California Watch
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Study attempts to reveal science behind 'gaydar'
Susanne Rust torbakhopper/Flickr When a scholarly journal published a study this week on the purported existence of "gaydar," the reaction ranged from "no duh" to offended. Just how can someone accurately predict a person's sexuality based on a fleeting glimpse of a photograph? But the new research from the University of Washington may shed some light. The...
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Calif. schools employing fewer nurses, librarians
Joanna Lin Joanna Lin/California Watch Mary Nixon is one of two school nurses in Trinity County. The number of school nurses in California has dropped 13.3 percent in five years. California is issuing fewer credentials for public school service positions such as librarians, school nurses and administrators, and its schools are employing fewer service staff, according to a recent report...
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School officials challenged by post-redevelopment process
Kendall Taggart 401K/Flickr With billions of dollars at stake, school district representatives charged with overseeing the shutdown of about 400 redevelopment agencies may be underprepared. Seven-member local oversight boards consisting of representatives from K-14 districts, the county, the city and special districts are now responsible for vetting decisions about how the former...
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Issa blasts costly airport-security machines languishing in storage
G.W. Schulz Oversight & Government Reform Committee Security-screening equipment in storage in Texas. An estimated $184 million worth of security-screening equipment purchased by the federal government is gathering dust in storage rather than keeping Americans safe, according to the results of a congressional investigation [PDF] published May 9. Staffers leading a joint probe that...
