Gov. Newsom Unveils $2 Billion Wildfire Preparedness Budget
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS SF/AP) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday highlighted new firefighting equipment that would be part of his proposed $2 billion investment in wildfire and emergency preparedness.
“Clearly we recognize we need to step up our efforts here in the state of California and that’s what we began to do early this year,” Newsom said Monday.
California’s mountains and foothills are expected to see above-normal wildfire potential from June through August and possibly into the fall, which is the usual peak fire season, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center and the Southwest Coordination Center.
School employees across Lafayette Parish received a special treat when they arrived to work early Friday morning. While coffee and donuts were a nice surprise, the goodie bags of bluetooth headphones and handwritten thank-you notes stole the show.
The gifts were made possible through Love Our Schools, a community initiative started in 2019 that works to support the Lafayette Parish School System and everyone it serves.
Volunteers from Acadiana nonprofits joined area students and district staff to write notes and stuff bags for three days leading up to Friday s special delivery.
Organizers wanted everything to stay a surprise, so S.J. Montgomery Principal Roneka Coleman just sent an email Thursday telling her staff to arrive early the next day.
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