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California inmates fight wildfires — but if prisons can’t supply enough crews, what’s next?
The Sacramento Bee· 6 days agoCalifornia has long depended on incarcerated people to battle wildfires. Since the end of World War II, the state has relied on inmates to staff its more than 200 “hand crews ...
Where is hot in September? Best holiday destinations for late summer sun
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTemperatures can still go into the late thirties, making indoor activities such as the Dubai Mall...
I Lived My Life As a Gay Man. An Unconventional Therapy Helped Me Realize I Was Something Else.
Slate· 4 days agoIn the decades since, I’ve come out to my mother, marched against California’s draconian Proposition...
Editorial: Stop eroding California’s Brown Act transparency law for local government
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoLast year, we warned that California residents could soon find their local city councils, school...
Why California regulators have to protect both consumers and company profits
Orange County Register· 3 days agoIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Southern Pacific Railroad wielded almost total...
GUEST COLUMN: Congress must stop misguided, chaotic California policies
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 2 days agoIn 2018, California voters passed a ballot measure known as Proposition 12, which regulates sow...
California Governor Criticized for Proposal to Eliminate Health Benefit for Some Disabled Immigrants
US News & World Report· 6 days agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed he would not fix the state's budget deficit by taking away health insurance from low-income adults living in the country without legal permission ...
Hundreds of Los Angeles fire hydrants stolen as fire season starts
The Center Square· 2 days agoFire hydrant thefts join a spate of street lamp pole thefts in Pasadena and the rise of electric...
Salvadoran American Voters in San Francisco Divided Over Tough-on-Crime Approach | KQED
KQED· 38 minutes agoSalvadorans are the second-largest Latino population in San Francisco, and with concerns about...
California voters will be asked for billions to fund climate, school facilities, lawmaker says
The Sacramento Bee· 7 days agoCalifornia lawmakers are poised to ask voters for billions of dollars in bond money to fund two priorities: school facilities and climate change initiatives, a legislator ...