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Californians will vote next year whether the state should issue $15 billion in bonds for school construction and modernization projects.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday placing the bond on the March 2020 ballot. He says improving physical conditions in schools will improve students’ educational experiences.Nine billion dollars will go to facilities serving students in pre-school through 12th grade. Two billion dollars each will go to the University of California system, the California State University system and community colleges.Local governments have to provide matching funds. But the state will provide a greater share of the money for districts with high percentages of low income, foster care and English learning students. Newsom says he’s confident voters will approve the bonds. … [Read more...] about California puts $15 billion schools bond on March ballot

Two Southern California mountain lions that were part of a National Park Service study have been found dead and rodent poison has been confirmed in one case and is suspected in the other.The Park Service says Tuesday that a male dubbed P-30 was found dead in Topanga State Park on Sept. 9 and a necropsy determined the cause was anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning.P-30 was the fifth lion in the study to die that way.The other recent lion death was discovered Aug. 15 in Malibu when the carcass of P-53 was found. She was too decomposed to determine the cause of death but testing revealed anticoagulant rodenticide compounds.Biologists are studying lions in and around the Santa Monica Mountains to determine how they survive in urbanized, fragmented habitat. … [Read more...] about 2 Southern California mountain lions in study found dead

With windy, dry weather in the forecast, California utilities are considering shutting off power to more than 700,000 customers to try to prevent wildfires ignited by electrical equipment.Southern California Edison’s website showed Tuesday that more than 106,000 customers in parts of eight counties could face power cuts.That’s in addition to the more than 600,000 customers that Pacific Gas & Electric announced a day earlier could be affected.The largest numbers of potentially affected SoCal Edison customers are in Los Angeles County and to the east in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Also under consideration are areas to the west in Ventura County and to the north in Kern, Tulare, Inyo and Mono counties.On Monday, Pacific Gas & Electric announced possible blackouts in 30 northern and central counties starting Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Possible fire prevention power cutoffs expand in California

Authorities say one person died when a small plane crashed and caught fire in a field near a Southern California airport.Ventura County Fire Department Capt. Brian McGrath says crews responded around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a plane down near Camarillo airport.McGrath says firefighters found the aircraft engulfed in flames and quickly extinguished the blaze. He says there’s one confirmed fatality.The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. … [Read more...] about 1 dead after plane crashes, burns near California airport

Authorities say a carjacking suspect being chased by Southern California police crashed a stolen SUV into another vehicle, killing two people inside.Police say the collision happened around 2 a.m. Saturday in West Covina, east of Los Angeles.Officials say two adults were ejected after their car was hit. They died at the scene. A child in their car was injured.The suspect, who has not yet been identified, was also injured and taken to a hospital. This investigation is ongoing. … [Read more...] about 2 dead in California crash involving carjacking suspect