Sacramento

October 2023

California Republicans Buy Into ‘Ballot Harvesting’

Once Hailed as a Drought Fix, California Moves to Restrict Synthetic Turf Over Health Concerns

‘Another Attempt to Industrialize the Coast’: California’s Central Coast Residents Work to Stop — or at Least Slow Down — Offshore Wind

California Mental Health Agency on the Hot Seat as Lawmakers Review ‘Groundbreaking’ Law

‘A Massive Enterprise’: California’s Offshore Wind Farms Are on a Fast Track

Families Fume Over Newsom’s Veto of Children’s Hearing Aid Bill, Call His Plan ‘A Nightmare’

Gavin Newsom Is Working to Lower the Cost of Insulin. Why Did He Veto a Cap on Copays?

Why California Politicians Will Keep Drawing Their Own Election Districts

Gavin Newsom Signs New Law in ‘Overhaul’ of Mental Health System. It Changes Decades of Practice

Labor Forged Laphonza Butler. Could Unions ‘Sling-Shot’ Her Senate Bid?

As Rooftop Solar Debate Flares, Builders, Landlords and Renter Advocates Are Taking Sides

Is California’s COVID-era Rent Relief Program Running Out of Money?

Making Water Conservation a ‘California Way of Life’: Controversial State Rules Could Cost $13 Billion

Cal State Student Workers Get the OK to Hold a Union Vote

Beyond Crayons and Circle Time: What California Transitional Kindergarten Needs to Succeed

California Could Soon Ban 4 Food Additives in Common Sweets. What to Know

Newsom Picks Laphonza Butler, Political Ally and Power Player, to Replace Feinstein

September 2023

With the Death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Who Will Newsom Appoint?

Gavin Newsom Signs Law Boosting Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers. Is $20 Enough?

She Lost Her Financial Aid While Homeless. A Bill on Newsom’s Desk Could Help Students Like Her

California Gunmakers Fear Their ‘Expiration Date’ in a State That Doesn’t Want Them

California Community College Enrollment Is Up, but One Group of Students Lags Behind

After Hot Labor Summer, Will Gavin Newsom Sign Bill Giving Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers?

Can This Plan Fix California’s Insurance Crisis? What You Need to Know

California Sues Crisis Pregnancy Centers Over ‘Abortion Pill Reversal’ Claims

He Doesn’t Know Who Flew Him to California. A Year Later, This Migrant’s Future Is Uncertain.

California Planned Parenthood Employees Unionize, Say They’re Overworked as Abortions Increase

How California Lawmakers Greenlit ‘Any Flavor of Affordable Housing You Could Possibly Want’

Thousands of Californians Are Losing Medi-Cal Every Month. What to Do if You Lose Coverage

Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Is Going to Voters. Here’s What You Need to Know

California Lawmakers Failed to Fix the Insurance Market. So What Comes Next?

Lawmakers Strike $106 Million Deal for Hydrogen Cars, Trucks

Tuition Hike of 34% Across Five Years Coming to California State University

From Films to Counseling — How California Is Spending $90 Million to Fight Hate

To Sweep Homeless Camps, California Cities Say They Offer Shelter. What That Really Means Is Up for Debate

A Plan to Guarantee Community College Transfer to California’s Public Universities Died. Now It’s Back

Last-Minute Deal: Wage Hike for Fast Food Workers, No Ballot Measure in 2024

Which Bills Will Gavin Newsom Sign Into New California Laws?

California Pushing Back on School Book Bans

Tik Tok Ban on Government Phones Won’t Happen in California This Year

California Scales Back Electric Car Rebates to Focus on Lower-Income Car Buyers

California’s Wildfire Smoke and Climate Change: 4 Things to Know

California COVID Cases Are Increasing, Again. Here’s the Latest on Boosters and More

August 2023

The World’s Largest Dam Demolition Has Begun. Can the Dammed Klamath River Finally Find Salvation?

Psychedelics Have 3 Paths to Going Mainstream in California. Here’s What You Need to Know

As Culture Wars Escalate, California Officials Push Back on School Board Policies

Mike McGuire Will be the Next Leader of the California Senate, Under New Deal Announced Today

Families Have High Hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers Want to Lower Expectations

Why a Colorado Ambulance Company Wants to Limit California Taxes

California Boards Want to Keep Pandemic Rules for Public Meetings. Critics Call It Bad for Democracy


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