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News Release Santa Paula, Calif.–The Gene Haas Foundation has made a $25,000 grant award to Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG) to support SEEAG’s STEM Career Pathways in Agriculture programs. The programs are provided at no cost to schools and are designed to teach middle and high school students about technology and science-driven agricultural careers. […]
News Release CAMARILLO, Calif. — While there has been a significant and encouraging response to the dire need for blood across the nation, the American Red Cross needs more people to give in the weeks ahead to recover from its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Those interested in helping are urged to […]
By Associated Press SACRAMENTO — A judge is allowing California to proceed with plans to allow earlier potential prison release dates for repeat offenders with serious and violent criminal histories under the state’s “three strikes” law. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shama Mesiwala has lifted the temporary restraining order she imposed last month. That order temporarily […]
In the face of California’s persistent drought and COVID-related restrictions, Triunfo Water & Sanitation District undertook community outreach and customer cost-saving programs throughout 2021 that will continue in 2022. The district also took steps to become a fully independent organization in the new year. And, through their Joint Powers Authority partnership, Triunfo and Las Virgenes […]
GOLETA, California – LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc., a leading developer of power generation and propulsion systems, has announced the achievement of both AS9100 and ISO 9001 certifications for its U.S. manufacturing facilities. AS9100 is the internationally recognized Quality Management System standard specific to the aviation, space, and defense industries. This standard is strongly supported and […]
By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square (The Center Square) – California Senate lawmakers passed a first-in-the-nation law on Wednesday that would require U.S.-based companies conducting business in the state and generating over $1 billion in revenue annually to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. The law, known as the Climate Corporate Accountability Act, passed the state Senate […]
Sebastian Hughes Ukrainian leadership sought to assure its citizens on Tuesday that an invasion by Russian forces was not imminent, the Associated Press reported. “As of today, there are no grounds to believe” Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine imminently, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in parliament on Tuesday, the AP reported. Reznikov noted that troops […]
By KAREN VELIE, CalCoast Former San Luis Obispo mayor and climate change activist Heidi Harmon attempted to “do the right thing,” and travel to a rally in San Francisco in an electric car. After multiple attempts to find a working charging station in San Jose, Harmon realized charging the car would take up to seven […]
By Don Jans My son told me many years ago that the most efficient and perhaps even best government would be a benevolent dictator. Under this form of government, the best decisions would be made to promote liberty and prosperity and they would be made in the most efficient manner. A common […]
Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In others, schools are calling on parents to fill the gap or are simply closing schools because they don’t have enough staff. School […]
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