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Public Safety Resilience

Winter Preparedness Guide: Prepare Your Home for Winter

12/08/2023
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Getting your home ready for winter weather will save you thousands in repairs from broken water pipes and fires by following a few simple tips from FEMA, American Red Cross and Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team.

From Los Angeles Times...

Public Safety Elections & Politics Government

Protesters Expected Outside of Biden LA Fundraiser

12/08/2023
A large gathering of protesters sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinian people is expected outside a fundraiser Dec. 8 in Westwood for President Biden. Police have warned that any violence won’t be tolerated.

From Placer Herald...

Public Safety Transportation City of Rocklin

Rocklin Council Adopts Design for Future Rocklin Road I-80 Pedestrian Crossing

12/06/2023
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The Rocklin City Council took another step toward its Interstate 80 Rocklin Road reconfiguration project, adopting environmental documents and a design for the pedestrian/bicycle crossing.

From Sierra Sun...

Public Safety Animals

Forest Service Issues New Food, Refuse Storage Order

12/01/2023
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To help keep Tahoe bears wild, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has issued an order that requires the proper storage of food and garbage on all National Forest System lands in the basin.

From The Mercury News...

Public Safety Health Crime & Justice

Stolen Blue Shield of California Data Could Hit Dark Web

12/01/2023
Hackers stole data this week from Blue Shield of California. Historically, this type of data has sometimes wound up for sale on what’s known as the dark web, the part of the internet not typically included in search engine results.

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Public Safety Education Families & Children Government

Right-Wing Takeover of SoCal School Board Stirs Angst

12/01/2023
Students and teachers alike are decrying the actions of the Temecula Valley Unified School District board, which became conservative in majority following the recent elections of three members. The board’s actions include banning critical race theory and mandating parental notification if their child is transgender.

From SFGate...

Public Safety Environment Health

Sewage Spill Closes Southern California Beach

11/29/2023
Two miles of public beach were closed in Laguna Beach following a spill of 94,500 gallons of sewage. Orange County is testing water to determine when the beach will be safe to reopen.

From New York Times...

Public Safety Health Government

More Migrants Getting Hurt Climbing Border Wall in California

11/27/2023
Seven times as many patients have been admitted to the trauma unit at UC San Diego Health since the Trump administration raised the height of the border wall to 30 feet in California. The hospital also notes that 23 people have died in falls from the wall since 2019.

From New York Times...

Public Safety Crisis & Personal Support Government

Why It’s Taken So Long for the Golden Gate Bridge to Get a Protective Barrier

11/14/2023
Workers are in the final stages of a long, $217 million project: Install a protective barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge. Roughly 2,000 people have died by suicide jumping from the bridge since it opened in 1937.

From CalMatters...

Public Safety Education Elections & Politics Government

Backlash Politics: How Conservatives Have Success Rolling Back California Progressivism

11/14/2023
Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance to protest California’s progressive politics. The fight in Huntington Beach could be a harbinger of what’s to come.

From Sierra Sun...

Public Safety Water

Northstar Community Service District GM Announces Retirement; Mike Geary to Be Appointed Assistant GM

11/08/2023
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After two decades of service to the Northstar Community Services District, General Manager Mike Staudenmayer has announced his retirement effective in December 2024. Mike Geary will be appointed assistant general manager.

From The Guardian...

Public Safety

WW2-Era Southern California Blimp Hangar Destroyed by Fire

11/07/2023
Tustin Air Base was destroyed Nov. 7 in a raging fire that could last for days. Authorities said letting the 1942 hangar collapse was the only way to contain the fire.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Public Safety Health Crime & Justice Government

California Sues Meta for Damaging Kids’ Mental Health

11/05/2023

Is the controversy over social media just another moral panic, or something to really panic about?

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Public Safety History Crime & Justice Government

California Gun Control Laws and Mass Shootings

10/26/2023
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How a series of mass shootings has made California the toughest gun control state in the nation.

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Public Safety Transportation Government

State DMV and CPUC Both Pull Self-Driving Cruise Taxis From Road

10/25/2023
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State DMV claims Cruise company was not fully forthcoming with information about a recent accident.

From Sierra Sun...

Public Safety Transportation

First Chain Control of the Season in Effect on I-80

10/25/2023
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Chain controls are in effect on Interstate 80 from the Donner Lake Interchange to Kingvale in both directions.

From Auburn Journal...

Public Safety City of Auburn Daniel Berlant

Berlant Named State Fire Marshal, Steps Down From Auburn City Council

10/13/2023
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Public Safety Health Homelessness Crisis & Personal Support Government

Californians’ Mental Health: Newsom Signs Law to Overhaul System

10/11/2023
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But opponents fear that new involuntary treatment rules violate civil liberties.

From Auburn Journal...

Daniel Berlant Public Safety City of Auburn

Auburn Councilman Appointed as California State Fire Marshal

10/10/2023
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Daniel Berlant, a member of the Auburn City Council, has had a career working for Cal Fire since 2001.

From CalMatters...

Public Safety Health Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

California May Ban Additives in Some Candies—But Not Skittles

10/02/2023
The European Union has banned certain additives that are used in American candies and baked goods. California is on the cusp of prohibiting their sale by 2027.

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