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September 22, 2021
The FDA OKs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster For People 65+ And At High Risk For Severe COVID
A third shot of the vaccine can be given at least six months after the two-dose regimen of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to the authorization. A booster rollout could begin this week.
September 22, 2021
Students With Disabilities Across California Stuck In Limbo
Some parents are being forced to decide between risking sending their kids with disabilities to school and getting all their needs met or keeping them at home and forfeiting their special education services.
September 22, 2021
As Sacramento Opens New Navigation Center For Unhoused People, A New Lawsuit Threatens To Block Other Shelters From Moving Forward
A navigation center on X Street opened Tuesday to welcome homeless people, their pets and partners. It’s one of the shelters the city is hoping can address a growing homelessness crisis. But there’s still some criticism and concern.
How Indigenous Knowledge Is Changing The Way California Tracks The Effects of Climate Change
For a long time, Indigenous knowledge has been ignored in Western science and academia. A recent report challenges this trend, by including tribal perspectives in research on the indicators of climate change.
September 21, 2021
Home Births Gain Popularity In ‘Baby Bust’ Decade
Over the past decade, California has seen a sustained rise in the proportion of people who opt to give birth at home or in midwife-run birthing centers rather than in a hospital.
September 21, 2021
As California’s Drought Deepens, Water Use Drops Only 1.8%
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. Residents of the North Coast and Bay Area conserved more than Southern Californians did.
September 21, 2021
California's Firefighters Keep Getting Injured While Training. And Some Have Died
Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003, five have died.
September 20, 2021
Here's Why Firefighters Are Wrapping Sequoia Trees In Aluminum Blankets
The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.
Highway 50 Reopened Tuesday, A Month After The Caldor Fire Closed It
Officials say drivers should be alert to crews working along the highway and cautioned that the area will look very different than it did before the fire.
September 19, 2021
A Partisan Recall Puts California Republican Party In Disarray
Gov. Gavin Newsom made the California recall a partisan contest, and Republican elected officials had an embarrassing showing. Larry Elder, on the other hand, is the new power in the GOP.
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Coronavirus Updates
The FDA OKs Pfizer-BioNTech Booster For People 65+ And At High Risk For Severe COVID
September 22, 2021
A third shot of the vaccine can be given at least six months after the two-dose regimen, according to the authorization. A booster rollout could begin this week.
Obituaries
A Giant of Black Cinema, Melvin Van Peebles Dies At 89
September 22, 2021
The independent film director was best known for Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
Music
In New Filing, Britney Spears Consents With The Petition To End Her Conservatorship
September 22, 2021
The filing represents the first time Britney Spears has called for an end to the arrangement in court documents, though she has called for its termination in hearings.
National
At 100, The National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger Is Still Going Strong
September 22, 2021
Betty Soskin's career with the National Park Service began in 2000 after attending a presentation on a plan to create the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.
Politics
Outside Ethics Group Says 7 House Lawmakers Didn't Disclose Stock Trades
September 22, 2021
The complaints from the Campaign Legal Center against four Democrats and three Republicans show a trend — lawmakers failing to disclose transactions required by an insider trading law.
Pop Culture
The Man Behind Those Annual 'Sept. 21' Videos Has Made His Last Masterpiece
September 22, 2021
Since 2016, Demi Adejuyigbe has made increasingly lavish videos dancing to the Earth, Wind and Fire hit "September." "It just feels like doing the impossible with a bunch of friends," he says.
World
The Evergrande Group's Debt Issues Could Be A Drag On China's Economy
September 22, 2021
For decades, rising property prices helped enrich China. Now one of the country's biggest developers is facing bankruptcy. Policymakers fear it could send China's financial system into a tailspin.
National
The New Space Force Uniforms Are Causing A Stir
September 22, 2021
A commenter said the new uniforms look like something from Battlestar Galactica, adding one of the show's taglines: "So say we all."
Politics
Democrats Face Uncertain Path To Avoid Fiscal Calamity
September 22, 2021
Democrats have just over a week to come up with a plan to avoid a government shutdown after tying a spending bill to a suspension of the federal debt limit.
Politics
France To Send Its Ambassador Back To The U.S. Following A Macron-Biden Call
September 22, 2021
The Tuesday phone call was the first between President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron since last week's fracas over a nuclear submarine deal. France had recalled its ambassador from Washington.
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