California task force: Reparations for direct descendants of enslaved people only
March 30, 2022
California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations for African Americans voted to limit eligibility based on traceable lineage.
March 30, 2022
California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations for African Americans voted to limit eligibility based on traceable lineage.
March 29, 2022
California law enforcement groups are making sizable donations to candidates for attorney general, treasurer and Legislature before the June 7 primary.
March 28, 2022
California has invested heavily in switching away from gas-powered cars to meet its climate goals. Now Gov. Newsom has proposed sending out checks to car owners to help with the price of gas.
March 28, 2022
California law enforcement agencies are embracing new approaches to mental health crisis calls. But some activists still want a solution without police, including volunteers in Nevada County who came together after a fatal shooting.
March 28, 2022
State lawmakers are rushing this week to extend California eviction protections for hundreds of thousands of tenants waiting for rent relief.
March 25, 2022
There are several competing proposals from Californian lawmakers to send checks to Californians to help with gas prices and cut gas taxes.
March 24, 2022
Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says.
March 23, 2022 | Chris Hagan
Californians would get a debit card with $400 per registered vehicle — including electric vehicles, but limited to two total vehicles — under a plan introduced by Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday, the latest proposal to help residents with fuel costs.
March 19, 2022
A year after ramping up to vaccinate 6 million low-income residents, community clinics are in dire final straits waiting for state money. Some are cutting services.
March 18, 2022 | Nicole Nixon
Legislative Democrats have largely balked at suspending the gas tax, arguing it provides needed money for roads and infrastructure, but say a $400 rebate is the equivalent of a one-year suspension of the 51-cent gas tax for some drivers.