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Molly Gibbs

Monterey

Education Reporter at Bay Area News Group

Covering education for @mercnews and @eastbaytimes. Formerly @MontereyHerald | @SyracuseU and @DailyOrange alum | send news tips to [email protected]

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  • California leaders strike budget deal avoiding steep Medi-Cal, higher ed cuts

    3 days ago | sacbee.com | Nicole Nixon |Molly Gibbs |Kate Wolffe

    California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom reached a final budget agreement Tuesday that avoids some steep cuts to higher education and health care services to fill an estimated $12 billion deficit.

  • Democrats demand action after handcuffing of Sen. Padilla by federal agents

    1 week ago | sacbee.com | Molly Gibbs |Rebecca-Ann Shania Jattan

    Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert!ASKING FOR ACTIONVia David Lightman... Congressional Democrats wrote to Republican leaders Monday seeking “swift and decisive action to uphold the dignity and authority of Congress’’ after last week’s incident involving Sen. Alex Padilla. Padilla, a California Democrat, was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Los Angeles press conference as he tried to ask a question.

  • Cal Fire suspends burn permits as fires break out in the Sacramento region

    1 week ago | sacbee.com | Molly Gibbs

    AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomCal Fire suspended residential debris burn permits in five counties. Fires burned over 100 acres in Sacramento and Sheridan communities. Cal Fire advises clearing vegetation and alternative debris disposal. Cal Fire suspended residential debris burning permits within the state responsibility areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties on Saturday.

  • Riosa Fire burns nearly 50 acres of vegetation on western edge of Placer County

    1 week ago | sacbee.com | Molly Gibbs

    A vegetation fire that briefly prompted evacuations in Placer County was being contained late Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out around noon on Sunday along Sheridan Lincoln Boulevard, south of the community of Sheridan, leading Cal Fire to order evacuations between Ranch House Road and Riosa Road. Those have since been lifted. As of 2:54 p.m. the fire had burned about 49 acres and was 20% contained, according to Cal Fire updates.

  • ‘We’re not going anywhere.’ Hundreds of marchers celebrate Sacramento Pride

    1 week ago | sacbee.com | Molly Gibbs

    Across the street from where hundreds of people were preparing to march in Sunday’s parade, a pride flag hung outside the Parkview Presbyterian Church. Music blared from speakers around Southside Park, the march staging area, and excited chatter could be heard from all directions. Sacramento’s 2025 Pride March and Parade, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, featured motorists, bands, marchers waving rainbow pride flags and floats -- all led by four grand marshals.

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RT @jovi_dai: NEW: Fires in Los Angeles County this week have destroyed thousands of homes. How’s the home insurance market in Southern Cal…

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11 Sep 24

I’m here at a San Jose State student watch party for tonight’s debate. You can follow along for live coverage of tonight’s debate here: https://t.co/TuS6PRVzPP