lois Henry. “This is a very serious issue,” says the films director …
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 »This is what California’s bullet train would look like
Siemens official Armin Kick talks about what the high-speed rail car would look like outside the Capitol in Sacramento on Feb. 24, 2015. Siemens is a major manufacturer of bullet train cars. … Click to Continue »
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