March 17, 2021

17Mar

POLICY & POLITICS

 

North SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Local Schools Update:

 

Turlock declares homelessness emergency

Turlock Journal

Interim Turlock City Manager Gary Hampton issued a proclamation of a local emergency in response to the increase of individuals experiencing homelessness in Turlock and the Turlock City Council ratified it Tuesday night, and in doing so approved funding for mitigation efforts.

 

Stanislaus County records unemployment rate slightly above 9%

Turlock Journal

The unemployment rate for Stanislaus County in January went down slightly from the previous month and is just above California's rate, according to the latest data from the Employment Development Department.

 

Applications are now open for San Joaquin County and Stockton rental assistance programs

Stockton Record

On Monday, both the county and city of Stockton launched their respective rental assistance programs, which were made possible through millions of dollars in both federal and state funding sources.

 

UC Merced offering unique program to keep local high school students around

abc30

UC Merced announced a unique program designed to keep some of the area's top academic talent in the Valley. Students in the Merced Union High School District who qualified to attend UC Merced will automatically be accepted for admission.

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Central SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Local Schools Update:

 

Two neighborhoods face off against industrial expansion

Fresno Bee

At the heart of the matter is whether Fresno city officials should rezone the site to light industrial — after the community members had spent two years to create their own specific plan for the area to eliminate industrial uses from southwest Fresno, culminating in the Southwest Specific Plan.

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Fresno city to give out nearly $35 million in rent and mortgage relief. Here’s how to sign up

Fresno Bee

Nearly $35 million will be distributed to renters and landlords across the city of Fresno who faced financial hardship and were unable to pay rent due to coronavirus, Mayor Jerry Dyer announced Monday.

 

‘I’m super proud.’ Hmong students celebrate Fresno Unified’s new deputy superintendent

Fresno Bee

Mao Misty Her last week was named second in command at the Fresno Unified School District, a position that makes Her the highest-ranking Hmong public school official in the nation, according to FUSD.

 

South SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Local Schools Update:

 

Millions for rent and utility assistance now available

Bakersfield Californian

The Housing Authority of the County of Kern announced Tuesday it had launched the Rent and Utility Assistance program, which will pay for up to 12 months of rent and utility bills for households that have been impacted by COVID-19.

 

Lois Henry: New director appointed to Kern County Water Agency

Bakersfield Californian

Longtime family farmer Laura Cattani was appointed to the board of the powerful Kern County Water Agency during a special meeting on Monday. She is the second woman to serve on the board of directors in the 60-year history of the agency.

 

State:

 

COVID Update:

 

As signature collection ends, California heads toward likely recall for Newsom

abc30

A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends.

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Gavin Newsom just threw Dianne Feinstein under the bus to save his own skin

Sacramento Bee

By dangling Feinstein’s seat, Newsom hopes to shore up support as he enters a challenging year. The only problem: Feinstein has four years left in this term. Of course, progressive Democrats have been pushing her to retire early.

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California is about to get $151 billion in federal aid — but it still has billions unspent

Sacramento Bee

California could get $151 billion in new federal aid from the economic relief plan just signed by President Joe Biden, while an estimated $43 billion remains unspent from last year’s aid packages.

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Will Darrell Steinberg be California’s next attorney general? Newsom pick could come soon

Sacramento Bee

Rumored to be among the top candidates is Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, a former state Senate leader who has worked with Newsom on addressing homelessness.

 

California bills would take badges from misbehaving officers

Bakersfield Californian

California would start licensing law enforcement officers, create a way to end their careers for misbehavior including racial bias, and make it easier to sue them for monetary damages under an expanded version of legislation that died at the end of last year’s legislative session, supporters said Tuesday.

 

California labor secretary grilled over unemployment fraud. Some don’t like her answers

Modesto Bee

Julie Su — and for that matter, California’s embattled unemployment system — were sharply criticized by Senate Republicans Tuesday who wanted answers as to how the state dealt with billions of dollars in widespread fraud.

 

She gave up a CalPERS disability pension to go back to work. Now she wants it back

Sacramento Bee

Angie Resendez gave up a CalPERS disability pension and fought for the right to go back to work at the California Department of Justice because she felt well enough to return to duty. Now, she’s retired and fighting to get that disability pension back.

 

Federal:

 

COVID Update:

 

Biden, for the first time, says he wants to overhaul the filibuster

Washington Post

President Biden said Tuesday he wants the Senate to overhaul the filibuster, embracing for the first time a major change to the chamber's rules that could make it easier for him to enact a far-reaching agenda that is blocked by Republicans.

