S.F. Mayor Breed responds to APEC critics
Breed said at a City Hall news conference the economic impact figure accounted for how APEC will affect spending at hotels, restaurants and other businesses. The event is expected to draw more than 20,000 people, including President Biden and high-ranking officials from 21 world economies, when it gets under way the week of Nov. 12. […]
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Local Eleventh Grader in the Running for a Spot on the California State Board of Education | Lost Coast Outpost
Press release from Academy of the Redwoods: Alejandra Ramirez Peralta, a dedicated and accomplished 11th grade student at the Academy of the Redwoods, has been selected by the State Board of Education (SBE) Ad-Hoc Screening Committee as one of 12 semifinalists to move forward in the highly competitive selection process for the esteemed 2024-25 California […]
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Rep. Tom Emmer drops out of House speaker race | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
6:49 p.m. ET, October 24, 2023 The White House called out House Republicans for failing to coalesce around a nominee for speaker and placed early blame on the GOP for a looming government shutdown set for November 17 if Congress can’t reach an agreement to extend federal funding. White House spokesman Andrew Bates, in a […]
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California Reaches Energy Storage Milestone
Published: Oct 24, 2023 WHAT TO KNOW: California has increased battery storage by 757% in only four years, and now has enough to power 6.6 million homes for up to four hours – essential progress in cutting pollution, fighting climate change, and creating a more reliable grid. SACRAMENTO — New data show California has built out […]
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House Republicans are at fault for being leaderless | #elections | #alabama
USA TODAY Network Tennessee Columnist Cameron Smith is a Memphis-born, Brentwood-raised recovering political attorney who worked for conservative Republicans. “So, let us go forth with good cheer and stout hearts,” President Ronald Reagan famously stated, “happy warriors out to seize back a country and a world to freedom.” Many Republicans are familiar with Reagan’s poetic […]
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Democratic social worker to run against Republican incumbent for Northwest Arkansas congressional seat
A Fayetteville clinical social worker announced Tuesday that she’ll challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Womack in 2024 for Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional District seat, which covers Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area. Caitlin Draper Caitlin Draper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a clinical focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder and eating disorders. In […]
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Willmar City Council approves land purchase agreement with Duininck Concrete – West Central Tribune | #citycouncil
WILLMAR — A land purchase has been approved that will facilitate a local company providing the concrete for construction of the new rail park in Willmar. Following a closed session Oct. 16, the Willmar City Council approved a purchase agreement with Duininck Concrete for the sale of 13.67 acres of land in the Willmar Industrial […]
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Pilot who tried to crash California-bound flight says he had taken mushrooms, complaint says
Joseph David Emerson, left, 44, was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Tues., Oct. 24, 2023, in Portland, Ore. Emerson, a pilot, is accused of attempting to disable the engines of a plane on which he was riding while off-duty last Sunday. Emerson pleaded not guilty Tuesday. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool) An […]
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Mayor promotes plan to add more fiber internet in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More Mid-South leaders are weighing in as Memphis’ mayor pushes to make the Bluff City one of the most-wired cities. Mayor Jim Strickland’s plan calls for 85% of the city to be connect to fiber internet. He said only 28% of the city currently has fiber internet. Memphis wants more 1-gigabit fiber […]
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Two candidates qualify to challenge GOP Rep. Gary Palmer in primary | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Two candidates qualify to challenge GOP Rep. Gary Palmer in primary Updated: 4:56 PM CDT Oct 24, 2023 Two candidates have already qualified for the GOP primary in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District. Ken McFeeters and Gerrick Wilkins will both appear on the ballot on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Ken McFeeters is one of two candidates […]
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