May 26, 2022
New rules proposed by California’s Department of Insurance would require insurers to take homeowners’ efforts to reduce wildfire risk into account when setting premiums. But they would still allow non-renewals.
May 24, 2022
About 32,000 California mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed gas-powered car phaseout. Electric companies would gain workers.
May 22, 2022
Bills pending in the California Legislature would make it easier for undocumented students and visa holders to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
May 21, 2022
At this weeks Regents meeting, the University of California moved closer to a goal of having students avoid burdensome student loans by 2030.
May 16, 2022
California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state’s poorest residents.
May 14, 2022
Gov. Newsom is considering seeking federal funds to keep Diablo Canyon open as California transitions away from fossil fuels. But there are many complications to keeping nuclear power in California.
May 14, 2022
The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more than 20 years.
May 11, 2022
Gaps in COVID vaccination rates among the state’s Medi-Cal population persist. Five Medi-Cal plans still have vaccination rates under 50%.
May 10, 2022
Ignoring urgent pleas from water officials, Californians used substantially more water after a record-dry three months gripped the state.
May 9, 2022
A new bill aimed at increasing affordable housing construction has an important backer: California’s carpenters’ unions. The state’s formidable Construction and Building Trades Council, which represents most other construction unions, is opposed.
