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Article Special to Cal Cities By Heidi Sanborn and Jordan Wells

Opinion: It’s time for California to help cities manage household hazardous waste

Household batteries in a trash bin

California has become a leader in passing laws that hold producers, not ratepayers, responsible for properly managing product and packaging waste. The state needs to take a similar approach to the state’s dangerous (and frequently, deadly) household hazardous waste.

Article Local Works By Jackie Krentzman

‘The best way to get them is to develop homegrown talent.’ Temecula works to boost the region’s struggling medical workforce

Temecula is federally classified as a medically underserved community, with residents routinely traveling for hours even for primary care. But a city-run workforce program is working to change that.