Governor, Lawmakers Add $500 Million to Wildfire Prevention Budget, Following CapRadio, NPR California Newsroom Investigation
Thursday, July 8, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Firefighter Cody Hood watches the Lava Fire burn on a break Thursday, July 1, 2021. He has been deployed for his first-ever fire with Tahoe Hotshots, a federal firefighter crew and has been working for several days in difficult terrain.
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Governor Gavin Newsom is set to approve an extra $500 million for wildfire prevention a last-minute change that would more than double what’s in the current budget deal.
The change comes after CapRadio and NPR’s California Newsroom revealed Newsom’s administration had nixed a similar amount from this year’s budget. The investigation also found the state’s wildfire prevention work dropped sharply in 2020, and the governor had pushed back an ambitious fuel reduction goal set by his predecessor.
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Out with Junípero Serra, in with Native Americans. Plan calls for replacing Capitol Park statue
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Apr. 30 A California Democrat is seeking to replace a former statue of a controversial 18th-century Spanish missionary on the grounds of Sacramento s Capitol Park with a new monument that recognizes regional tribes.
Assembly Bill 338, authored by Assemblyman James C. Ramos, D-Highland, would strike a decades-old requirement to keep and maintain a monument of Father Junípero Serra, who is dubbed the father of the California missions.
Instead, the bill would allow tribal nations in the Sacramento region, in coordination with the Department of General Services, to plan and construct a new monument.
Yuba-Sutter counties prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for those 65 and older Share Updated: 11:09 PM PST Feb 11, 2021 Share Updated: 11:09 PM PST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript ABOUT IT. RUSS: ITS SCARY, ITS FRIGHTENING AND A POWERFUL DISEASE. STEPHANIE: YUBA AND SUTTER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, SENSITIVE TO THE DANGERS OF COVID-19 REASON WHY THEY SAY, THEY’RE TAKING STATE VACCINATION GUIDELINES ONE STEP FURTHER. RUSS: WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND SAY OK WE’RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU FIRST. STEPHANIE: RESTRICTING VACCINATIONS TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND THOSE 65 AND OLDER FOR NOW. RUSS: IT SIMPLIFIES IT AND QUICKLY ADDRESSES WHERE THE REAL RISK GET SOMEONE 65 AND OLDER, AND THEY GET IT, 10, 15 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET HOSPITALIZED. STEPHANIE: A DECISION, WITHOUT CONTROVERSY AS SURROUNDING COUNTIES MOVE FORWARD WITH VACCINATING PEOPLE BY PROFESSION, FROM POLICE TO FIREFIGHTERS TO TEACHERS. GALLAGHER: WE REALLY N