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Republicans on Biden’s COVID bill: We bungled this one

Politico

As President Joe Biden embarks on an ambitious plan to sell his massive coronavirus relief package to the public, conservatives are starting to ask: Did we botch this?

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Senate confirms Isabel Guzman to lead Small Business Administration

Los Angeles Times

The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved President Biden’s pick to oversee the Small Business Administration, an agency that has seen its portfolio expand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

‘We prayed this day would come’: California tribes welcome Haaland as first Native American Cabinet member

Los Angeles Times

On Monday, Rep. Deb Haaland became the first Native American confirmed to serve in the president’s Cabinet — a historic moment celebrated by American Indians throughout the country.

 

House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action

Roll Call

The House will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this week, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and gun rights prevented an update of the law for years. Authorization for the law, which provides funding for federal prosecution of domestic violence as well as state and local grant programs, lapsed in 2019.

 

What you should know about USPS — and how it descended into crisis

Washington Post

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is expected to roll out his plan to reshape the nation’s mail service, making a deeper imprint on a government agency that has weathered a pandemic, a historic election and a crushing holiday season during his brief tenure.

 

Despite threats, foreign hackers didn't disrupt 2020 election, officials say

abc30

U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November's presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden.

 

Trump encourages Americans to get COVID shot. ‘It’s a safe vaccine’

Modesto Bee

“I would recommend it,” Trump said during an interview on Fox News. “And I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to get it and a lot of those people voted for me, frankly. But again, we have our freedoms and we have to live by that and I agree with that also.

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Other:

 

Doubling down on local opinion journalism, McClatchy will create community advisory boards for every opinion team

NiemanLab

In recent years, opinion editors at McClatchy have looked for ways to increase the diversity of voices in their sections. Soliciting op-eds from the community and recruiting new columnists can help, but the process can feel, to some, like checking a box. Now, under a new national opinion editor, the newspaper chain will try to inject a range of perspectives earlier and more often in the editorial process.

 

MADDY INSTITUTE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMMING

 

Sunday, March 21, at 10 a.m. on ABC30 – Maddy Report: "The Mess at Unemployment Comp: Truth & Consequences" - Guests: CA State Auditor Elaine Howle; John Myers - LA Times; Dan Walters - CalMatters. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

Sunday, March 21, at 10 a.m. on Newstalk 580AM/105.9FM (KMJ) – Maddy Report - Valley Views Edition: "To Catch a Thief: Combatting Unemployment Comp & Workers Comp Fraud"  - Guests: CA State Auditor Elaine Howle. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

AGRICULTURE/FOOD

 

Valley farmers assess impacts of recent storms

abc30

Storm activity has been bittersweet for Valley farmers. In some cases, hail has damaged crops, making them unusable, while snow and rainfall are helping Central California recover from a water deficit.

 

Anglers welcome plans to restart repairs at Kernville fish hatchery

Bakersfield Californian

The work in question is the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's attempts to renovate the 93-year-old Kern River Hatchery and equip it to raise pure-bred Kern River rainbow trout.

 

California pushes forward with statewide pesticide notification system as Shafter project stalls

Bakersfield Californian

What began as a Shafter initiative aimed at notifying local residents about farmers' plans to apply pesticides nearby is increasingly shaping up to be a statewide project that may or may not have a separate Kern County parallel activists are fighting for.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY

 

Crime:

 

More than 1,600 Asians reported hate-related incidents in California since last March

Fresno Bee

The Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center received 1,691 reports of anti-Asian discrimination in California between March 2020 and February this year, according to data released Tuesday.

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Purdue Pharma Offers Restructuring Plan, Sackler Family Would Give Up Ownership

VPR
Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday night, Purdue Pharma would pay roughly $500 million in cash up front to settle hundreds of thousands of injury claims linked to the company's role in the deadly opioid epidemic.

 

Public Safety:

 

California sees sharp spike in gun ownership. Why new buyers are arming themselves

Fresno Bee

A surge in gun sales — fueled by economic insecurity, racial and political unrest and the pandemic — isn’t slowing down in California, home to some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

 

US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks

Fresno Bee

A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?” The answer from more than half: “Hell no.” Only 40 of the 475 respondents said yes.

 

An Old Debate Renewed: Does The U.S. Now Need A Domestic Terrorism Law?

VPR
More than 300 suspects from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol face a variety of charges — illegal weapons, assault, property damage and conspiracy. In the latest development, two men have been arrested and charged with spraying a chemical at policeman Brian Sicknick, who died the following day.

