San Francisco, CA|News|
Proposed Budget Doesn't Do Justice To Water Storage
The agreement provides $258 million for wildfire prevention and response and $3 billion for drought, but lacks any water storage commitment.
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Today's Big Vote Leaves Much Undecided
As it turns out, deciding how to spend $262.6 billion is an extraordinarily complicated task.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
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Newsom and legislative leaders reached a spending agreement to help residents recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis.
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California's Jaywalking Laws Need To Be Walked Back
Black people are the most frequent targets of laws that prioritize streets for cars rather than pedestrians.
San Francisco, CA|News|
Podcast: Newsom Dramatically Overstates California's Wildfire Prevention Work
It's wildfire season in California again, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a record $1.2 billion in “wildfire resiliency” funds.
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Podcast: California's Tourism Industry May Take Years To Recover
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San Francisco, CA|News|
Legislature Could Halt Child Support Debt Collections — For Some
Lawmakers have advanced a budget proposal to stop collecting child support debt from some parents who are receiving cash assistance.
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State Paying Itself For Newsom Vaccine Lottery
The state of California is paying itself $500,000 for administering Gov. Gavin Newsom’s vaccine lottery.
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Across California, CA|News|
Water Shortages: Why Some Californians Are Running Out In 2021 And Others Aren't
Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water.
Across California, CA|News|
Supreme Court Limits California Union Recruiting In Favor Of Property Rights
Farmworker unions say this will make it harder for them to access workers and advocate for their rights.
San Francisco, CA|News|
Farmers And Ranchers Need Support During Drought
California farmland can be put to work in ways that build climate resilience and benefit people and wildlife.
Los Angeles, CA|News|
Fire Risk Amid A Housing Crisis — California's Challenging New Reality
California has a lot of moratoriums it needs to worry about.
Orange County, CA|News|
Graduate Student Researchers At University Of California Seek Union Representation
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San Francisco, CA|News|
Why California's Unemployment Picture Is Muddled
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Los Angeles, CA|News|
How Some College Counselors Are Fighting Back Against Pandemic-Induced Enrollment Decline
Thousands of California high school graduates didn’t go to college last year due to the pandemic.
San Francisco, CA|News|
California Should Make June 19 A Paid Holiday
Santa Clara County is making history as it becomes the first county in CA to recognize Juneteenth with a paid day off for county workers.
San Francisco, CA|News|
Los Angeles, Sacramento Announce Reparations Coalition On Juneteenth
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Los Angeles, CA|News|
Gavin Newsom Under COVID: The Governor Dishes On His Pandemic Life
It was strange, after 15 months of watching Gov. Gavin Newsom's press conferences on my computer screen, to see him up close.
San Francisco, CA|News|
As Drought Intensifies, State Warns Users To Stop Pumping Water From Major Rivers
In a sign of worsening drought, CA warned about 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta watershed.
