Day: January 13, 2023

California

California flooding prompts drop in attendance at Bay Area schools

SAN JOSE, California – Magdalena Moore, the principal of Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary School, waded through puddles between classroom buildings during a rare bright spot earlier this week. A slew of Pacific storms and a bomb cyclone have ravaged the San Francisco Bay Area for the last two weeks, hitting her school and several others. Students in San Jose are part of about four million who […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas ‘Latinx’ ban seen as a distraction from urgent issues by Latinos in the state

At a Friday morning meeting of the Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas, director Margarita Solorzano found herself having to redirect the meeting away from the chatter over the new governor’s ban of the term “Latinx” in government business. “I asked them not to get distracted because there are other things happening in the state,” Solorzano […]

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California

Soaked California prepares for more flooding as thousands remain without power | California

With rain-soaked California expected to see several more rounds of stormy weather over the weekend and into next week, state and federal officials pleaded with residents on Friday to stay alert to the possibility of more flooding and damage. A series of storms has walloped the state since late December, leaving at least 19 people […]

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City Council

Connell to detail EDC projects during Killeen City Council meeting | Killeen | #citycouncil

The Killeen Economic Development Corporation during the first quarter of the fiscal year secured a $70 million investment from a South Korean company and met with several prospective industries. That is according to a report EDC President and CEO Scott Connell will present to City Council members on Tuesday. In December, EDC officials said in […]

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Mayor

San Francisco’s Mayor Breed likens hosing of unhoused woman to treatment of civil rights protesters

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday said the recent incident involving a homeless woman being sprayed with a hose reminded her of how police treated civil rights protesters during the 1960s. All week, there has been outraged over a gallery owner spraying a homeless woman with a hose. Video captured the gallery […]

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California

Officials warn of ongoing risk from rains, flooding

The procession of storms that have drenched most of California since Christmas are collectively among the deadliest natural disasters in state history, authorities said Friday, even as they warned that wet weather and dangerous conditions would persist into next week. At least two more storms systems are expected to soak Northern California in the coming […]

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Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas community reacts to executive order banning ‘Latinx’

When Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders took office on Tuesday she signed seven executive orders. One of the orders banned the term “Latinx” from all government documents and titles. “We’re going to continue to evolve with these terms so we don’t even know if Latinx is the best term,” community organizer Irvin Camacho said. Latinx […]

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California

California Storms’ Tree Destruction Will Have Climate Impact

Photo: Kathleen Ronayne/AP/Shutterstock In the last two weeks, at least 19 people have been killed by the powerful atmospheric-river storms walloping California in relentless waves. “We’ve had less people die in the last two years of major wildfires in California than have died since New Year’s Day related to this weather,” Governor Gavin Newsom said […]

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City Council

Ogden City Council OKs code changes cracking down on abandoned shopping carts | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

Deborah Wilber, Standard-Examiner Abandoned shopping carts litter a bus stop near Walmart in Harrisville on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Signage warning shoppers of unlawful removal of carts is posted before leaving the parking lot. OGDEN — Abandoned shopping carts littering the city are now being dealt with under a new ordinance authorizing […]

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Mayor

Philly Councilmember Oh close to announcing run for mayor

What questions do you have about the 2023 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. Philadelphia City Councilmember David Oh could announce a run for mayor as soon as next month. “I am leaning towards running for mayor. I’ve been exploring for a couple of months,” Oh said Friday […]

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