San Bernardino County’s mountain communities are still far from recovered almost two weeks since the start of back-to-back monster winter storms. Officials say they’ll be better prepared next time.
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After COVID-19 school chaos, California lawmakers debate role of superintendent
Two years after the governor devised a plan to reopen schools, lingering COVID-19 frustrations could fuel debate about the role of California’s superintendent of public instruction.
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Amid youth mental health crisis, teens ask for a kinder college admissions process
High school students stress one aspect of the “youth mental health crisis” is the pressure they feel to be perfect and successful so they can get into choice colleges.
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Kitesurfing Californians found the perfect beach in Baja. Then they gentrified it
A quirk of geography has created a spot in southern Baja with nearly perfect winds for kitesurfing. In the past few years, Californians have built a thriving outpost there. Is the growth sustainable?
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Newsom, IRS give storm-walloped Californians until October to file tax returns
Following the IRS’ lead, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that most Californians won’t have to pay their state taxes until Oct. 16. The delay is available to residents in Santa Cruz and 50 other counties covered by a federal emergency declaration that followed recent storms.
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An assault and fatal stabbing — in the middle of class — at a Santa Rosa high school
A fight broke out and a stabbing occurred Wednesday at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa. One 16-year-old student was killed.
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Santa Cruz County no longer in drought conditions after storms, report says
Conditions in Santa Cruz County are now “abnormally dry,” the level between no drought and moderate drought, according to the latest estimate from the U.S. Drought Monitor. With an enormous snowpack, the Sierra Nevada are also not considered to be in drought as all of California has seen unusually heavy precipitation since late December.
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Yet more rain is expected to hit California in March. But warmer storms could melt snow
With the possibility of a warm atmospheric river hitting California this month, officials now worry about preserving precious Sierra snowpack.
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What should student loan borrowers do while waiting for Supreme Court forgiveness ruling?
With the high court’s conservatives expressing skepticism about the legality of the Biden administration’s blanket debt forgiveness, student loan borrowers are on notice that the relief they thought was coming may not materialize.
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Amid well-drilling and pumping, calls grow for stronger California water regulation
Well-drilling and pumping continue to draw down groundwater in California’s Central Valley. Calls are growing for stronger legislation and state intervention.