New Jersey law that removes a requirement for teachers to pass a reading, writing and mathematics test for certification will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
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The water pressure also failed during the 1961 Bel Air and Topanga Fires.
In the years after, LAFD and DWP planned a number of improvements, for those specific areas, to make sure that never happened again.
One of those improvements was the construction of the Santa Ynez Reservoir, built expressly for emergencies in the Pacific Palisades.
That reservoir was empty last week.
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FFS
Strong words from LA fire fighters to the chief: "[I]f you had done things right... fatalities would have been reduced, property would have been saved....the preventive systems... were nonexistent... We attribute this to... lack of experience, arrogance, inability to lead..."
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Brutal, but I am sure GasLighter would NOW say he agrees with this LA Firefighters.
Here's Oakland
Home burns down to the ground as firefighters arrive later than usual due to the nearby station being closed from budget cuts in Oakland California
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And NO, congress DOES NOT have the 'right' to limit the ratification period,
- dudvinder
Of course it does, what says they can't?