A screenshot of the CalFire active incidents web page from August 4, 2024. Yikes.
I hate to be a broken record droning on and on about wildfires, but California is breaking records with the hottest July ever, leading to possibly the worst fire season ever.
Global average temperatures are fast approaching 1.5°Celsius above pre-industrial levels—a tipping point—and the extreme weather predicted by climate scientists is already upon us.
We've previously written about how communities are devoting resources to prepare for and respond to extreme events, and in this issue of The Newsletter we want to shine a spotlight on a partnership building community resilience in North Tahoe.
The California Department of Health Care Services has granted $15 million to provide more mental health services to the homeless, whose numbers, according to the recent point-in-time count, have doubled over the last 2 years.
(08/06/2024) Manteca Bulletin
If the $10 billion state bond measure to fund school facility upgrades is approved by voters on November 5, millions of dollars will trickle down to a list of approved local projects.
(08/06/2024) Manteca Bulletin
A proposal has been submitted for hundreds of new homes to be built on a 58.45-acre lot on Sedan Avenue in Manteca.
(08/06/2024) Manteca Bulletin
Sacramento State University released findings from an audit of Capital Public Radio which included misuse of funds and mismanagement of records.
(08/05/2024) CapPublicRadio
City of Manteca Mayor Gary Singh advocates traffic signals be included as a public safety measure, even if the city has to pursue funding by itself.
(08/02/2024) Manteca Bulletin
A list of road repairs and traffic signal improvements has been referred to the City of Ripon’s Department of Planning and Economic Development for consideration.
(08/02/2024) Manteca Bulletin
A Free Family Fun Night is scheduled for Friday, August 9 at Mossdale Landing Community Park, 700 Towne Centre Drive in Lathrop.
(08/02/2024) Manteca Bulletin
The last day that property owners in the Ripon Consolidated Fire District can vote on Proposition 218 is Thursday, August 8.
(08/02/2024) Manteca Bulletin
In a meeting on August 1, San Joaquin County Supervisors discussed the consequences of the 2014 Proposition 47, which reclassified several crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, and voted to support its repeal and replacement with Proposition 36 on the November ballot.
(08/02/2024) LodiNews
A look at the hottest July ever recorded in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys and what's to come.
(08/02/2024) The Sacramento Bee
Despite recently hiring over 100 new teachers, the Manteca Unified School District is working to hire dozens more.
(08/01/2024) Manteca Bulletin
The San Joaquin County homeless point-in-time count was released on July 31, and showed a sharp increase in the number of homeless over the last two years.
(08/01/2024) LodiNews
The City of Sacramento is preparing its Streets for People Active Transportation Plan and is seeking public input through online comments and in workshops.
(07/30/2024) CapPublicRadio
Delicato Family Wines has decided not to press forward with the November referendum, going ahead with lawsuit.
(07/30/2024) Manteca Bulletin
Following discussion in their July 26 meeting, the Stockton City Council approved a resolution opposing the measure.
(07/30/2024) Stocktonia
So many intense wildfires all at once require an intricate chess game for maneuvering firefighters and equipment around the U.S.
(08/06/2024) CalMatters
A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.
(08/06/2024) CalMatters
The Senate appropriations committee sent dozens upon dozens of bills — that have a price tag of at least $50,000 to $150,000 and that may also be politically dicey — to the dreaded suspense file, where many could die quickly on Aug. 15.
(08/06/2024) CalMatters
Many landlords in California can only raise the rent a certain amount. On August 1, they — and their tenants — found out how high.
(08/02/2024) CalMatters
About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County.
(08/01/2024) CalMatters
Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.
(08/01/2024) CalMatters
A voter at a polling center at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana on March 5, 2024. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters
(08/01/2024) CalMatters
Although the initiative process — proposing new laws via ballot measures — has been in California’s constitution for more than a century, its use was fairly uncommon until the 1970s.
(07/30/2024) CalMatters
