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The next chapter for farm to school: Milling whole grains in the cafeteria
A new project in California aims to purchase mills for school cafeterias, marking the next step in a years-long effort to bring local, whole grains to schools around the country.
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After a disastrous summer of fire, California braces for a potentially worse fall
“We’re right smack in the middle of wildfire peak season,” Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter said. The outlook for the rest of the year includes more heat and dryness.
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BOLO Best Bets: The Del Mar is back, and Kuumbwa, Jewel Theatre and Capitola Art & Wine with it
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Save Our Shores hires marine science expert as executive director
Erica Donnelly-Greenan will start her new job as executive director of Save Our Shores on Monday. She takes over for Katherine O’Dea, who announced in April she was stepping down after six-plus years in the position.
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California grid operator issues flex alert ahead of high heat expected Wednesday
Officials have issued a flex alert for California from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday citing high temperatures forecast for the Golden State and much of the West.
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Man on a mission: How Gordon Rudy helped his Boulder Creek neighborhood weather the CZU flames
From sneaking back to his Boulder Creek neighborhood and helping dig a fire line to racing through the woods on his dirt bike with a makeshift fire extinguisher to put out burning stumps, Gordon Rudy played a key role in saving his property and a number of others.
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‘Cautious optimism’ as crews turn a corner on Caldor fire
“We’ve got this thing kind of lassoed, and we just need to keep holding on to it with what we’ve got,” one official said. The fire burning near Lake Tahoe was 29% contained as of Friday morning.
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