April 5, 2022
From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.
April 4, 2022 | Chris Nichols
Supporters say the plan could help fix California’s broken behavioral health system, while opponents say compelling treatment violates civil rights and won’t work.
April 1, 2022 | Manola Secaira
Protesters have called for more protections for redwoods in Jackson Demonstration State Forest, a site that’s located within the bounds of ancestral Pomo lands.
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.
