Chris Woodyard
Writer and Reporter at Freelance
Chris Woodyard is USA TODAY's former Los Angeles bureau chief, a veteran reporter and editor who always has an eye out for news.
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1 day ago |
localnewsmatters.org | Chris Woodyard
CALIFORNIA HONEYBEES may be getting their own health plan. With bee populations declining across the country, the California Assembly has passed a measure led by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy, to create a “Honeybee Health Program” under the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The bill will next be considered by the state Senate. The crisis isn’t as much about honey production as it is the critical role that bees play in pollinating nut trees and other crops.
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1 day ago |
stocktonia.org | Chris Woodyard
An invasive species of mussels first discovered in the Port of Stockton is now getting attention in Washington, D.C.Rep. Josh Harder, D-Tracy, said this week he has joined other Delta-area members of Congress in introducing a bill aimed at trying to halt the spread of golden mussels. The mollusks have been found in various parts of the Delta and as far south as Bakersfield.
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2 days ago |
stocktonia.org | Chris Woodyard
Less than six months into the job, Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee says he hates politics and “the toxicity of City Hall” so much that he considered quitting. At this week’s City Council meeting, Lee, a Hollywood entertainer who handily won his first elected position representing the District 6 in November, launched into a surprising diatribe about the difficulties and frustrations of holding public office.
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2 days ago |
stocktonia.org | Chris Woodyard
Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee said he will be pushing ahead with recommendations on how the city can enact a face-covering ban to deter crime. “For the last several months, I’ve been talking about a face-covering ban because we’ve been seeing more and more people robbed at gunpoint, daytime, nighttime, (by) people with ski masks,” Lee said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. He held up sketches from the Stockton Police Department of a pair of suspects in the city’s latest high-profile robbery.
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3 days ago |
stocktonia.org | Chris Woodyard
Calilfornia honeybees may be getting their own health plan. With bee populations declining across the country, the California Assembly has passed a measure led by Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy, to create a “Honeybee Health Program” under the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The bill will next be considered by the state Senate. The crisis isn’t as much about honey production as it is the critical role that bees play in pollinating nut trees and other crops.
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