 

Judge orders surveillance, body cameras installed at five California prisons

Sacramento Bee

A federal judge has ordered California prison officials to install surveillance cameras and have guards wear body cameras inside areas of five prisons where disabled inmates congregate, and to reform policies for how abuse of inmates by staffers are investigated.

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Fire:

 

CAL Fire announces availability of funds for fire prevention projects

Hanford Sentinel

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the availability of up to $317 million for Forest Health, Fire Prevention, Forest Legacy and Forest Health Research grant projects.

 

ECONOMY/JOBS

 

Economy:

 

90% of California can dine indoors, go to movies, hit a gym

Fresno Bee

A year after the pandemic forced California to shut down, about 90% of the state's nearly 40 million residents can enjoy a restaurant meal indoors, watch a movie in a theater and sweat it out inside a gym after more counties were authorized to open up for business.

 

Small business gets its own piece of Covid relief package

Business Journal

The Rescue Plan provides additional relief for small businesses and hard-hit industries. It will infuse an additional $7.25 billion into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

 

Fed Likely to Hold Steady on Interest Rates, Bond Purchases

Wall Street Journal

The Federal Reserve is likely to reaffirm its plans to maintain easy-money policies until the U.S. economy recovers further from the effects of coronavirus pandemic, while also noting the brightening outlook for growth.

 

Infrastructure Could Be the Great Economic Equalizer

The Nation

Whatever a post-pandemic economy looks like, our country is already starved for policies that offer safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable future infrastructure systems. Such a down payment on our future is crucial not just for us, but for generations to come.

 

To Hold the Government Accountable, We Need to Know What It’s Doing. That’s Why We’re Tracking PPP Data.

ProPublica

When Congress earmarked hundreds of billions of dollars for the Paycheck Protection Program, ProPublica believed the public had a right to know how the money was being spent. A federal judge agreed.

 

Jobs:

 

Stanislaus County records unemployment rate slightly above 9%

Turlock Journal

The unemployment rate for Stanislaus County in January went down slightly from the previous month and is just above California's rate, according to the latest data from the Employment Development Department.

 

California lost close to 70K jobs in January, but recovery likely coming

KTLA
California lost close to 70,000 jobs in January as the coronavirus pandemic stretched into the new year, but the unemployment rate dropped slightly as more people stopped looking for work amid another round of state-imposed lockdowns.

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California Updates Wage and Hour FAQs to Include COVID-19 Vaccinations

Ogletree Deakins

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently confirmed that an employer can mandate that employees obtain a COVID-19 vaccination, subject to reasonable accommodation for disability-related reasons and sincerely-held religious beliefs or practices.

 

Opinion: How COVID-19 will change the low-wage labor market permanently

Los Angeles Times

A sustained recovery to an economy with full employment and ample “good jobs” will require a significant reallocation of workers from the low-wage, low-skill positions that have been eliminated to new ones requiring higher skills and more training.

 

EDUCATION

 

K-12:

 

‘I’m super proud.’ Hmong students celebrate Fresno Unified’s new deputy superintendent

Fresno Bee

Mao Misty Her last week was named second in command at the Fresno Unified School District, a position that makes Her the highest-ranking Hmong public school official in the nation, according to FUSD.

 

VUSD to reopen middle schools and high schools on March 25

Visalia Times Delta

Visalia Unified School District confirmed it will reopen its middle and high schools for in-person hybrid learning on March 25.

 

BCSD opens enrollment for its virtual and in-person Summer Learning Academy

Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield City School District announced that it is enrolling students for two sessions for its upcoming Summer Learning Academy. All students first through eighth grade are eligible to enroll in a STEAM program that is focused on mitigating learning loss from the past school year as well as the social and emotional development of students.

 

Panama-Buena Vista announces plan to open its junior highs, anticipating county's drop into the red tier

Bakersfield Californian

Declining COVID-19 rates in Kern County have given the administration of Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, the county’s second-largest elementary district, the confidence to tentatively name dates for its junior high students to return to campus.

 

TUSD’s secondary students could return as early as next week

Turlock Journal

Junior high and high school students in Turlock Unified School District could return to campus for in-person learning as soon as next week following tier assignment information released on Tuesday, which showed Stanislaus County with its first red numbers since last November.

 

Northern California’s largest school district is reopening campuses. How they did it

Sacramento Bee

Just over one year after the Elk Grove Unified School District closed campuses – sending shock waves through the region as the COVID-19 pandemic began – students in Northern California’s largest district will begin returning to classrooms on Tuesday.

