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University of California academic workers strike to stand up for pro-Palestinian protesters
By JANIE HAR Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech
How one California contractor used a digital whiteboard to streamline project schedules
Wahid Tadros knows how much goes into scheduling a construction job. Tadros is the president of Pleasanton, California-based heavy construction firm California Engineering Contractors. The firm was founded in 1972 and handles a breadth of public works projects, including railroad construction, tunnel retrofit and rehabilitation and flood control structures. It has 45 salaried employees, and
How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland.
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Fresnoland. The land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts, pistachios, olives, cherries
Vulnerable California Republicans vote for Biden impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday voted to formalize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, intensifying their investigation into unproven allegations that the president benefited from his son’s overseas business dealings.The vote is a formality, but it puts the House GOP — including vulnerable California members who face competitive reelection contests next year — on record in
Nueva ley de California ofrece protección contra facturas por viajes en ambulancia
El año pasado, el caballo de la familia pateó varias veces en el pecho a Megan, la hija de Jennifer Reisz. La estudiante universitaria cayó al suelo, incapaz de moverse ni hablar. Aunque estaba sola, su Apple Watch detectó su angustia y llamó al 911. La llevaron a un hospital en Clovis, una ciudad del
No room in the dorm? California students get creative with housing.
Le’Ana Jackson, a senior at the University of California, Riverside, is ambivalent about campus housing. Her junior year, the school didn’t tell her until a month before classes started that she and her roommate could share a $1,750-a-month, one-bedroom apartment. They couldn’t sign their lease until the second week in October, so she had to pay
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Southern California air regulators voted unanimously Friday to adopt more stringent rules to monitor and curb smog-forming pollution from fuel storage tanks at oil refineries and other facilities. The South Coast Air Quality Management District voted 9 to 0 to amend current rules and require more stringent vapor controls for storage
Patients in California County May See Refunds, Debt Relief From Charity Care Settlement
California’s largest public hospital plans to start notifying 43,000 former patients Monday that they may be eligible for refunds or billing corrections, part of what advocates called a major legal settlement that will help force the hospital to fulfill its charity care obligations. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, along with other units of county-owned Santa
Bankrupt California Hospital Receives Lifeline From Adventist, Report Says
Karen Paolinelli, Madera Community Hospital's CEO, walks down a hallway inside the closed hospital in Madera, California, on May 10. The hospital recently reached an agreement with Adventist Community Health to take over the bankrupt facility and avoid liquidation. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/via Getty Images) Bankrupt Madera Community Hospital has received a last-minute lifeline from
California LGMA announces romaine testing study
The California LGMA (Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement) has announced the initiation of a 2-year food safety study called “Romaine Test & Learn.” Approved unanimously by the LGMA Advisory Board, the study aims to collect and analyze pathogen test data for romaine lettuce from LGMA members, encompassing both pre-harvest and post-harvest testing. Jan Berk, LGMA Chair