August 6, 2022
The state can expedite approval of renewable energy projects but rural counties say they already do their part with solar and wind farms. “We’re in the crosshairs, but we don’t think we are the right target here,” one rural advocate says.
August 2, 2022
State funding is insufficient so lower-income residents have trouble getting their subsidies. The problems jeopardize California’s climate and air pollution goals as electric car prices keep rising.
July 27, 2022
Over the past two years, federal, state and local governments have passed several laws and invested billions of dollars to stave off an eviction tsunami. How have tenants and landlords fared through it all?
July 20, 2022
California is acting later than many states in regulating neonicotinoids, but its rules would be among the nation’s most extensive. They would change how growers kill pests on nuts, citrus and other fruit crops.
July 10, 2022
A new report uses Cal/OSHA data to show how California food production employers failed to keep workers safe from COVID-19.
July 10, 2022
Gov. Newsom and the Legislature cut a California cannabis tax, but not everyone is convinced it’s enough to stabilize the legal market. Social equity operators say the changes don’t do nearly enough to help them.
May 9, 2022
California lawmakers want to remove a fee that can transform a minor ticket into hundreds of dollars of debt for low-income residents.
May 8, 2022
With some campuses dropping mask mandates, immunocompromised students and staff weigh the risks of showing up.
May 8, 2022
A Southern California beach city took its homeless court outside, near food donation centers, and attendance soared.
May 7, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers have different opinions on what the next steps for the state's high-speed rail project should be.
