A 50% coupon for one tool? Gardeners call California’s subsidy inadequate
November 26, 2021
California will ban most new gas-powered lawn equipment starting in 2024, but landscapers and gardeners warn the transition will cost them money and jobs.
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Americans can wait many weeks to see a therapist. California law aims to fix that.
November 18, 2021
Many Americans with mental illness report waiting weeks for care, even for serious depression or suicidality. Now California has a new law for insurers, limiting those wait times to two weeks or less.
California tries again to close down privately operated prisons and immigrant detention facilities
November 17, 2021 | Janelle Salanga
The ban was the first of its kind in the nation. But it was overturned in October on grounds that it could intrude on federal immigration authority.
Will California’s plan for clearing homeless camps work?
November 16, 2021
Gov. Newsom says the situation with homeless encampments is unacceptable. The state housing agency is funding more services, while Caltrans is clearing some camps. But advocates are wary.
California’s state auditor: ‘Speak the truth to power’
November 15, 2021
Elaine Howle is stepping down at the end of 2021 after 21 years on the job. Her office has issued audits of a wide range of state agencies, including a series of highly critical reviews of California’s pandemic response and spending.
Cal Fire chief to retire in December after leading agency through record wildfire seasons
November 15, 2021 | Scott Rodd
Porter steered Cal Fire through record-setting wildfire seasons driven by decades of poor forest management and climate change.
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California’s draft redistricting maps spark public participation concerns
November 11, 2021 | Nicole Nixon
In the hours before draft maps were approved Wednesday, the public couldn’t even view them.
All adults can get a COVID vaccine booster in California, not just those CDC listed
November 11, 2021
Nearly 14% of all fully vaccinated adults 18 and older across the state have received a booster shot, according to CDC.
As San Joaquin County grows, community leaders want political representation closer to home
November 9, 2021 | Nicole Nixon
After decades of not feeling prioritized by state and federal representatives, community leaders in this booming, urban-rural county are banding together to call for political maps that don’t split the county up.
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After opposing contracts with border wall companies, these California Dems are silent following CapRadio investigation
November 4, 2021 | Scott Rodd
Nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers voted to pass SB30 out of the state Senate. The legislation would have prohibited the state from hiring companies that worked on the border wall.