KPBS: California school libraries blindsided by ‘catastrophic’ budget cut. “Without notice to schools or librarians, the Legislature last week canceled $5.5 million that pays online fees for the Encyclopedia Britannica, New York Times, PBS videos such as Ken Burns documentaries, scientific journals and thousands of other online materials used by students and teachers. The cut goes into […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/01/kpbs-california-school-libraries-blindsided-by-catastrophic-budget-cut/
KPBS: California school libraries blindsided by ‘catastrophic’ budget cut

KPBS: California school libraries blindsided by ‘catastrophic’ budget cut. “Without notice to schools or librarians, the Legislature last week canceled $5.5 million that pays online fees for …

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Armenian bakery
(1963)photos
Amerian, Frances.; Vartanian, Grace.; Aivazian, Koko.; Keshishian, Osheen.; Hanenian, Carol.; Partamian, Leron.; Partamian Bakery (Los Angeles, Calif.).; Bakeries-California-Los Angeles.; Shades of L.A. Collection photographs.; Shades of L.A. Armenian American photographs.
Shades of L.A. Collection; Shades of L.A.: Armenian American Community

From Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library
https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/…
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#California
San Diego California
Weekly Meade Ave Bridge Bannering Over I-805 | Thursday Afternoons
Thursdays through Jul 30
5 – 6:30pm PDT
Meade Ave Bridge Over I-805
4371 Boundary St
San Diego, CA 92116
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Weekly Meade Ave Bridge Bannering Over I-805 | Thursday Afternoons · Mobilize

Meet on the Meade Ave bridge over I-805. We provide large physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. Bring a sign for cars on the bridge or just wave to the cars passing below. You can also bring a flag, chair, bubbles, music, or anything else you want in order to have a good time! Rules and Protocols 1. We avoid doing anything that could either harm ourselves or anyone else. This includes stepping into traffic, holding a sign where it could fall onto cars below, climbing fencing, etc. 2. We must not block pedestrian and bike traffic, so please keep the middle of the overpass and/or sidewalk clear to allow them to pass. 3. We supply the messages, you supply the waves. However, you are welcome to also display your own poster boards. Just avoid any messaging that would be rated above a PG-13. 4. We don’t litter. If we find litter, we pick it up and throw it away. 5. We don’t use stickers or anything that leaves a permanent mark on the overpass. However, chalk is okay and even encouraged. 6. If someone from the ‘opposition’ comes up to talk with us, do not engage with them. Best to just ignore them. One member will be designated to handle them and video record any aggressive interaction so that you can go right on waving. 7. We take lots of pictures and videos during our action for circulation on social media. If you prefer not to be included, please let us know and/or consider wearing a mask. 8. Should law enforcement pay us a visit, only the designated point person from the group should address them. 9. Ignore the middle fingers and negativity coming from some of the cars below. For every one of those confused folks, you are providing hope to another 100 people! 10. The Visibility Brigade is a non-violent, informal volunteer group in which we all participate with an understanding that our own actions are our personal responsibility and we accept our own personal liability. You participate with this understanding.

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New California Laws Take Effect, Including All-Gender Bathrooms and Food ‘Use-by’ Dates | KQED

From standardized food date labels to quieter streaming ads, a slate of new California laws takes effect July 1.

https://www.kqed.org/news/12089236/new-california-laws-take-effect-including-all-gender-bathrooms-and-food-use-by-dates

#TopNews #News #California #NativeAmerican #SanFrancisco

Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works – The Markup

A new state tool lets you tell data brokers to stop tracking you. Will they comply? Help us investigate.

Responding to Allah and His Messenger: The Sign of a Living Heart

In this instance, the obstinate are likened to a flock of sheep being called by a shepherd; they hear the sound of the voice but cannot comprehend the meaning of the words. They might react to the shouting out of reflex, but they lack the intellect to process the guidance.

https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/responding-to-allah-and-his-messenger-the-sign-of-a-living-heart/

The Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, California are a series of subterranean structures built by Baldassare Forestiere, an immigrant from Sicily, over a period of 40 years from 1906 to his death in 1946. #MostDiscussed #California #NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces https://www.mostdiscussed.com/article/440787
Most Discussed 📖 - Forestiere Underground Gardens

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏖️📉 #California has lost roughly 60% of its coastal sand dunes since the 1850s, a loss of about 442 km².

Researchers used historical #maps, aerial #photos, and #lidar #data tracked by #machinelearning to measure the decline. Most losses came from development, #erosion, and invasive grasses, but some dunes expanded by 15 km² .

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/california-coastal-dunes-disappearing/

#coast #pacific #ocean #dunes #sanddunes #climate #climatechange #conservation #habitats #wildlife #environment #storms #restoration #science #geology

California’s Coastal Dunes Are Vanishing. Over 60% Have Disappeared Since 1850

The loss is accelerating and leaving entire ecosystems vulenrable.

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2012-03-08 – Olympus PEN E-PL1
evening downspout, San José, California

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