On Aug. 25, 2022, California passed a policy that would prohibit the sale of new gas-powered cars and light trucks within the state by the year 2035. Although this proposal, Advanced Clean Cars II, does...
The City of San Ramon implemented “Trash-Free” this April to encourage local businesses and residents to reduce single-use foodware.
The program recently expanded a subproject on drinks, designed...
Each year, a new batch of elementary school kids begins the sorting process into gifted and talented education.
Students identified as “high-potential learners” or possessing “advanced abilities,”...
California’s 38th annual Coastal Cleanup Day takes place on Sept. 17 , 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon. An average of 70,000 volunteers from around the state participate in this global event, with over 50 countries...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken over our lives, another more subtle pandemic is growing: the plastic pandemic. The pandemic has increased usage of sanitary plastic products, which are being washed...
Following a strike by nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, the hospital worker’s union, the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA), negotiated higher...
Makhan Lal Bindroo, a pharmacist in Srinagar’s landmark medical store was shot dead this past October by terrorists. His killing was the latest in a long line of persecution against the Kashmiri Pandit...
With many teachers being out of office for multiple weeks due to various reasons, including contracting COVID-19, going on maternity/paternity leave or other personal issues, their students have been left...
On March 10, the DVHS Area Band Festival took place in the quad from 5 to 7 p.m, treating friends, family and teachers to an array of pieces while showing off what’s been cooking in the district’s...
Late students are certainly not an anomaly at Dougherty Valley High School. Every morning, a handful of students rush through the front gates at the sound of the late bell, all with different excuses....
In October 2021, for the first time in 100 years, a California condor – the largest flying bird in North America – graced Contra Costa County skies.
In 1987, there were only 27 condors remaining...
Autism Awareness Month takes place in the month of April and serves a way to increase understanding and acceptance of people on the autism spectrum.
“Sometimes, people associate challenges [and]...
