Day: August 2, 2023

California

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 8.2.23

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Luciana Profaca, of Menlo Park, has been appointed to the California Commission on Disability Access. Profaca has been a professional Clinical Counselor in private practice since 2011. She served in several roles at the California Department of Rehabilitation from 2001 to 2011, including Chief Deputy […]

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California

California ballot proposal could make more government records public

If the initiative qualifies for the November 2024 ballot, voters could approve sweeping measures to ensure California politicians and state agencies disclose a range of public information. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) An initiative proposed for the 2024 ballot could reform California’s public records laws and force politicians to disclose more information — […]

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City Council

Monterey City Council welcomes regional collaboration to tackle water crisis – Monterey Herald | #citycouncil

Monterey City Hall (Monterey Herald) MONTEREY – Affordable housing and water – you can’t have one without the other. It’s a stark reality cities on the Monterey Peninsula know well, with the latter always seeming in short supply. But the city of Monterey seems determined to make sure the tap doesn’t run out, for either […]

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Mayor

Mayor praises Chicago cops for restraint after teen takeover in South Loop

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday applauded Chicago police officers for the “restraint” they showed in making just 40 arrests after a teen takeover in the South Loop and said his administration has “intercepted” many other potentially destructive gatherings. Johnson’s team has made a concerted effort to coordinate with civic leaders, community-based organizations and street intervention […]

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Alabama

U.S. embassy plots potential Niger evac | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

France already has evacuated its citizens and other Europeans from Niger following the military-led ouster of the country’s democratically-elected president. | Sam Mednick/AP Photo With help from Nahal Toosi and Lara Seligman Subscribe here | Email Alex | Email Matt An ordered departure for the U.S. embassy in Niger is in the works, our own […]

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California

San Diego California Temple Now Closed for Extensive Renovations

San-Diego-Temple The San Diego California Temple is closing for renovations. Saturday, July 29, 2023, is the last days for ordinance work before closing.2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Download Photo   This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media. By Scott Taylor, Church News The San Diego […]

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Alabama

Alabama GOP proposes ban on campaign money from AEA but not in legislative races | #elections | #alabama

The Alabama Republican Party will consider a rule to ban GOP candidates for the state Board of Education, local school boards, and county school superintendent positions from accepting campaign contributions from the Alabama Education Association. State Republican Party Chair John Wahl said the rule is part of an effort to keep what he called “woke” […]

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Arkansas

Library chief explains challenge to Arkansas law opening librarians to prosecution

A federal judge recently issued a preliminary injunction against a new Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for making “harmful” materials available to minors. The measure also would have created a new process for reconsideration: challenging library materials based on their content and requesting them to be moved to […]

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California

Bear Takes A Dip In Someone’s Backyard Pool Amid California Heat Wave

With a record heat wave surging in California, one furry local found the scorching temperatures to be more than he could bear ― so he took matters into his own paws and found a nice backyard pool to cool off in. On Friday, police in Burbank responded to reports of a bear sighting around 3:30 […]

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City Council

Clarksburg City Council takes last look at loitering ordinance | Harrison News | #citycouncil

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