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The forecast comes from California’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), which released their annual Fiscal Outlook report Wednesday, predicting a $31 billion surplus in the state’s 2022 budget year that begins July 1, 2022. Governor Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers can cut taxes, raise spending on public schools and infrastructure or give rebates to taxpayers, the most likely option as the decision will be made in an election year, according to the AP....

During a Wednesday meeting with the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees, which is located in Contra Costa County, California, multiple board members were heard making disparaging and offensive comments. In one part of the recorded video, board member Kim Beede asked the other members if they were alone, before using expletives to describe what she would do to a critic who complained about reopening schools. “B*h, if you are going to call me out, I am going to Fk you up!...

Patty Perry was left with puncture wounds and cuts after her tigers turned on her at the Wildlife Environmental Conservation (WEC) in Moorpark, southern California, KABC reported. An event for special donors was being held at the park at the time. The victim’s friend and attorney for WEC, Michael Bradbury, told KABC that Perry enters the tiger cage at the wildlife park every day, and Saturday was no different. The animals started to play with her, Bradbury said....

Lieutenant Colonel Sam Sachs, from Lakewood, California, celebrated in style on April 26 when cars, military vehicles, helicopters and more turned up outside his senior living home. He also received a letter from President Trump. The army veteran appealed for birthday cards in a YouTube video after the coronavirus outbreak forced him to cancel a large party he had planned. The residential home posted the video with the comment: “Lt Col Sam Sachs is turning 105 years old on April 26th, 2020....

The 9-yard completion from Matthew Stafford gave Johnson, in his ninth season out of Georgia Tech, 671 receptions. The five-time Pro Bowler set the NFL single-season record in 2012 with 1,964 receiving yards on 122 receptions, which at the time was the fourth-most in a season. Johnson tied Moore last Monday against the Seahawks, but fumbled through the back of the end zone on the play to give the Seahawks a controversial victory....

Steelers defensive end Cam Heyward, however, is not allowed to honor his father, former NFL running back Craig “Iron Head” Heyward, who died from a brain tumor in 2006 at age 39. Heyward has already been fined $5,787 for wearing “IRON HEAD” on his eye black and is facing an $11,500 fine for wearing it again. MORE: Worst performances from Week 6 | NFL Network apologizes for showing naked players during interview...

There has been outcry from players because Bose doesn’t make a good enought product for them. Newton doesn’t have a great excuse for not wearing the headphones because the company sent some to the Panthers . MORE: Gronkowski calls o-line ‘sexy’ | Jags still winless | Browns look like winners We knew Seahawks corner Richard Sherman was going to continue wearing his because he’s sponsored by the company but the surprising one is Tom Brady....

“Honeycomb.” “I had gold tips back then,” Snead told reporters Tuesday. “Ever since I left Carolina, (the nickname) stayed in Carolina.” Snead said Newton doesn’t usually say much during practice, so the nickname caught him off-guard. MORE: Brees says distrust of NFL factor in ratings drop “He said, ‘You look like the Honeycomb off the cereal box.’ I started cracking up,” Snead recalled. “It kind of stuck. I just took it because it was Cam Newton....

When asked ahead of Thursday’s Patriots-Eagles preseason game if coach Bill Belichick had told him who would start Week 1, Newton was taken aback. “You know the answer to that question,” Newton said to reporters through a smile. “Y’all sitting up here asking silly questions to me. I don’t know what you want me to say. You know he hasn’t said that." Soon enough, though, Belichick will have to decide....

The Bachelor Diversity Campaign’s petition has received more than 85,000 signatures as of June 12. In a statement provided to Newsweek, a spokesperson for the campaign said: “We’re beyond excited for Matt James and happy that ABC has done the right thing by casting him for the next season of The Bachelor.” They added: “While we’re thrilled for that first step, we still plan to hold ABC accountable to make sure his representation is handled responsibly....

The emphasis is strictly on teamwork, as you must coordinate tactics, select operators that complement each other, and rescue your allies from danger. This co-op aspect is so integral to how the game is meant to be played, that Ubisoft is letting you invite friends to online matches, even if they don’t own a copy of Rainbow Six Extraction themselves. As such, the title is explicitly geared towards a multiplayer audience....

After the colt’s comfortable one-length victory over runner-up Firing Line in the Kentucky Derby, the Hall of Fame trainer might still be a believer. But even he’ll admit there are concerns for the horse going into the Preakness in Baltimore in two weeks. MORE: Watch American Pharoah win the Kentucky Derby | Preakness time, TV schedule With the Derby void of a real pacesetter once Stanford scratched on Thursday, and Materiality’s poor break from the gate, it was left to trainer Bob Baffert’s other ace, Dortmund, to go for the lead....

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker has been a talismanic figure for his country, scoring more than a century of goals during his involvement at the senior international level, which has spanned an unbelievable 19 years. There have been many high points during his time with Portugal, none more so than the Euro 2016 campaign, where he managed to get his hands on the trophy despite being injured in the 1-0 final victory against France....

No. 5 Georgia is going to test that theory in 2021. The Bulldogs suffocated No. 3 Clemson in a 10-3 vitctory in the Duke’s Mayo Classic on Saturday; a throwback performance in the age of pinball-machine offenses. The Bulldogs sacked Clemson sophomore quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei seven times, and safety Christopher Smith’s 74-yard interception return for a touchdown proved the defining play in a night dominated by the Dawgs’ defense. MORE: Georgia outlasts Clemson in defensive slugfest...

Watson hasn’t played for the Texans so far after a tumultuous offseason that saw him demand a trade away from Houston before being accused of sexual assault and sexual misconduct in 22 active civil lawsuits and 10 criminal complaints. That said, Watson isn’t suspended and remains on the Texans’ 53-man roster. He has been rendered a healthy scratch each week and has often worked out on his own at practice....

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recognizing the cholesterol-lowering properties of walnuts, accepted a petition filed by the California Walnut Commission in March 2004 to list the health claim that walnuts can aid in reducing cholesterol levels on product labels. The discovery of the benefits of walnuts come from many clinical studies performed by various research institutions all over the world. The results show consuming walnuts is beneficial in lowering cholesterol levels....

“That’s always been a challenge with USA junior national team basketball,” Davidson College head coach Bob McKillop told FIBA.basketball. “You have so many stars coming together for the first time and it’s the first time that they are playing on a team with a lot of stars.” He wasn’t talking about the current players in the USA training camp that will determine the final roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 but he might as well have been....

“That’s when I stumbled onto Transcendental Meditation,” says Rutherford. “I feel it is the greatest savior other than Jesus Christ that I know.” Rutherford, his teachers and his students began meditating in the classroom twice a day for 20 minutes. “Fights stopped breaking out on the third floor, test scores went up,” he recalls. Now, as principal of a small charter school in the nation’s capital, he makes sure his students, like 11-year Markell Talford, keep up the practice....

Can Singapore’s leaders pull off real reform? In 1997 they realized they were short 7,000 students. The government projected that the economy would need something like 17,000 university graduates a year to service its economy in the year 2000, but its two universities were admitting only 8,000 Singaporeans, and overseas study was not making up the difference. Singapore’s leaders realized that they needed not just more graduates but different graduates....

Sony announced a new promotion in conjunction with Burger King to give gamers a shot at getting their own PS5. Starting October 15 through November 22, purchasing the two for $5 meal at any Burger King in the US will have a chance at winning a PlayStation 5. Of course, there is a specific way to enter the PS5/Burger King promotion. First, hungry gamers will need to register on the BK App or BK....