Newsom outlines proposed $2B in spending to prevent, prepare for wildfires
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Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to media after he toured the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. On Monday, Gov. Newsom outlined a $2 billion spending proposal to prevent and prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. (Paul Kitagaki Jr/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)Paul Kitagaki Jr./AP
By Eli Walsh
Bay City News Foundation
Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined his proposal Monday to spend $2 billion on wildfire and emergency preparedness with the expectation of worsening climate change.
The funding, included in Newsom s revised budget proposal, would include nearly $50 million to add 12 helicopters and seven air tankers to Cal Fire s air fleet, $143.3 million to hire 30 more firefighting crews and $708 million to maintain and improve forest and landscape health.
May 9, 2021
Patricia A. Quinn
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – After a tragically long 13-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Patricia Ann Quinn, 74, of Johnson City, Tenn., died Friday morning, May 7, 2021 at the Dominion Senior Living facility.
Pat was born Nov. 7, 1946 in Waterbury, Conn. She was the daughter of Richard Jeremiah Hannifan and Lily Mae Aston. She fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a nurse when she graduated from the Mount Vernon School of Nursing in 1967.
She married her hometown friend, Bruce Christopher Quinn, at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif., on July 11, 1970. Her husband’s time as an Air Force officer and pilot took her to many places. She resided in California, Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Japan.
JOHNSON CITY - After a tragically long 13 year battle with Alzheimerâs Disease, Patricia Ann Quinn, 74, of Johnson City, Tennessee died Friday morning, May 7, 2021 at the Dominion Senior Living facility.
Pat was born November 7, 1946 in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Richard Jeremiah Hannifan and Lily Mae Aston. She fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a nurse when she graduated from the Mount Vernon School of Nursing in 1967. She married her hometown friend, Bruce Christopher Quinn, at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, California on July 11, 1970. Her husbandâs time as an Air Force officer and pilot took her to many places. She resided in California, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Japan. She worked as a Registered Nurse for over 40 years, caring for the sick and injured.
PRIDE Industries: A Nonprofit EMS and Staffing Firm Moves Into Mil-aero
PRIDE Industries is a contract manufacturing provider with a twist: The company provides training and coaching for job seekers with disabilities, including service-disabled veterans. If they don’t have openings in their Sacramento facility, they may have a job for you in one of 15 other states.
I recently spoke with Tony Lopez, PRIDE Industries’ vice president of manufacturing and logistics services, and Kat Maudru, public relations and social media manager. They discussed what it’s like operating a nonprofit EMS company, their recent move into the aerospace and defense segments, and how they’ve stuck to their founders’ original tenets since 1966.