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How The Closure Of Madera County's Only Hospital Has Impacted The Community
When a county’s only hospital closes, you might expect there to be dire, immediate effects on public health. However, since Madera Community Hospital…
1 year, 10 months ago
Parents Adjust To Challenges Of Transitional Kindergarten
California is expanding transitional kindergarten with a vision of making it available to every four-year-old in the state by fall of 2025. The state…
1 year, 10 months ago
California School Districts Struggle To Build Out Classrooms For Transitional Kindergarten
When school starts in 2025, every 4-year-old in the state will be able to attend public school. It’s a new grade known as transitional kindergarten. …
1 year, 10 months ago
Teacher Shortage Impacts State's Goals For Transitional Kindergarten, Bilingual Classes
California is in the middle of an ambitious plan to offer transitional kindergarten to all four-year-olds by the 2025-2026 school year. It's poised t…
1 year, 10 months ago
State Supreme Court Ruling Allows Housing Plan To Move Forward At People's Park
The California Supreme Court has ruled that UC Berkeley can start construction on student and supportive housing in People’s Park -- and also gave th…
1 year, 10 months ago
High School Student Creates Music From Soundscape Of Exploding Stars
There are stars exploding all around us. They burst, flash and fade. Some leave visions of their spectacular journeys in telescopes. A high school st…
1 year, 10 months ago
Japanese Tourists Flock To LA To See Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles' tourism industry, still trying to rebound from the pandemic, has gotten a gift in the form of Shohei Ohtani. Japanese fans have come by …
1 year, 10 months ago
Are Tiny Homes A Viable Solution To Help With Homelessness Crisis?
With two-thirds of California’s unhoused population living unsheltered, cities are increasingly turning to tiny homes to get people off the streets q…
1 year, 10 months ago
Recall Elections Test Strength Of Conservative School Board Movement
Republicans in California have struggled to gain power at the state capitol, but they’ve found more success recently on school boards. Conservatives …
1 year, 10 months ago
Mixed Reaction From California To Trump Verdict
Reaction was not surprisingly mixed to Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts, marking the end of the former president’s historic hush money t…
1 year, 11 months ago