UC Davis students are back in classrooms, but some remain concerned about health and safetyFebruary 17, 2022 | Janelle SalangaWhile students say in-person classes help build community, they also want to see the university institute a hybrid model that allows greater flexibility for those vulnerable to COVID-19.
Health CareCalifornia lays out shifting pandemic response as case rates dropFebruary 17, 2022 | Kris Hooks | Nicole NixonAfter Gov. Gavin Newsom hinted last week of new COVID-19 strategies coming for California, state health officials said Thursday the state wants to be prepared for future COVID-19 waves, but didn't make major changes to current pandemic policies. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentStanislaus County will pilot plan to put solar panels over irrigation canalsFebruary 16, 2022 | Rich IbarraProject Nexus is a concept developed by UC Merced and funded with $20 million by the California Department of Water Resources. The goal is to produce renewable energy and reduce water evaporation.
EnvironmentNo end in sight: California drought on course to break another recordFebruary 16, 2022After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought.
San Francisco voters recall 3 school board membersFebruary 16, 2022Voters in famously liberal San Francisco ousted three members of the board who, critics argued, focused more on renaming schools than getting students back into classrooms.
Leondra Kruger, a star on California's high court, is on Biden's Supreme Court listFebruary 15, 2022If there is a sleeping dog for Republicans to probe in her record, it is one of the 12 cases she argued during her years in the solicitor general's office.
State GovernmentNewsom nominates first Latina to California Supreme CourtFebruary 15, 2022Patricia Guerrero, a daughter of immigrants, would become the high court’s first Latina — significant in a state court system where Latinos are underrepresented.
What’s going on with California’s mask rules for schools?February 15, 2022 | Sasha HupkaState officials announced Monday that they will reassess school mask rules on Feb. 28. Schools and experts are divided on whether the masks should come off now.
Race and EquityNew 'Gam Saan Trail' in Coloma honors contributions of Chinese miners during California gold rushFebruary 15, 2022 | Sarah Mizes-TanThe trail’s name means “Gold Mountain” in Cantonese, and is located by a former burial site for Chinese miners at what is now Marshall Gold Discovery State Park. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As omicron surge wanes, California school mask mandate still in place for at least two weeksFebruary 14, 2022 | Nicole Nixon | Kris HooksDr. Mark Ghaly made the announcement less than one day before the state’s universal mask mandate lapses, and one day after tens of thousands of people gathered for the Super Bowl in Los Angeles.
