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California gives rivers more room to flow to stem flood risk

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MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave across the landscape.

The 2,100 acres (1,100 hectares) at the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers in the state’s Central Valley are being reverted to a floodplain. That means when heavy rains cause the rivers to go over their banks, water will run onto the land, allowing traditional ecosystems to flourish and lowering flood risk downstream.

The Dos Rios Ranch Preserve is California’s largest single floodplain restoration project, part of the nation’s broadest effort to rethink how rivers flow as climate change alters the environment. The land it covers used to be a farm, but the owners sold it to the nonprofit River Partners to use for restoring wildlife habitat.

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California to see more spring snow, rain after dry winter

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More late-season snow and rain was predicted for California on Monday.

A dry start to the day was expected to give way to showers in the Central Valley and mountain snow by evening and continue into Tuesday, the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said.

Four weeks into spring, winter weather advisories will be in effect Tuesday above 6,500 feet (1,981 meters) on the west slope of the northern Sierra Nevada and in the greater Lake Tahoe area.

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Yelp: California ranked 2nd most eco-friendly state

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CALIFORNIA – California is one of the most eco-friendly states to live and work in, according to Yelp.

While “The Golden State” may not have taken the number one spot, California did come in as the second-most eco-friendly place in the United States.

So, who took the top spot?

Yelp says that Oregon’s “sustainability mentions in professional, home and local services, as well as restaurants and food categories” all helped to give the state the highest ranking. California’s heavy emphasis on electric vehicles is what pushed it into the top two, the review site stated.

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Asymptomatic people no longer need to quarantine after COVID exposure, California health officials say

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The state of California has eased its quarantine requirements for those exposed to COVID-19 and are showing no symptoms.

The California Department of Public Health earlier this month released new guidance stating that those exposed to the coronavirus, and showing no symptoms, no longer need to quarantine for a minimum of five days, as was the previous requirement.

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Proposed legislation would increase state financial aid for California private college students

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A pending California Senate bill would increase the amount of state financial aid available to California residents studying at the 5Cs and other private colleges, though the amount of aid students receive may not change at institutions that already meet one hundred percent of financial need.

California’s A and B “Cal Grants” are the state’s main form of financial aid to low- and middle-income students, offering competitive grants to students at community colleges, state schools (the California State University system and the University of California system) and private schools that meet student loan default rate and graduation rate requirements.

The Cal Grant A helps pay for tuition and fees for educational programs that are at least two academic years long, while the Cal Grant B acts as a living and education-related expenses stipend for educational programs at least one year long.

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Guaranteed income update – $500 in free cash to be handed out each month to 15,000 Americans

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THOUSANDS of Americans are set to receive $500 each month thanks to a new revamped California proposal.

A statewide initiative aims to put free money into the hands of 15,000 needy high school seniors in the state.

While the proposal's original goal was to provide the money to a group of state students in Fresno, now it will apply to high school seniors across California classified as homeless.

The proposal is commonly known as the California Success, Opportunity, and Academic Resilience (SOAR) Guaranteed Income Program. If passed, it would take effect next year.

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With grant, Hughson adds electric buses to its fleet

in Around California/Transportation

The rumble of diesel school bus engines has been replaced by the soft chimes of trolley bells on some routes in the Hughson Unified School District.

On Wednesday, April 6 four new electric buses began ferrying students to and from school, making Hughson the largest district in Stanislaus County to use the pollution-free vehicles. The move was made possible thanks to a $1.6 million grant Hughson received from the state of California, which covered most of the cost of the 84-passenger buses that are priced at $420,000 each.

The new buses replace four diesel-powered vehicles that all are about 30 years old, according to Lara Haverly, the district’s transportation supervisor. Haverly heard about the grant while at a conference in November 2019 and quickly applied. The district learned last August that the money had been awarded.

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Garden tour welcomes visitors to smell the roses (and other blooms)

in Local Roundup

From precisely manicured lawns to blooming bushes and plots of growing vegetables, this year’s Turlock Garden Tour has something for everyone.

Back after a COVID hiatus, the Turlock Garden Club is once again inviting the public to tour five different homes and, for the first-time ever, a community garden. The tour will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30.

Each stop on the self-guided garden tour has its own unique style.

The tour starts with a welcoming cottage that features meandering pathways surrounded by flowerbeds. This home also has a fish pond complete with resident turtles.

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Turlock proposes reorganizing city departments. How could it affect public services?

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The Turlock City Council on Tuesday may approve plans to reorganize city departments in an effort to run public services more efficiently, per a staff report.

Proposed changes include appointing a deputy city manager for the first time and eliminating two departments while creating two new ones.

Sarah Eddy would assume the deputy position under City Manager Reagan Wilson’s proposal, he said Monday, and leave her current post as interim administrative services director. If the council approves, the city will eliminate both the Administrative Services and the Parks, Recreations and Public Facilities departments. Turlock also would create separate public works and human resources departments to replace them.

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