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El Mirage Slayings Highlight the Ongoing Dangers of Cannabis
“The plague is the black market of marijuana and certainly cartel activity, and a number of victims are out there."
Tags: FeaturednewsSan Bernardinomarijuanacannabispublic safetyL.A. County Mulls Maximum Temps for Rental Units
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with a policy that would establish maximum allowable temperatures for rental units.
Tags: Featurednewsclimate changeLos AngelesRetirement Board’s Crackdown on Pension ‘Spiking’ Upheld by Court of Appeals
Affected retirees could lose hundreds of dollars a month.
Tags: Featurednewspensionspension reformpension spikingVenturaCentral Valley Communities Discover Elaborate Cave Dwellings Used by the Unhoused
Elaborate cave dwellings have been discovered in Modesto and Riverbank.
Tags: FeaturednewsStanislausHomelessHomelessnessShasta Leaders Vote to Allow Guns in County Buildings
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted in a favor of a resolution last week which would allow employees with concealed weapons permits (CCWs) to bring firearms into local government buildings.
Tags: FeaturednewsPolicygunsfirearmssecond amendmentShasta CountyNorCal Counties Lead the State in DUI Crashes
No Southern California county made the top 30. Northern California counties, on the other hand, dominated the list.
Tags: FeaturednewsListspublic safetyBreaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Los Angeles County and California Consulting Secure Over $5 Million for Innovative Case Management Pilot Program
San Mateo Supervisors Vote to Ban Public Camping
San Mateo County supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday that would outlaw public camping when shelter space is available.
Tags: FeaturednewsSan Mateohousing and land useHomelessnessOC Supervisors Reject New Ethics Rules as More Nepotism Comes to Light
An LAist investigation has uncovered additional county funds funneled to a nonprofit run by the daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do.
Tags: FeaturednewsEthicsorange countynepotismJudge Sides With County Commissioner Who Was Arrested for Criticizing the Sheriff
$2 Million in Funds Available for First-Time Homebuyers in San Diego County
First-time homebuyers in San Diego County have five more months to reap the benefits of a low-income down payment assistance program.
Tags: Featurednewshousinghousing and land useSan DiegoCalifornia Consulting Library Grants
Libraries are the universe's repertory of human knowledge, imagination and wonder.
Tags: FeaturednewsgrantsCalifornia ConsultingThese California Counties Used to Be Affordable. Now Housing is Out of Reach.
We’re used to real estate sticker shock in places like San Francisco and Santa Clara. But Merced? That’s unaffordable now too.
Tags: FeaturednewsListshousinghousing priceshousing affordabilityhousing crisisPlacerRiversideSacramentoMercedSan JoaquinSolanoContra CostaFresnoState Issues Warning to Shasta County Over Millions in Missing Funds
California’s Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) is giving Shasta County until Feb.
Tags: Featurednewshousinghousing and land useShasta CountyModocShastaLassenPlumasSierraSiskiyouDel NorteHomelessnessReddingSonoma’s Fentanyl Ad Controversy is a Lesson for Counties Everywhere
Fentanyl is dangerous enough without the exaggerated PSAs.
Tags: Featurednewspublic safetySonomadistrict attorneyVideofentanylPlans for a New Sustainable City Could Go Before Solano County Voters in November
After a rough start, the billionaire backers behind a mysterious Solano County development project are hoping for a do-over.
Tags: Featurednewsland usesolano countyCalifornia ForeverFire and Emergency Funding Grants
Most of the grants are available for safety organizations, such as fire departments, law enforcement agencies, first responders, EMS organizations, nonprofit organizations and schools.
Tags: FeaturednewsListsgrantsCalifornia ConsultingDevelopment Impact Fees Go Before the U.S. Supreme Court
A case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could make it harder for cities and counties to charge impact fees.
Tags: Featurednewsscotuslegalsupreme courtrevenuetax and revenueimpact feesdevelopmentHealth Snapshot: California Counties
Kern is California's unhealthiest county and one of the least healthy counties nationwide.
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