State GovernmentRules for thee: How California Legislature skirts its own lawsFebruary 7, 2023State legislators sometimes exempt themselves from the laws they pass, but this session, they could change course on an emblematic bill: To allow their own staffers to form a union.
The Yosemite postmaster retires after more than 40 years (and a whole lot of mail)February 6, 2023John Reynolds started his career in the summer of 1978 as a college student. This week, he said goodbye to the calling of a lifetime.
EnvironmentLaw banning drilling near California community areas put on hold, sent to votersFebruary 6, 2023 | Manola SecairaShortly after the law was passed, oil and gas industry leaders launched a referendum effort aimed at repealing it. It will appear on the November 2024 ballot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHow a new law is bringing more attention to natural carbon sequestrationFebruary 6, 2023 | Manola SecairaEnvironmental advocates have criticized California’s reliance on carbon-capturing technologies in its plans for carbon neutrality. This law aims to bring more focus to natural alternatives. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareMillions of Californians are at risk of losing Medi-Cal coverageFebruary 5, 2023As the nation’s massive Medicaid unwinding begins, California is using government databases, billboards, and navigators to help people who get dropped from Medi-Cal reenroll or find other coverage.
Winter storms in California will become more intense as climate change accelerates, study findsFebruary 3, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezNew research from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that storms in the western United States will likely become larger and drop even more precipitation than previously seen. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWill the state’s big Medi-Cal plan really fix mental health care for low-income Californians?February 3, 2023A year into the rollout of CalAIM, payment details are murky and obstacles remain in finding help for Medi-Cal recipients with mental health needs.
EclecticHow June Swoon singer Juli Lydell started swimming in surrenderFebruary 3, 2023 | Nick BrunnerStream June Swoon's new song "Passover" and hear Juli Lydell speak about how surrendering control and wrangling her OCD influenced her upcoming sophomore record. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California coronavirus updates: President Biden to end federal COVID-19 emergency May 11February 2, 2023President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 in May.
EnvironmentCalifornia, other states reach impasse over Colorado RiverFebruary 2, 2023Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back as much as six other states proposed in a new plan today. Imperial valley growers have the most to lose.
