May 31, 2019
Bernie Sanders wrapped up the 2019 California Democratic Convention in San Francisco on Sunday, while the state party elected labor leader Rusty Hicks as its chairperson.
May 31, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
Mayor Darrell Steinberg is proposing to spend $16 million worth of Measure U sales tax revenue on “inclusive” economic development and programs in underserved communities.
May 31, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Lady Gaga’s nonprofit worked with a California commission to survey young people, and found that almost half do not know where to turn for mental health support.
May 31, 2019
California regulators gave the green light to allowing utilities to cut off electricity to possibly hundreds of thousands of customers to avoid catastrophic wildfires, but said utilities must do a better job educating and notifying the public.
May 30, 2019
Legislation aimed at helping California’s renters almost always has struggled to get through the state Capitol.
May 30, 2019 | Ben Adler
The Golden State has long set the policy agenda for other blue states. Now, as the California Democratic Party Convention opens Friday in San Francisco, it’s helping to shape the 2020 presidential race too.
May 30, 2019
(AP) — Democratic leaders will not be changing the liability standard that imperils major utilities in wildfire prone areas, but will would make it easier for utilities to recover their wildfire costs if regulators determine they acted responsibly.
May 30, 2019
The world's most widely used weed killer was once seen as one of the safest pesticides. Now it is blamed for causing cancer. Yet the scientific evidence remains disputed.
May 30, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Many California entrepreneurs struggle to pay for insurance. But they could get a boost under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest proposals.
May 30, 2019
The California Assembly has struck a deal on a use of force bill, and Ben Adler is here to discuss. We'll also preview this weekend’s California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco.
