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CA Attorney General Rob Bonta Announces $22M Grant For Tobacco Reduction Programs

July 18, 2022 4:42 pmJuly 18, 2022 4:46 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the California Department of Justice will be accepting proposals aimed at programs that reduce tobacco usage through a $22 million tobacco grant program. The department’s Tobacco Grant Program was first started in...

Southern Californian K-12 School Districts, Universities Announce Return of Mask Mandates

July 18, 2022 12:50 pm

During the weekend, schools across Southern California reinstated indoor mask mandates in the buildup to the return of the fall semester next month, despite many parents and groups now in opposition to the mandates. Many of the affected schools are...

SF DA Brooke Jenkins Fires 16 As Reorganization Away From Former DA Chesa Boudin’s Policies Continue

July 16, 2022 2:34 amJuly 17, 2022 8:05 am

Newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins fired 16 people in the DA’s office on Friday, continuing her large shifts away from the previous administration of ousted DA Chesa Boudin. Following the recall of Boudin, Mayor London Breed formally...

LA County Reached CDC ‘High’ COVID-19 Level, Will Likely Reinstate Indoor Masking Mandate

July 15, 2022 12:50 pmJuly 15, 2022 12:51 pm

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced on Thursday that Los Angeles County has officially reached the “High” level of new COVID-19 cases and County hospitalization rates, giving the County two weeks to fall back below or else...

$1.1 Billion Clean California Initiative Announced It Has Removed 12,700 Tons of Trash In First Year

July 15, 2022 2:30 amJuly 15, 2022 6:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that his Clean California Initiative, a program designed to remove litter, create jobs, and reinvigorate former dumping grounds, removed 12,700 tons of trash in it’s first year. Newsom added that the Initiative, a multi-year...

California Energy Commission Begins Certifying $1 Billion Energy Storage Facility in Kern County

July 14, 2022 4:48 pm

California Energy Commission (CEC) officials announced on Wednesday that they will begin to certify an energy storage facility development in Kern County that would help California continue to transition more into renewable energy use and severely reduce greenhouse gases. According...

Bipartisan Bill by CA House Members to Save Yosemite’s Giant Sequoia Trees

July 14, 2022 1:04 pm

In a rare act of bipartisanship from California Congressional representatives, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) have joined together to bring forward a bill aimed at saving giant sequoia trees in California. The giant sequoia...