On Quality of Life: State and National Parks
Part I: National Parks - Central California's National Parks are known worldwide and attract millions of visitors each year. In 2010, over 4 million people visited Yosemite National Park, just short of...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Learn2Earn; Parks; Fresno Film Festival
This week on Valley Edition, we talk about the new program called Learn2Earn, the future of parks programs in the cities of Fresno and Bakersfield in an era of tight budgets, and learn about the...
View ArticleCommunity Rallies as State Park Faces Threat of Closure
Many of California’s state parks were saved from closing this year thanks to operating agreements with nonprofits and private organizations. Others are on the rocks – or narrowly avoided closure, like...
View ArticleFuture of Mariposa Museum Still In Doubt
Randy Bolt has a passion for rocks. Well, not just rocks, but gems and minerals too. He's a historic guide at California's Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa. He can tell you about the state's...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Valley Environment Study, State Parks, Fresno Zoo
This week on Valley Edition, we talk with the UC Merced scientist behind a new study of the Valley's environment, and find out where we're making progress and where we're still falling behind in...
View ArticleAudit of State's Hidden Surplus Money Due Next Week
We should learn next week whether there’s any more hidden surplus money in California state special funds. The state's Finance Department plans to release its audit of those accounts after $54 million...
View ArticleCalifornia's Senate Democratic Leader Responds to Park Scandal and Pay Raises
California’s Senate President Pro Tem is responding to criticisms of legislative pay raises and the hidden assets found at the parks department. The issues are giving ammunition to opponents of...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Hold First Special Funds Hearing
The Chair of a California Assembly committee looking into the state’s special funds accounts called the parks department scandal “shameful” today. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, lawmakers...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Pass Bill Designed to Prevent Another Parks Scandal
California lawmakers have approved a bill designed to improve the state’s accounting practices in hopes of avoiding the kind of scandal that happened with the parks department.In July, an unreported...
View ArticleState Parks Investigation Shows Intentional Hiding of Funds
The California Attorney General’s office has released its investigation into the funding surplus at the state Parks Department.As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, it shows that only part of the $54...
View ArticleOil Severance Tax Proposed; Would Fund CA Parks, Higher Ed
Democratic lawmakers are calling for a new tax on oil removed from the ground in California – with the money going toward state parks and higher» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleOn Quality of Life: State and National Parks
Part I: National Parks - Central California's National Parks are known worldwide and attract millions of visitors each year. In 2010, over 4 million people visited Yosemite National Park, just short of...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Learn2Earn; Parks; Fresno Film Festival
This week on Valley Edition, we talk about the new program called Learn2Earn, the future of parks programs in the cities of Fresno and Bakersfield in an era of tight budgets, and learn about the...
View ArticleCommunity Rallies as State Park Faces Threat of Closure
Many of California’s state parks were saved from closing this year thanks to operating agreements with nonprofits and private organizations. Others are on the rocks – or narrowly avoided closure, like...
View ArticleFuture of Mariposa Museum Still In Doubt
Randy Bolt has a passion for rocks. Well, not just rocks, but gems and minerals too. He's a historic guide at California's Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa. He can tell you about the state's...
View ArticleOn Valley Edition: Valley Environment Study, State Parks, Fresno Zoo
This week on Valley Edition, we talk with the UC Merced scientist behind a new study of the Valley's environment, and find out where we're making progress and where we're still falling behind in...
View ArticleAudit of State's Hidden Surplus Money Due Next Week
We should learn next week whether there’s any more hidden surplus money in California state special funds. The state's Finance Department plans to release its audit of those accounts after $54 million...
View ArticleCalifornia's Senate Democratic Leader Responds to Park Scandal and Pay Raises
California’s Senate President Pro Tem is responding to criticisms of legislative pay raises and the hidden assets found at the parks department. The issues are giving ammunition to opponents of...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Hold First Special Funds Hearing
The Chair of a California Assembly committee looking into the state’s special funds accounts called the parks department scandal “shameful” today. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, lawmakers...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Pass Bill Designed to Prevent Another Parks Scandal
California lawmakers have approved a bill designed to improve the state’s accounting practices in hopes of avoiding the kind of scandal that happened with the parks department.In July, an unreported...
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