California’s behavioral health system is in trouble… still. – Capitol Weekly | Capitol Weekly
OPINION – When I was growing up, I was adamant I would never become a mental health professional. My Black, single mother worked tirelessly in private hospitals, her own private practice, and in community-based organizations for more than 30 years. From my perspective, her clients were the “worried well,” a term mental health professionals use […]
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Santa Ana City Council taps local government vet for interim city manager – Orange County Register | #citycouncil
Black Friday Your email is already registered. Please subscribe to Orange County Register to continue. $6 for 1 Year of Standard Digital Access Save now Already a subscriber? Login The Santa Ana City Council appointed Thomas Hatch to serve as interim city manager until a regular city manager is hired. (Courtesy of City of Santa […]
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Mayor Todd Gloria signs use of smart streetlights, license plate readers into law
Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday signed into law the use of Smart Streetlights and automated license plate recognition technology and the city’s Safe Sidewalk program, measures that were recently approved by the San Diego City Council. On Nov. 14, the City Council approved the public safety technologies, and with the mayor’s signature on Wednesday, the San […]
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Hundreds of California jobs at stake if NASA Mars mission axed
Mars (Image courtesy JPL / NASA / Mars Global Surveyor / Mars Orbiter Camera) (KRON) — Hundreds of tech and science jobs will be lost in California if NASA moves forward with a plan to cut funding from the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, according to state lawmakers. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative […]
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8 Republicans — including a surprise candidate — make Florida primary ballot | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
One surprise candidate who filed to be on the Florida ballot was Ryan Binkley, a Dallas, Tex., CEO and pastor who launched his long-shot bid for president earlier this year and has largely financed his campaign by himself. Federal campaign filings show that Binkley had spent more than $7 million on the race by the […]
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Arkansas state government is advertising a Christian school that bans LGBTQ+ students
There’s nothing new about Republican-controlled states funneling money to religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ+ kids. Even so, Arkansas has taken it to what seems to be a new level. The Arkansas Department of Education promoted a video on a specific Christian school’s participation in the state’s new voucher program. This was not a […]
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A look at the states before Newsom debates DeSantis – Orange County Register
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom will take part in a televised 90-minute debate moderated by Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Nov. 30. The two ideologically opposed governors first agreed to take each other on in early August, but negotiations stalled for weeks over the proposed rules. Newsom’s side Emphasizing that they […]
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California city awarded more than $40 million for acting as hub for Camp Fire response
Chico officials on Wednesday announced the city was awarded $43 million in compensation for acting as a hub for authorities responding to the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed more than 18,000 homes and other buildings. The compensation award came from the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Fire Victim Trust, which was […]
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Santa Ana City Council taps local government vet for interim city manager – Orange County Register | #citycouncil
The Santa Ana City Council has appointed Thomas Hatch to serve as interim city manager until a new top executive can be hired for City Hall. Hatch was to start right away after the City Council approved his appointment at Tuesday’s council meeting. “That’s a big level of trust that you just handed to me. […]
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Proposal to rotate Laguna Beach City Council members into mayoral seat lacks support
Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen has served in his role as first among equals for four of the past five years. Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf first held the role in 2021, and she is the only other to serve as mayor in that period. Some residents have raised concerns about the roles remaining in […]
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