California awards millions to clean transit programs
Metrolink Commuter Train running along San Clemente Beach in this undated photo. (Getty Images) The California Department of Transportation has awarded more than $190 million to 136 public transportation projects in the state that aim to cut pollution and create more affordable transportation options. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the funding approval, which is made possible […]
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Longtime City Hall staffer Gutierrez announces bid for Council District 2 | #citycouncil
Downtown El Paso Texas skyline seen just after sunset. 16 x 9 aspect ratio. Space for copy. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Longtime City of El Paso employee and City Hall staff member Miriam “Judy” Gutierrez has announced her candidacy for City Council District 2. Gutierrez joins El Paso attorney Veronica Carbajal and El Paso […]
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Pregnancy care providers lagged in anti-bias training, review finds
California hospitals and clinics were slow to carry out mandated training intended to combat unconscious bias among workers who care for pregnant patients, the state Department of Justice found in a newly released investigation. Less than 17% of facilities that provided information to the state agency had initiated “implicit bias training” in the year after […]
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Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward’s mother has passed away
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward’s mother passed away on Friday, according to a release from the city. Woodward announced Thursday she would be stepping away for family leave after her mother received a terminal diagnosis. City spokesperson Brian Coddington said the mayor will spend the weekend with her family and plans to return […]
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Columbus City Council looks to make security detail permanent | #citycouncil
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Starting this week, the Columbus City Council hired several officers with the Columbus Division of Police to operate as temporary security detail for its members. Sgt. Brian Steel, executive vice president of the Columbus chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, said discussions about adding a security detail for council members started about […]
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Motil questions Ginther’s neighborhood focus; mayor cites $ invested
To make clear his stance that improving the city’s neighborshoods is his top priority, Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther has frequently said, “Our top three priorities are neighborhoods, neighborhoods, neighborhoods.” But his only ballot challenger in the Nov. 7 mayoral election, Joe Motil, convened a press conference Thursday morning in a litter-strewn parking lot on […]
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California Distributes $192 Million for More Clean Transit
Published: Oct 27, 2023 SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Caltrans approved $192 million in California Climate Investment funds for 136 public transportation projects that will cut pollution and create more affordable transportation options, especially for disadvantaged communities. What Governor Newsom said: “More clean and affordable transportation is coming to California, cutting pollution and making it easier […]
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Federal study shows Arkansas leads US in food insecurity; What some are doing about it
FILE – Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California’s SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, file) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A new federal report finds Arkansas leading the nation in food insecurity, and several groups around the Natural State […]
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City Council Adopts Lorain County Solid Waste Proposal – The Oberlin Review | #citycouncil
On Oct. 16, the Oberlin City Council resolved to adopt the Lorain County 2024–33 Solid Waste Management Plan. The plan is the result of Ohio House Bill 592, which stipulated that all 88 Ohio counties must be a member of a solid waste management district. There are currently 52 districts. Oberlin is part of the […]
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We Moved From California to Texas and Feel Safer, but It’s Not for Everyone.
Alyson and Josh McDonald moved their family from Eastvale, California to Magnolia, Texas. Courtesy of Alyson McDonald Alyson and Josh McDonald moved their family from Eastvale, California, to Magnolia, Texas, last year. The conservative family said they were tired of California’s COVID policies and one-sided politics. The McDonalds said the people in Texas are friendlier […]
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