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Water Board Must Establish A State Water Budget That California Can Afford
COMMENTARY: The state water board needs to restore a balanced water budget, and the state needs to stop ignoring it.
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Thousands Of California Voters Will Need Language Services To Understand The November Ballot
COMMENTARY: This year, thousands of California voters will be unable to cast an informed vote in the November election.
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Election 2020: The California Crossword Edition
Every election season has its ups and downs — now this one has acrosses as well.
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Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Bite The Dust Again
Despite the influence of COVID-19 and recession, the California Chamber of Commerce maintained its record of defeating “job killer” bills.
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Sierra Nevada Reels As Flames And Smoke Drive Visitors Away
The record-breaking fire season could have lasting effects on the economy of California’s mountain communities.
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COMMENTARY: No Justice For High School Ethnic Studies Bill; Newsom, Legislature Should Change That
The high school ethnic studies bill in the Legislature had all the stars aligned in its favor this year, so why was it defunded?
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COMMENTARY: Five Solutions To California’s Climate Crisis Gov. Newsom Should Implement … Right Now
Gov. Newsom recognizes that our current climate targets are inadequate. We have the technology ready to go. Here is a checklist.
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California Lawmakers Failed To Enact Sweeping Police Reforms. Here’s Why.
Activists filled the streets but couldn’t fill the Capitol. A few bills passed, but the most controversial ones stalled.
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‘Debate Is Over,’ California’s Governor Says. ‘This Is A Climate Damn Emergency.’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to accelerate the state’s efforts to tackle climate change.
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Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier
In a roundabout, passive way, the California Supreme Court last week handed a big victory to the advocates of higher taxes.
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The Young Republican Lawyer Taking On California’s Governor
Welcome to the next installment of Insiders.
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Suburban Blues: Where Democrats Have Gained Most In California
Republicans are in rough shape in California, still trailing in third place behind not just Democrats but also those with no party.
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Desal Project On Monterey Peninsula Would Improve Water Supply, Environment And Economy
COMMENTARY: This plant will provide a sustainable long-term water supply for our community.
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Bill’s Defeat Keeps Undocumented Garment Workers In Meager Wages
SB 1399 sought to change how workers are paid in the underground Los Angeles garment industry. But this legislative cycle it failed.
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Lawmakers Let Oil And Gas Interests Sicken Us; Gov. Newsom Can Put Us On The Path To Recovery
Make no mistake about it. Climate change is powering California’s perfect storm of record heat, lightning, drought, wildfire and smoke.
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COLUMN: Environmental Exemptions Yes, But Reform No
The CA Legislature continues to exempt favored projects from the California Environmental Quality Act while ducking CEQA reform.
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California Farmworkers Say They Didn’t Get Masks During Wildfires
Availability of N95 masks for farmworkers looked as hazy as the orange sky in California this week.
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CalMatters Investigation: Covid Cases Spur Bill Requiring Employers Disclose Workplace Outbreaks
A bill on the governor’s desk could arm California’s vast agricultural workforce and public health officers with more COVID-19 information.
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Sun Valley Residents: ‘We Want The Methane Leak To Stop’
“We were never told about the problem and for months we have been breathing in these toxic emissions".
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Democratic Squabbling Doomed California’s “Year Of Housing Production”. What Will Happen In 2021?
Despite entering 2020 with the governor & many legislators pushing for an increase in housing production, none of the bills went into effect
