“Rising water rates coupled with pandemic job losses threaten to cut off many California families from an essential service — water,” Sen. Dodd said Tuesday. “No one should be denied access, regardless of their income level or economic status. Today’s vote is a step toward ensuring low-income customers get the help they need to keep the tap open. I thank my Senate colleagues for supporting this measure.”
May 31, which happens to be Memorial Day this year, is also National Dam Safety Awareness Day and a good reminder for those living, working or visiting downstream of dams to have an evacuation plan in place and be able to recognize signs of a potential dam-related emergency.
NAPA, Calif. — Jameson Humane, an impact-driven nonprofit that educates to inspire change on behalf of companion and farmed animals in need, announces that it will hold its signature fundraising event, WineaPAWlooza 2021, virtually at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 19, during the summer solstice.
Starting June 1, 2021, California Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, families will see a temporary increase in their monthly WIC fruits and vegetables benefit to $35.
Human laughter is common, but it’s a somewhat mysterious part of our evolution. It’s clear to evolutionary scholars that we laugh as a part of play, signaling our cooperation or friendliness. But how did laughter evolve? And are humans the only ones who do it?