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San Francisco summer camp teaches kids how to handle, save and invest money
KCRA Sacramento's Channel 3
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August 3, 2025
UP FOR BRIGHT FUTURES. IF YOU BUY ONLY THIS SHOE, YOU DON’T NEED TO SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY ON OTHER SHOES. REPORTER AN IDEA FOR A SHOE THAT GROWS AS A KID GETS OLDER. A BOLD BUSINESS PLAN WITH HOPES IT WILL IMPRESS THE INVESTORS. AS YOU CAN SEE...
California fast-food restaurants — including In-N-Out — struggle under $20 minimum wage law
Deseret News - Utah
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August 3, 2025
California’s minimum wage — $16.50 per hour — is one of the highest nationwide. But last year lawmakers in the state boosted fast-food workers even higher: they earn $20 per hour, thanks to the change. This move meant to elevate lower-wage workers...
Robot wars ignite passion for STEM, draws hundreds to Roseville
CBS 13 Sacramento - California
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The clashing of metal and roar of cheering fans filled Vernon Street Town Square on Saturday as the NorCal Summer Smash took over downtown Roseville. Billed as the largest outdoor combat robotics event in Northern California, the day-long showdown...
Department of Insurance expands coverage for Californians who need it most
Lassen County Times - California
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August 2, 2025
The California Department of Insurance continued the momentum toward improving insurance options statewide. The Department announced it had completed the review of three forward-looking wildfire catastrophe models, which will help stabilize...
About 800 NIH, NSF research grants suspended following UCLA federal funding cuts
Daily Bruin - California
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About 800 research grants have been suspended at UCLA, according to a Friday email from Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activities Roger Wakimoto. Wakimoto said in the email, which was sent to principal investigators and vice...
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Knightsen, California
Times News Global
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August 3, 2025
Knightsen, California – This summer, the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus have been found in Contra Costa County. Officials announced the discovery on Thursday following testing of a group of mosquitoes collected from a trap...
How Florida quietly surpassed California in solar growth
CNBC
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August 2, 2025
Solar energy is booming across the U.S. and, for the first time, Florida is catching up to industry powerhouses Texas and California. Despite removing climate change from its official state policy in 2024, Florida added more utility-scale solar...
Researcher held at airport, faces deportation
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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August 2, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO — A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by immigration authorities at the San Francisco International Airport, sleeping in a chair and living off food sold in the airport, his...
FO° Exclusive: Trump Attacks Harvard as ICE Raids Continue in Los Angeles
Fair Observer
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August 2, 2025
Fair Observer Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and retired CIA Officer Glenn Carle open this section of their discussion with signs of American institutional decline: a muted presidential parade, unrest in Los Angeles and a growing...
The Ranch At Laguna Beach Is Southern California's Best Kept Secret
The Zoe Report
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August 2, 2025
If someone were to mention a stay at “The Ranch,” it’s likely your mind will immediately go to the luxury wellness retreats in Malibu, California, and Italy (Fiuggi), widely known for their intense health and fitness programming that cater to...
AI Boom Fuels San Francisco Party Scene As People Seek Connection
Forbes
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AGI House garden gala featuring a conversation with Mantis Capital General Partner Jeffrey Evans, Twitch cofounder Emmett Shear, Caliwater cofounder and actor Oliver Trevena, and OpenAI's Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon (left to right). Martine...
Florida added over 3GW of utility-scale solar in one year, surpassing California
Cryptopolitan
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August 2, 2025
Florida just passed California in new solar installations, adding over 3 gigawatts of utility-scale solar in one year. This marks the first time Florida has outpaced longtime leaders like Texas and California in solar capacity growth. It happened...
California Hits Back at Trump's $200M UCLA Grant Freeze: 'Manipulation'
Newsweek
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August 2, 2025
California's Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the Trump administration's suspension of research grants for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), over alleged antisemitism. The U.S. Department of Justice froze hundreds of millions of...
New Cutting-Edge Health Technologies For All Men Over 40
The Good Men Project - California
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August 2, 2025
I have been working in the men’s health field since 1969. My work expanded greatly in 1997 following the publication of my fourth book, Male Menopause, which soon became an international best-seller translated into seventeen foreign languages. In...
The Silent Architects: How Sleep Science Is Redefining NBA Performance and Longevity
Essentially Sports
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August 2, 2025
It was in 2017 that Adam Silver noticed a concerning issue across the NBA: relatively healthy players were benched. The reason was not injuries, not the coaches, not even strategies. It was worse. The players were tired. The cause was scarier –...
Tesla Megapacks to Power $600 Million BESS in California
Tesla North
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August 2, 2025
Tesla’s Megapack battery storage systems will soon power a massive new utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in California. Arevon Energy has officially kicked off construction of the $600 million, 300 MW/1,200 MWh Nighthawk Energy...
$106 Million Tesla Megapack Battery Facility Goes Live in California
Tesla North
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August 2, 2025
A massive new Tesla-powered battery energy storage system (BESS) has officially come online in San Diego, California (via 10News). Located in Barrio Logan, the Peregrine Energy Storage Project cost $106 million and was developed by clean energy...
California affordable housing programs are on the chopping block after Supreme Court ruling
Jefferson Public Radio - Oregon
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August 2, 2025
East Palo Alto, like cities across California, has a law on the books that forces developers of new housing projects to foot the bill for the state’s shortage of affordable homes. New residential projects need to set aside a share of the units...
California homeowner with Farmers Insurance got hit with a 381% premium hike — is there anything she can do about it?
Yahoo Finance
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The cost of living continues to rise for all Americans, but in wildfire-ravaged California, it’s not just grocery and utility prices that are soaring. Take Debby Kirkwood, a Fallbrook resident who recently received a $13,163 insurance bill from...
Researchers report success—and limits—of genetic rescue for endangered Florida panthers
West LA Times - California
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August 2, 2025
Florida panthers have shown signs of recovery following a genetic intervention started three decades ago, according to a new study involving researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Berkeley, and the Florida Fish and...