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Published on May 16, 2025Source: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education - Pending
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Published on May 16, 2025
Southern California Edison submits three-year wildfire mitigation plan
(Reuters) -Southern California Edison (SCE), a unit of utility Edison International, said on Friday it has submitted a three-year wildfire mitigation plan to California’s Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety. The plan builds on efforts to address …
Source: WTVB - Michigan - Pending -
Published on May 16, 2025
California Governor’s Budget Aims at Estimated $12B Shortfall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised budget Wednesday that he said addresses the substantial budget shortfall — an estimated $12 billion — in the coming fiscal year, plus one. During a morning press conference, the governor wasted no time …
Source: Government Technology - Neutral -
Published on May 16, 2025
Will Cal Fire get funding for more year-round firefighters in California’s state budget?
Following the January wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County, there was renewed interest in making sure California is adequately staffed with firefighters to prevent such disastrous events, or to combat them at any given moment, in the future. …
Source: Whittier Daily News - California - Neutral -
Published on May 16, 2025
California Colleges Need Small Fee to Offset Student Fraud
(TNS) — In California community colleges, the ghost students are winning. Criminals using bots to pose as real students siphoned off $13 million of financial aid over the last year — up 74 percent from the prior year, when the fraudsters stole $7.5 million …
Source: Government Technology - Neutral -
Published on May 16, 2025
Federal Cuts Halt California Earthquake Retrofit Funding
The federal government has canceled over $30 million in grant funding for seismic retrofits in California, a move that affects thousands of families living in buildings vulnerable to earthquakes. The grants, part of the Building Resilient Infrastructure …
Source: KFI AM 640 - California - Pending -
Published on May 16, 2025
California Assembly Passes Bill On Soliciting Minors For Sex
The California Assembly unanimously passed Assembly Bill 379 on Thursday, a measure aimed at strengthening penalties for soliciting 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. Authored by Assemblymember Maggy Krell, the bill allows prosecutors to charge offenders with …
Source: KFI AM 640 - California - Pending -
Published on May 16, 2025
Two California National Weather Service Offices Close 24/7 Operations
Two National Weather Service offices in California will no longer operate around the clock, impacting over seven million people in the Central Valley. This change, confirmed April 17 by the San Francisco Chronicle, is part of a broader reduction in weather …
Source: KFI AM 640 - California - Pending -
Published on May 16, 2025
Teen Gamer In Tennessee Foils 'Mass Casualty' Plot at California School
A teenage gamer from Tennessee has been praised for preventing a potential mass tragedy at a school in Northern California. Tehama County Sheriff Dave Kain announced on Tuesday that the unnamed teen was participating in an online gaming chat when he …
Source: KFI AM 640 - California - Pending -
Published on May 16, 2025
What Southern California’s legislators got done in 118th Congress
Campaign advertisements tell Americans a version of the job their members of Congress are doing on their behalf. But it’s an incomplete report card, at best. A more complete picture of what lawmakers are doing in Washington, D.C., is possible — by digging …
Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune - California - Pending