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How Safe Are California’s Bridges?
Over two dozen frequently traveled bridges in California are structurally deficient.
Tags: FeaturednewsinfrastructuretransportationMeet the OC Health Care Agency’s New Director
The Orange County Health Care Agency has announced Dr. Veronica Kelley as its new Director.
Tags: Featurednewscomings and goingsorange countyhealthhealth careConstruction on Wildlife Crossing to Shut Down Portion of the 101 Freeway
Parts of the 101 freeway will be shut down in the evenings next month as crews continue work on a wildlife crossing.
Tags: FeaturednewswildlifeanimalsinfrastructureCalifornia Forever Accused of Dishonest Tactics in Signature Gathering Campaign
Signature gatherers are accused been lying to members of the public in order to get them to sign the petition for a ballot measure.
Tags: Featurednewscampaigns and electionsCalifornia Foreverhousing and land usesolano countyCalifornia Consulting Publishes New List of Municipal Grant Opportunities
This list of municipal grant opportunities was published by California Consulting, Inc.
Tags: FeaturednewsgrantsCalifornia ConsultingProp 1 Passes in Squeaker Election, Changing How Counties Spend Mental Health Funds
Proposition 1 has passed by a razor thin margin.
Tags: Featurednewscampaigns and electionsproposition 1Newsom Adds More Counties to Emergency Declaration, Asks for Federal Assistance
Eleven more counties have been
Tags: Featurednewsextreme weatherstate of emergencyAlamedaButteGlennLakeMendocinoMontereySacramentoSan FranciscoSanta CruzSonomaSutterMysterious $12 Million Settlement Appears on Shasta Supes’ Consent Agenda. What is It for?
Questions are swirling over a mysterious item that appeared on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ consent agenda last week.
Tags: FeaturednewsShasta Countysettlementmysterytransparencyboard of supervisorsCalifornia Consulting Celebrates Significant $400,000 from CA Department of Boating and Waterways
California Consulting is celebrating a significant win as we helped secure more than $400,000 from the California Department of Boating and Waterways to support the Merced Irrigation District (MID) Parks and Recreation Department.
Tags: FeaturednewsCalifornia ConsultinggrantsCalifornia Sues El Dorado County and Placerville for Banning Needle Exchange
California has filed a lawsuit against El Dorado County and the City of Placerville over the jurisdictions’ bans on needle exchange programs.
Tags: Featurednewslegallawsuitpublic healthharm reductionneedle exchangeEl DoradoPlacervilleLos Angeles Supervisors Will Crack Down on Airbnbs
Supervisors have given preliminary approval to new restrictions on short-term rentals.
Tags: Featurednewshousing and land useairbnbLos AngelesFeds Warn of Cyberattacks Against Water Systems
“Drinking water and wastewater systems are a lifeline for communities, but many systems have not adopted important cybersecurity practices to thwart potential cyberattacks,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “EPA and NSC take these threats very seriously and will continue to partner with state environmental, health, and homeland security leaders to address the pervasive and challenging risk of cyberattacks on water systems.”
Tags: Featurednewscyberattackscyber securitywaterShigella Infections on the Rise in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz health authorities are battling an outbreak of shigellosis, a highly infectious disease of the intestine.
Tags: FeaturednewsSanta Cruzpublic healthHomelessHomelessnessL.A. Supervisors Offer Reward for Information in 16-Year-Old Deputy Homicide Case
“I’m hopeful this reward will encourage someone to provide a critical tip or bit of information to find everyone who had a hand in this murder,” said Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “Justice must be served.”
Tags: Featurednewscrimepublic safetyLos AngelesNonprofit Run by Andrew Do’s Daughter Misses Deadline to Show How It Spent County Funds
During the pandemic, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do helped steer $4 million to a nonprofit run by his 22-year-old daughter Rhiannon Do. What became of that money is now a question of urgency.
Tags: Featurednewstransparencyorange countyCancer Diagnoses Among Young People Are Surging in One So Cal County
A new report from City of Hope finds that Orange County has Southern California’s highest cancer rate in people under 50.
Tags: FeaturednewshealthOrangeSonoma County Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday declaring racism a public health crisis,
Tags: Featurednewssonoma countyracismpublic healthThese Counties Lead the Nation in Population Growth and Decline
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show some of the population shifts that occurred during the pandemic are beginning to slow.
Tags: FeaturednewsListspopulationCalifornia’s Deadliest Counties for Pedestrians
Local and state politicians have vowed for years to reduce the state’s abysmal pedestrian fatality rate. It’s not working.
Tags: FeaturednewsListspublic safetypedestrians