December 9, 2019
California’s primary is March 3. You might have received a voter registration notice in the mail recently, or you’ll be receiving one soon. There are important details to know about getting your party’s ballot to be ready for the primary.
December 6, 2019 | Randol White
A report by the auditor’s office looked at Butte, Sonoma and Ventura counties, all of which faced devastating wildfires in recent years.
December 6, 2019 | Drew Sandsor
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a one-year moratorium on cancelling the home insurance policies of customers who live in areas impacted by the 2019 wildfires.
December 5, 2019
The California Legislature has refused CapRadio’s public records request for data on sexual harassment complaints, from January to the present. CapRadio’s Ben Adler shares his latest reporting and what this could mean for how accusations are handled
December 3, 2019 | Ben Adler
The Senate and Assembly have released data on sexual harassment allegations for 2018 in response to a CapRadio public records request. But they’re declining to share the same data since the Legislature’s new investigative unit launched in February.
November 29, 2019
Under Proposition 65, California has designated more than 900 substances as toxic. Now the state’s expert panel plans to weigh whether to add acetaminophen, an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs like Tylenol, Midol and DayQuil, to the list.
November 27, 2019
The rule stripping California of its power to police climate-warming car pollution is supposed to take effect Nov. 26. Still unknown is whether this affects 2021 vehicles or earlier editions — and what it means for California's commuters.
November 21, 2019
California officials said Thursday they will sue the federal government over proposed rules managing the state’s scarce water, arguing its conclusions are not scientifically adequate and fall short of protecting species and the state’s interests.
November 21, 2019
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California's primary ballot next spring.
November 20, 2019
California is expected to have a $7 billion budget surplus next year, but lawmakers were urged not to spend all of it because a sizable chunk depends on an upcoming decision by the Trump administration as it feuds with state Democratic leaders.
November 14, 2019
California Democrats head to Southern California this weekend for their endorsing convention. One question CapRadio’s Ben Adler will be asking is: Is California less important for candidates running for president than it was just a few months ago?
October 3, 2019
CapRadio’s Capital Bureau Chief Ben Adler talks about California presidential polls, how California’s top officials are maintaining the “State of Resistance” against the Trump administration and a round up of news from the State Capitol.
June 6, 2019
It’s budget crunch time in the State Capitol. That’s because the state budget has to finalized no later than midnight on June 15. We’ll have Capitol Bureau chief Ben Adler to tell us where things stand.
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.
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