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07/12/2024
Beginning Monday, 150 households in Fresno County are expected to receive a $500 prepaid card to spend on anything they’d like — no strings attached. It will be the first of 12 monthly recurring payments those Southwest Fresno and Huron residents will receive as part of a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families.

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07/12/2024
A mother picks up her son from daycare in Richmond on Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Marissa Leshnov for CalMatters

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07/11/2024
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Summer break at FCUSD is an opportunity for students to engage in fun, unique, and enriching educational experiences.

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07/11/2024
Image for display with article titled Lake Tahoe Restoration Act 10-Year Extension Passes in the Senate

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) legislation to extend the authorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act for 10 years passed the Senate on July 10.

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07/10/2024
Image for display with article titled Removal of Select Folsom Boulevard Landmark Oaks Approved 4-1

The future of some landmark oak trees along Folsom Boulevard was a top item on the agenda at Folsom’s City Hall Tuesday night as the City Council held its first meeting of July.

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07/10/2024
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, California’s Democratic leaders moved fast to shore up reproductive rights: They persuaded voters to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, approved a dozen bills strengthening abortion protections and passed a law in May to enable Arizona doctors to temporarily provide abortion services for their patients in California.

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07/10/2024
A five week workshop with information for landowners affected by wildfire is being offered by the the University of California Forest Stewardship program team from July 16 through August 6. Sessions are once a week over Zoom.

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07/10/2024
Completion of a fiber-to-the-home broadband Internet project was announced by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and technology partner Cal.net.

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07/10/2024
Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.

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07/10/2024
Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.

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07/09/2024
Image for display with article titled Firefighters Halt Intense Vehicle, Vegetation Fire Near Bass Lake Road

A quick response by two different fire agencies prevented a fire from getting out of hand late Monday night in El Dorado Hills. 

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07/09/2024
Image for display with article titled Sac County Animal Shelter Offers No Cost Adoptions Through July

Month long effort sponsored by Bissell Pet Foundation

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07/09/2024
In three rulings the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a body blow to the federal bureaucracy. From healthcare to climate to workers’ rights, California’s rules often go farther.

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07/09/2024
The report from the independent investigation of the El Dorado Hills Community Services District cites a conflict of interest, other issues.

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07/08/2024
Image for display with article titled Firefighters Rescue Hooked Hawk at Browns Ravine

Firefighters respond to all types of calls day in and day out. Regardless if its a medical aid, fire, a traffic accident or whatever has someone or something in distress, they are there in a moments notice, even it’s a wild bird suspended in the air by fishing line. 

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07/08/2024
Image for display with article titled Report of Dog Death on Social Media Triggers Investigation Into Harmful Algal Booms in South Lake Tahoe

Social media posts mourning the death of an owner's beloved dog has had many re-posting the incident with warnings about cyanobacteria in the water at certain beaches in Lake Tahoe.

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07/08/2024
Private-sector jobs in California have declined since their post-pandemic peak, while public-sector employment has shown gains, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office says.

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07/08/2024
A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

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07/08/2024
CalMatters launched Digital Democracy in April, and its impact has rippled across the Legislature.

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07/07/2024
Heat waves have killed hundreds of Californians and cost billions of dollars in the past decade, according to a new report from the state insurance department.

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07/07/2024
There’s a lot of misinformation floating around out there about homelessness in California. We use data to dispel several common myths.

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07/06/2024
Image for display with article titled Fire Forces Evacuations Near Placerville Saturday Afternoon

Some residents in El Dorado County were being ordered to evacuate while others received evacuation orders Saturday afternoon after a vegetation fire broke out in Placerville that is threatening several homes.

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