California
Friday, March 29, 2024
Educators sound alarm about teacher shortage
Education advocates are calling on lawmakers to increase funding for programs to combat the teacher shortage. Around 37% of schools nationwide …
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Major progress in effort to protect CA giant sequoias from megafires
Crews have been ramping up wildfire resilience projects to thin out brush and dead wood in California's giant sequoia groves, clearing twice as many …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Partial shutdown of crab fishing season considered to protect whales
A working group convened by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife meets today to consider a partial closure of the commercial Dungeness crab …
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
CA foster care advocates ask lawmakers to fund in-person response teams
Advocates for foster families are pressing lawmakers to save the Family Urgent Response System from the budget ax. California faces a $37.9 billion …
Bill would fund National Parent & Youth Helpline
The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S…
On World Water Day, advocates call on Congress to reinstate protections
Today is World Water Day, established 21 years ago by the United Nations to promote clean, fresh water. This year, advocates in the U.S. are …
CA referendum would lift ban on new oil wells near homes
A referendum on the ballot this fall gives California voters the chance to either uphold or reject a law which would require oil and gas wells to be s…
Environmental advocates cheer new EPA clean-car rules
Clean-air groups are calling the Biden administration's new rules on vehicle pollution the single biggest action the Environmental Protection Agency h…
Historic agreement to return Redwoods land to Yurok Tribe
Plans to open a new gateway to Redwoods State and National Parks got a big boost Tuesday, paving the way for a key parcel of land to be returned to …
Higher education experts call for more equitable financial aid reform
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of California high school seniors have to figure out if they can afford to go to college in the fall - and two new …
Aspiring bilingual teachers cross the border to gain insight
Immigration is a hot-button issue these days, but people studying to become bilingual teachers at one California university are making an effort to …
CA bill aims to reduce marine mammal entanglements in set gillnets
A new bill aims to reduce the number of sea lions, sharks, rays, skates and giant sea bass dying off the coast of Southern California in huge set …