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Governor Declares Emergency Over Wildfire Near Yosemite
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County Saturday due to the effects of the Oak Fire.
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California Offers College Students $10K for Public Service
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 45 colleges and universities in California, including some of the most prestigious campuses in the state, will be part of a new public service program that will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
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Family: Danville Officer's Conviction for 2018 Killing Is ‘Partial Justice'
The family of a mentally ill man who died in a Danville police shooting received only partial justice after jurors convicted an officer of assault with a gun but deadlocked on a charge of voluntary manslaughter, their attorney said.
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California Launches Largest Free School Lunch Program in the US
California became the first state to adopt a universal lunch program that will give students the option to get school meals for free regardless of their family’s income.
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California Turns a Page on the Pandemic, Lifting Most COVID Restrictions
California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic.
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VTA Yard Shooter Was ‘Outsider' in Workplace: Survivor
The gunman in the San Jose mass shooting was an outsider at the rail yard he had worked at for more than a decade.
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Gunman's Ex-Wife Says She's ‘Shocked' About VTA Yard Shooting News
Cecilia Nelms is the ex-wife of the man identified as the gunman responsible for the VTA yard shooting, and she described him as bad tempered and said he was someone who could physically hurt others.
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California Public Schools See ‘Sharp Decline' in Enrollment
The California Department of Education says public school enrollment dropped by more than 160,000 this academic year.
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‘Zoom in a Room'? California's School Lag in Reopening Push
Frustrated parents across California say sending their children back to school for what they call “zoom in a room” is not the in-person learning experience they expected for the students.
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California Ethnic Studies Debate: Whose Stories Get Told?
Race and ethnicity can be tricky topics to discuss, especially in the classroom. But the California Department of Education had no idea how heated the debate would get when it set out to draft a model ethnic studies curriculum for high schools statewide. The process took over two years, multiple versions, and drew nearly 100,000 public comments. In one ongoing…
