Ishani Desai
Breaking News Reporter at The Sacramento Bee
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Ishani Desai
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomHighlands Community Charter School faces layoffs after audit probes funding mismanagement. School closure threatens refugee students' access to English and social services. Audit finds credential violations which impacts on Afghan refugees on campuses. As a child growing up in Pakistan, Khalida Omar dreamed of wearing a doctor’s white lab coat to help anyone who asked.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Ishani Desai
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomAlbert Estrada, missing since 1950 in Korea, was recently identified and buried. Estrada served in the 31st Regimental Combat Team in the Korean War. His remains, returned from North Korea in 2018, were confirmed through DNA analysis. Albert Estrada, an athletic and charming teen, knelt in his living room as his mother blessed him repeatedly and prayed for his safe return. Estrada hungered to consume the world’s sights and wonders.
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1 week ago |
stripes.com | Ishani Desai
A soldier presents the American flag that draped the casket of Cpl. Albert Estrada, who was killed and missing in action during the Korean War, to his sister Rachel Flores in St. Josephs Cemetery in Woodland on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
sacbee.com | Ishani Desai
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomYolo County closed a $39M deficit by unfunding 57 vacant positions and contracts. The county tapped into specific reserves for first time in 10 years to balance the budget. Low property tax revenues and cuts to other funding streams squeezed the budget.
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2 weeks ago |
sacbee.com | Ishani Desai
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomThe Sacramento region seeks state grants to fund Proposition 36 treatment programs. Jail overcrowding and staffing shortages hinder rollout of mandated reforms. Lack of dedicated funding could weaken success rates and public safety goals.
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