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Elevated fire season restrictions affect target shooting, campfires in desert areas
Campers and target shooters heading out to remote desert areas might want to take notice after a recent announcement by the Bureau of Land Management. The bureau has elevated its seasonal fire restrictions beginning May 22 through October 24 for public lands managed by the BLM California Desert District. The...
California Promised A Higher Minimum Wage For Health Care Workers. Will Newsom Delay It?
A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.
California ranks last in opportunity due to cost of living: U.S. News
(The Center Square) – According to new state rankings, California ranks dead last in opportunity due to its high cost of living, says the U.S. News and World Report. USNWR’s report uses cost of living, economic opportunity, and equality to create its opportunity metric. California’s nation-worst cost of living was the main driver of the opportunity ranking, […]
Too much downtime, too little learning in special day classes
A growing concern has emerged in California regarding the educational rights of students with extensive support needs. These students, who often require ongoing assistance in physical, communication, or social support, may not be receiving the mandated instructional minutes set by the California Department of Education. Further, recent studies suggest that special education teachers spend only 20% of their daily time on actual teaching, with students receiving most of their instruction from paraeducators and other service providers. These findings point to wide-ranging implications for how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is really implemented in schools.
Home is where the sobriety is
California faces a difficult question: Should the state fund homeless shelters if those shelters require homeless people to be sober? Well, it’s a difficult question for California. Two assembly Democrats have introduced bills that would allow California to fund shelters that require sobriety, which is against state law. California’s current homelessness regime is considered a […]
Advocates work to reduce black bear encounters in Lake Tahoe ‘hot spot,’ as state charts new strategy
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KCRA) — The Department of Fish and Wildlife is working on a new Black Bear Conservation Plan for California. One of the goals is to minimize conflict as the number of encounters between black bears and people climbs in the state. The Lake Tahoe Basin...
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