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Demographic trends in California have already turned Caucasian residents into a minority of the total population. A new report from the Greenlining Institute says that shift is projected to continue and accelerate. .
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In an infrequent instance of mutual benefits for insurers and consumers, two California companies will roll out what's been called Green car insurance this year. .
These new green car insurance options were legalized even before Assemblyman Jared Huffman's bill supporting them made it through the legislature. And he's just fine with that.
By just about any cost-benefit analysis, public parks are a bargain. But that doesn't mean we can get away with not paying for them at all.
Caryl HartIt is up to the users of our local parks to ensure their care and accessibility, says Sonoma County Regional Parks Director Carol Hart, who offers three specific ways to do so.
Doran Beach Campground at Bodgea Bay, CARecent budget cuts at the state level have left parks official scrambling just to keep the gates open at many facilities, including several of the Sonoma Coast beaches.But Hart notes this is also exacerbating the potential problems resulting from years of deferred maintenance, a bill that already adds up to more than $13 billion statewide.
Sonoma County's public schools rate quite high in statewide and national comparisons, says new county superintendent of Schools Steve Herrington, so there are high standards in place, even as local education braces for further funding cuts.
Steve HerringtonThe cumulative effects of repeated cuts in state funding cuts are becoming impossible to ignore, says Sonoma County's new schools chief, even as further cutbacks are on the way.
The role of public schools in providing vocational training has also been curtailed over the past few decades, Herrington explains, so that students seeking expereince in a particular area may have to travel to a school far from their homes to get the coursework they need or desire.