 

California teachers could spend more than 12 years on union organizing with new bill

Sacramento Bee

California teachers could take an indefinite leave from the classroom to work on union business without suffering consequences to their pensions under a bill introduced by a state lawmaker.

 

Desk spacing arguments rage as big school districts plan April reopening

CalMatters

While most of California’s largest school districts plan on having in-person instruction in April, there’s still widespread disagreement on how close desks can be as well as other safety concerns.

 

Know your parents: A global study of family beliefs, motivations, and sources of information on schooling

Brookings

Until the COVID-19 pandemic, the global education community spent relatively little time thinking about the role of parent engagement in education. But when almost all the world’s countries shut their school doors last March, engaging parents and families moved quickly to the top of the agenda.

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Opinion: Latest ethnic studies plan sets the right tone for the future

CalMatters

Ethnic studies promises a higher level of engagement for marginalized student groups and a heightened awareness of cultural engagement.

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Higher Ed:

 

UC Merced offering unique program to keep local high school students around

abc30

UC Merced announced a unique program designed to keep some of the area's top academic talent in the Valley. Students in the Merced Union High School District who qualified to attend UC Merced will automatically be accepted for admission.

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Colleges Canceled Spring Break, But Students Are Traveling Anyway

VPR

But these campus health efforts have hit a major roadblock: The rise of online classes means students can now do college from anywhere — even next to a pool with palm trees gently swaying in the background.

 

College Admission Season Is Crazier Than Ever. That Could Change Who Gets In.

Wall Street Journal

The question hanging over higher education this month is whether this influx will permanently change how colleges select students and, ultimately, the makeup of the student population.

 

A New Report Reveals The False Promises Of For-Profit Colleges

Forbes

A new classification of higher education institutions shows that when grouped by their net price and the percentage of their students who were subsequently repaying student loans, for-profit four-year colleges were the worst-performing institutions—by a lot.

 

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

 

Environment:

 

Rising seas, worsening wildfires endanger California parks

CalMatters

Big Basin, nearly wiped out by fire, remains closed as the state struggles to protect nearly 300 parks from climate change. Solutions are costly: thinning forests, adding sand to beaches, moving parking lots and buildings.

 

Biden administration wants the finance sector to face up to climate risk

Washington Post

A growing number of federal regulators are pushing corporate America to reckon with the cost of climate change, arguing that global warming poses significant peril not only to the environment but to the U.S. economy.

 

How Californians Are Weaponizing Environmental Law

The Atlantic

Indeed, one of the main effects of CEQA has been to exacerbate the state’s crippling housing-affordability crisis. How did such a conservative institution take root in one of America’s most progressive states? And what can California leaders do to get environmental review out of the way of saving the environment?

 

Energy:

 

California utilities propose paying less to homeowners who install rooftop solar

Los Angeles Times

California’s three big investor-owned utilities proposed changes to the state’s rooftop-solar program that would lead to new connection charges and lower compensation for customers who install panels on their homes.

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Oil-Friendly States Fight Back Against Sustainable Investment Trend

PEW

Climate and shareholder activists are leading a growing movement for investors to put their money only in companies with sustainable business practices, a standard that considers how a company is run the working conditions in its supply chain and its effect on climate change.

 

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

 

Health:

 

Moderna to test COVID-19 vaccine on young children, babies

abc30

Moderna announced Tuesday it is beginning a study of its COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than 12 - one that will include babies as young as 6 months. The announcement comes exactly a year after the first adult received a test dose of the shot, created at the National Institutes of Health.

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Is it seasonal allergies — or COVID? How you can tell based on these common symptoms

Fresno Bee

During this time of year, some people experience discomfort after breathing in pollen from plants. But as the coronavirus continues to spread, how can you tell whether your symptoms are really due to allergies?

 

New research suggests vaccines reduce risk of COVID-19 spread through nose and mouth

Sacramento Bee

People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 not only protect themselves, but are also likely reducing the risk of spreading the disease and infecting others, according to new Army research.

 

Human Services:

 

See How the Vaccine Rollout Is Going in Your State

New York Times

Providers are administering about 2.44 million doses per day on average. Figures show the date shots were reported, rather than the date shots were given.

 

Podcast: Who is Getting Left Behind in the Vaccination Push

Wall Street Journal

As Covid-19 vaccinations race along, elderly Black and Latino people are getting left behind. WSJ's Daniela Hernandez explains why. We also talk to a doctor trying to get his elderly father a vaccine and a community organizer in Miami.

 

IMMIGRATION

 

Surge of migrant families and youths overwhelms Border Patrol in Texas

Los Angeles Times

Migrant families and unaccompanied children are overwhelming U.S. Customs and Border Protection holding areas and federal youth shelters even as the facilities are being expanded.

