Garcia Introduces Statewide Transportation Initiative
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Sacramento, California - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) introduced in extraordinary session today AB 23x1, the Active Transportation Program & Disadvantaged Communities Investment Act, which doubles the funding made available for projects and programs that encourage Californian’s to walk or ride their bicycles to school and work by making streets safer. AB 23x1 would also invest more in road maintenance and repair in disadvantaged communities throughout the Golden State.
Detector dogs do it again
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Sacramento, California - The California Dog Teams, CDFA’s squad of pest-detection dogs and their handlers, have enjoyed a great deal of success over the years sniffing-out invasive species at parcel delivery facilities and airfreight terminals throughout the state.
For Accurate Regional Climate Forecasts, Atmospheric Circulation is Key
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- Written by Robert Monroe
- Category: California News
San Diego, California - Society needs forecasts tailored to individual regions to be able to adapt to climate change, but a new paper says the most important consideration for creating accurate models has been largely overlooked.
More than three-quarters of a million elderly Californians ‘unofficially’ poor
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Los Angeles, California - Nearly 1 in 5 adults over 65 in California - more than three-quarters of a million people - live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Southern California wildfires have split personalities, and both will burn more acreage by midcentury
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Los Angeles, California - University of California climate scientists analyzed and unraveled the personalities of Southern California’s two kinds of wildfires, and found that while the notorious Santa Ana fires cause 10 times more economic damage, both kinds of fire are expected to burn more ground by midcentury.
California voters have mixed views on Common Core standards
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- Written by Merrill Balassone
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Los Angeles, California - As Californians get their first look at new test results since 2013, a new poll released today shows California voters have mixed views on the Common Core State Standards, and their views shift with the way questions about the standards are posed.
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