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May 2015
Caltrans: Active Transportation Program (ATP) Grant Cycle 2
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For a look at how old pension policy can have long term consequences for your local government, look no further than the Moraga Orinda Fire District.
The office, which is currently in the midst of a massive overhaul, needs at least 1,300 sworn employees by July 1.
The outages affected multiple departments and left the county-recorder’s office down for an entire work day last week.
A 31-year-old Navy veteran died this weekend after falling more than three stories off a ride at the San Bernardino County Fair.
Seven miles of Southern California beaches were reopened just in time for the weekend Friday, following a mass cleanup of oil and tar patties that had bombarded the popular South Bay shores.
Tuesday’s decision paves the way for counties such as San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo which are considering similar ordinances of their own.
The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to direct staff to create a Department of Cannabis Control Tuesday, the Calaveras Enterprise reports.
The sordid tale of deputy gangs roaming the L.A.
L.A. County’s homicide rate has been on the decline for years. At the same time, the female homicide rate has increased.
More than a thousand public retirees in California are earning pensions that exceed the federal limit of $220,000, according to data from CalPERS.