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Illegal Immigration In America Has Continued To Decline

Forbes

In a report that could provide context to most immigration news stories, new research reveals that the number of unauthorized immigrants has continued to decline in the United States. The unauthorized immigrant population fell to 10,350,000 in 2019, a decline of 12% since 2010.

 

LAND USE/HOUSING

 

Land Use:

 

Two neighborhoods face off against industrial expansion

Fresno Bee

At the heart of the matter is whether Fresno city officials should rezone the site to light industrial — after the community members had spent two years to create their own specific plan for the area to eliminate industrial uses from southwest Fresno, culminating in the Southwest Specific Plan.

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What’s happening with Manteca’s Great Wolf water park? Here’s the latest.

Modesto Bee

Indeed Jason Lasecki, Great Wolf Resort’s director of corporate communications, said that is not an official grand opening date yet and the company is still awaiting more guidance from the state on when it can safely open.

 

Housing:

 

Fresno city to give out nearly $35 million in rent and mortgage relief. Here’s how to sign up

Fresno Bee

Nearly $35 million will be distributed to renters and landlords across the city of Fresno who faced financial hardship and were unable to pay rent due to coronavirus, Mayor Jerry Dyer announced Monday.

 

Millions for rent and utility assistance now available in Kern County

Bakersfield Californian

The Housing Authority of the County of Kern announced Tuesday it had launched the Rent and Utility Assistance program, which will pay for up to 12 months of rent and utility bills for households that have been impacted by COVID-19.

 

Turlock declares homelessness emergency

Turlock Journal

Interim Turlock City Manager Gary Hampton issued a proclamation of a local emergency in response to the increase of individuals experiencing homelessness in Turlock and the Turlock City Council ratified it Tuesday night, and in doing so approved funding for mitigation efforts.

 

Applications are now open for San Joaquin County and Stockton rental assistance programs

Stockton Record

On Monday, both the county and city of Stockton launched their respective rental assistance programs, which were made possible through millions of dollars in both federal and state funding sources.

 

PUBLIC FINANCES

 

Ex-CalPERS board member sues pension fund, demands records following investment chief’s exit

Sacramento Bee

CalPERS board members violated California’s open meeting law when they held a wide-ranging private discussion following the abrupt resignation last year of Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng, a former board member says in a new lawsuit.

 

State workers are still taking pay cuts as California rakes in tax revenue, stimulus

Sacramento Bee

The $26 billion that California’s state government will receive from the lastest round of federal coronavirus assistance doesn’t change the timeline for discussions about restoring state workers’ pay, according to the state Finance Department.

 

Tracking your $1,400 stimulus check? Here’s what ‘Payment Status Not Available’ means

Sacramento Bee

The “Get My Payment” tool, which relaunched on Saturday, allows users to check the status on their third round of stimulus checks and find out if they’ll be distributed by direct deposit or mail.

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TRANSPORTATION

 

Construction Update: San Joaquin River viaduct nearing completion

California High Speed Rail Authority

The completed signature arches of the San Joaquin River Viaduct straddle the Fresno and Madera county line and represent the northern gateway into the Central Valley.

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Commentary: Newsom’s $1.5 billion investment in clean transportation and jobs is vital to economic recovery

CalMatters

With vaccines being rolled out, job creation and economic recovery should now be at the top of the list of our state’s priorities as we consider how to use the budget to address the devastating impact of the pandemic.

 

WATER

 

Lois Henry: New director appointed to Kern County Water Agency

Bakersfield Californian

Longtime family farmer Laura Cattani was appointed to the board of the powerful Kern County Water Agency during a special meeting on Monday. She is the second woman to serve on the board of directors in the 60-year history of the agency.

 

Opinion: As drought alarms sound, is California prepared?

CalMatters

Here are some priorities the State Water Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife can tackle now to get ready for the next drought.

 

America’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison

ProPublica

The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of a disturbing reality: Despite a decade of warnings, thousands of water systems around the country are still at risk.

 

“Xtra”

 

Big Fresno Fair to hold drive-thru fair food event

abc30

The Big Fresno Fair is bringing back the Valley's favorite fair foods early this year with its new Drive-Thru Eats: Spring Edition. The five-day food series will feature 15 fair food and vendor booths for the community to enjoy.

 

How California theme parks will enforce out-of-state visitors ban

Orange County Register

Disneyland, Universal and other theme parks in the state will hang “California Residents Only” signs outside their gates once they begin reopening in April after year-long coronavirus closures.

 

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