The University of California’s student government wants every campus to have a collegiate recovery center, programs that offer support groups and other tools to help students battle addiction. Right now half of the system’s 10 campuses – UC Santa Cruz among them – have such a center.
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California battles onslaught of wildfires with help from mutual aid: ‘More resources than rest of U.S. combined’
With the monster Park fire blazing through Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties and other intense blazes elsewhere in California, first responders must play an intricate chess game in maneuvering firefighters and equipment from around the United States.
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California’s two biggest school districts botched AI deals. Here are lessons from their mistakes.
Educators can learn caution mistakes with artificial intelligence in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt AI technology quickly.
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As LGBTQ library material comes under fire, California may ban book bans
Fresno County is about to appoint a library review committee that critics say will censor children’s books. But a bill before the Legislature would outlaw such groups in California.
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A soil fungus that can kill is on the rise in California: What to know about Valley fever
About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County.
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Study: California wildfire smoke contributed to 52,000 premature deaths over 10 years
When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious – but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames. As fires become more frequent, that smoke is leading to a public health crisis. In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, we found that wildfire smoke likely contributed to more […]
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Deep-blue California is a piggy bank for Kamala Harris — and Donald Trump. How they’re trying to cash in
Kamala Harris is bringing back Democratic donors who soured on President Joe Biden. Donald Trump is counting on his pick of running mate, JD Vance, to raise money in Silicon Valley.
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Newsom orders state agencies to clear homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered state agencies to remove homeless camps throughout California, his first major show of force since the Supreme Court granted state and local authorities more power to clear encampments.
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When California housing regulators beef with voters, who wins?
What happens when voters take to the ballot to thumb their nose at state housing law? Courts haven’t offered a clear answer – and a ballot measure in Eureka this fall could make for some unsettled legal waters.
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Fire once helped sequoias reproduce. Now, it’s killing the groves.
Two recent studies find that sequoia groves burned in California megafires of 2020 and 2021 were so severely damaged that the world’s tallest trees might not be able to naturally regenerate.