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A new California law, Assembly Bill 2483, requires Cal Fire to give people trained in prison firefighting camps standardized written certification before release and, from 2028, a hiring preference for entry-level Fire Fighter 1 jobs.
Just News Desk · 15 October 2026 · 5 min read
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A rare all-hands city council vote funds trees, misting stations, and night-time cooling centers on former parking lots. The first sites are already taking root in the neighborhoods that bake first.
Naomi Brooks · 6 September 2026
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