Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office Says California Agencies Met Sexual Harassment Training Goal. But Dozens Of Departments Remain Out Of Compliance.
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July 20, 2019
California’s Struggle To Get Food Stamps To The Hungry
With full participation in California’s food stamp program, the state’s poor would receive an additional $1.8 billion in federal funds each year. Pending legislation would require the state to close in on that goal.
July 19, 2019
PG&E Customers Sue Over Wildfire Law
A lawsuit filed Friday argues that the law violates the rights of utility customers and taxpayers by making it easier to raise electric rates to cover the costs of wildfires caused by power company equipment.
Business Journal: Downtown Development Projects Move Forward Including Sacramento Commons, WeWork And Calling All Dreamers
Work on Downtown Sacramento’s largest recent housing project is expected to begin soon. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal updates us on this week’s business news.
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July 18, 2019
Trump’s California Funders—Where They Are And What They’re Giving
How much has President Trump raised from Californians this year? Which neighborhoods are giving him the most money? Could it be yours? We break it down in six graphs.
Has Gavin Newsom Made Progress On His Pledge To Boost California’s Housing Supply?
On the campaign trail, Gavin Newsom promised to rapidly expand California's housing supply, saying he would "lead the effort to develop 3.5 million new housing units" by 2025 to address the state's affordable housing crisis.
July 18, 2019
EPA Defends Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children
(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key legal challenge to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, saying environmental groups had failed to prove that a ban was warranted.
California Bail Industry's Latest Effort To Stay In Business? Ask Voters For Constitutional Protection.
The battle over whether the state should eliminate cash bail is moving toward a double-barreled showdown at the ballot box.
July 17, 2019
Stockton Might Turn City Hall Building Into Housing, Retail Shops
Stockton City Council voted on Tuesday to explore developing its 93-year-old historic City Hall building into market rate housing and retail on the ground floor.
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July 17, 2019
These California Counties In Fire-Prone Areas Don’t Have Access To A Federal Emergency Alert System
As residents brace for another fire season, six counties still do not have the ability to use the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system to notify residents of wildfires, floods and other pending danger.
July 17, 2019
Study Finds California's 12 Oldest Prisons, Including San Quentin And Folsom, Need Major Fixes
(AP) — California's 12 oldest prisons, including San Quentin and Folsom State Prisons, need major repairs or replacements if they are to continue to house about a third of the state's inmates, a new study reported Tuesday.
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Obituaries
César Pelli, Renowned Architect Of Skyscrapers Around The World, Dies At 92
July 20, 2019
Pelli's legacy of modernist architecture lives on in buildings like the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco and the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
Middle East
U.K. Fears Iran Is Taking A 'Dangerous Path' After Seizure Of Tanker
July 20, 2019
Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure.
Book Reviews
Spirited 'Family Of Origin' Defends The Maligned Millennial
July 20, 2019
CJ Hauser's new novel centers on two estranged siblings trying to unravel their late father's work with a group of fringe biologists who believe evolution is running backward, away from millenials.
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing, 50 Years Later
Space Spinoffs: The Technology To Reach The Moon Was Put To Use Back On Earth
July 20, 2019
Project Apollo spurred on a technological revolution — everything from advances in food packaging to computers. Fifty years later, we are still reaping the rewards.
World
Notre Dame Fire Revives Demand For Skilled Stone Carvers In France
July 20, 2019
"With stone carving, we give life to an edifice and perpetuate history. We're also creating a link with the past and transmitting values that are important to conserve in society," one student says.
Simon Says
Opinion: Should Republicans Still Call Themselves The Party Of Lincoln?
July 20, 2019
In defending the president's racist tweets, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy declared, "We are the party of Lincoln." NPR's Scott Simon contends President Lincoln would object.
WPRN | Education
Beyond 'Good' Vs. 'Bad' Touch: 4 Lessons To Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
July 20, 2019
Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse — and teach behaviors that could prevent it.
KHN | Shots - Health News
Radical or Incremental? What's Really In Joe Biden's Health Plan
July 20, 2019
The Biden plan released this week is an update of the Affordable Care Act with controversial differences. Among them: a "public option" that covers abortion, and subsidized premiums for more people.
Politics
Trump Seizes On Soggy Paper Straws As Campaign Issue: 'Make Straws Great Again'
July 19, 2019
The president's reelection campaign is selling reusable and recycled straws in its 2020 online store, because, it says, "Liberal paper straws don't work."
Asia
Suspected Arsonist In Japanese Animation Studio Fire Reportedly Had Criminal Record
July 19, 2019
Police officials said Shinji Aoba, a 41-year-old from Saitama City near Tokyo, spent three and a half years in prison for robbing a convenience store in 2012.
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