Some environmental advocates say long-standing state rules governing soil pollution, traffic congestion and flood control will be weakened by legislation pushed by Democratic lawmakers from San Francisco and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown that will “streamline” land-use regulations to speed housing construction.
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California Ecologists Push Back Against Invasive Green Crabs
KQED News Fix/The California Report The European green crab is small — only about 4 inches wide — and does not have the giant claws of fiddler crabs or spindly limbs of king crabs. These crabs, however, are predators that are among the world’s worst invasive species. Scientists estimate that green crabs cost the fishing […]
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When It Comes to Fire Protection, Money Can Talk
KQED News Fix/The California Report During last month’s devastating wildfires in the North Bay, several hundred homes of the wealthy in Napa and Sonoma counties were protected by teams of retired firefighters sent by some of the largest insurance companies in the country. These companies offer “wildfire protection units” for the homes covered by more […]
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Don’t Get Confused — Covered California Is Still Here
KALW/Crosscurrents It is time to sign up for Covered California, but President Donald Trump’s apparent sabotage of the Affordable Care Act has caused confusion. KALW’s Health Reporter Marissa Ortega-Welch gave tips on navigating the chaos. During open enrollment for Covered California — the state’s health insurance market under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare — […]
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Suspension, Expulsion Rates Plummet in California Public Schools, but Racial Gaps Remain
EdSource School suspensions and expulsions have plunged for all ethnic groups over the past five years, but a disparity exists for African American students, according to new state data. In 2016-17, African American students in California public schools had a 9.8 percent suspension rate, even though they are only 5.6 percent of the overall enrollment. […]
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Can the Bay Area Outsmart Sea Level Rise?
Bay Nature Earlier this year, a warehouse-turned-winery in Point Richmond was the site of international designers, scientists and policy-makers. They were meeting to participate in Resilient by Design to see how the Bay Area will adapt to seas that could rise 10 feet higher by the end of this century. Ten winning design teams have until […]
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Health Funding for Clinics, Kids and the Homeless in Limbo as Congress Fights
Across the country, 1,400 community clinics that care for some of the poorest people in the United States are anxiously making contingency plans for how to cope with potential funding cuts, all because Congress allowed a critical program to lapse. The impact is already being felt in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
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S.F. Woman Living in RV Experiences a Wave of Evictions
Mission Local Melodie, living in her RV, was one of the residents of an encampment, known as the Hairball, under a tangle of freeway exchanges between Highway 101 and Cesar Chavez St. But now, San Francisco is clearing out the Hairball, and Parker will have to move on. But her life as a homeless resident […]
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Public Press Weekly: North Bay Fires — Now Comes the Recovery
The destructive North Bay wildfires have been fully contained, after torching more than 200,000 acres, causing at least 42 deaths and incinerating thousands of homes and businesses, reducing urban landscapes to smoking rubble. Now the post-disaster phase is beginning: recovery.
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How Vulnerable Are Other Bay Area Regions to Wildfires?
By Sasha Berleman, Bay Nature How vulnerable are other parts of the Bay Area to wildfires like the ones devastating the North Bay counties? What can people do to better protect themselves this year and in future years from large-scale fires? These are great questions. Unfortunately, other parts of the Bay Area are absolutely vulnerable […]