4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (960+ words) The coastal commission’s approval was, however, controversial, because staff’s recommendations conditioned approval for the project on prohibiting vehicle access to Centerville Beach, a popular local beach and one of very few places in the county — and the state — in which…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (547+ words) College of the Redwoods on Wednesday continued its final round of interviews in a nationwide search for its next president/superintendent, holding a public candidate forum with Dave Williams as trustees move toward selecting the district’s next chief executive. Williams…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (663+ words) In two months California voters will elect a governor, fill several other statewide offices and choose a new class of state legislators and members of Congress. The aspirants for those positions are making all sorts of promises to win voters…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (209+ words) The commission will consider that item Wednesday. That reconstruction project will, according to a staff report, involve reconstruction of a roughly “900-foot-long segment of Centerville Road at Centerville Beach County Park vulnerable to wave overtopping, elevate the infrastructure on up…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (647+ words) You’ve no doubt heard the saying, “There is nothing as uncommon as common sense.” There is a closely related issue in the form of several questions that we should ask ourselves, but often do not at times when common sense…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (436+ words) A bill that tribal leaders say would finally move California from “apology to action” on Indigenous water rights is now in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hands, following a unanimous Senate vote and weeks of direct tribal advocacy in the Capitol. Assembly…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) Times-Standard Before the investigation began at Miranda’s Rescue, Solano County volunteer Sabrina Woods was watching dogs leave her shelter in numbers she could not explain. A visit to the rural facility in 2025 left her uneasy, she said, noting the rescue…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (423+ words) Humboldt County Superintendent of Schools Michael Davies-Hughes has been elected President-Elect of the California County Superintendents, the Humboldt County Office of Education announced this week. CCS represents California’s 58 county superintendents of schools and advocates for high-quality public education for the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (674+ words) By Kennith RaShaun Woods II Many kids returning to school this year aren’t looking forward to reconnecting with teachers or students. Instead, they’re dreading new encounters with school resource officers, zero tolerance policies, and state laws that criminalize youthful misbehavior....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (598+ words) November’s ballot is dominated by measures that would alter how California levies taxes, including one that would make it more difficult for local governments to gain voter approval of tax hikes. Proposition 43 would overturn a state Supreme Court ruling and…...