Sacramento
January 2024
Arcata’s Jana Ganion Named Governor Newsom’s ‘Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind’
California Ends COVID Isolation Rule for Asymptomatic Cases as Winter Infections Climb
Homelessness Is on the California Ballot This March. Will Conditions Change on the Street?
State Program to Clear Homeless Encampments Show Signs of Success, but Housing Remains Elusive
Parents’ Rights Groups Mobilize as California Advances a Ban on Youth Tackle Football
Why California Community Colleges Are Reluctant to Spend More Than $500 Million in State Money
Supreme Court Will Hear Case About Homeless Encampments, With Huge Implications for California
With Tighter Budgets, Police Seek Less Time in Court
Newsom OK’d a Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers. Now He Wants to Delay It
Newsom Unveils Plan to Cut California Climate Funding
Digging Out: Newsom Outlines Plan to Cover State Budget Deficit
Cal State Faculty Union Vows to Strike Over the University’s Final Pay Offer
Supreme Court Case About Impact Fees Could Have Huge Consequences for Housing in California
As California Evictions Boom, Whether Tenants Get Lawyers Depends on Where They Live
Assm. Jim Wood Introduces Bill to Make Dungeness Crab the Official State Crustacean
Friendlier Prison Guards? Why Gavin Newsom’s Advisers Want Them at San Quentin
California Legislature Starts 2024 Session With Big Budget Deficit and Big Protest
California New Laws for 2024: Cheaper Vasectomies and Birth Control
New California Laws for 2024: Nursing Homes Must Provide More Information Before Evictions
New California Housing Laws Aimed to Streamline Building Process Take Effect in 2024
December 2023
California New Laws for 2024: Tougher Penalties for Child Trafficking
California New Laws for 2024: Alerts for Missing Black Children
Will Tougher Fentanyl Penalties Ease Overdoses Crisis? New California Law Targets Dealers
California New Laws for 2024: Speed Cameras and Cruising Allowed
California New Laws for 2024: Consumer Protection Beefed Up
California New Laws for 2024: Workers Get More Paid Sick Days
California New Laws for 2024: Employees Get Protection for Using Cannabis
Surprise Ambulance Bills Put These Families in Debt. A New California Law Bans the Practice
California Is Raising the Minimum Wage for 2 Industries. Others Could See Pay Hikes, Too
Domestic Violence Shelters, a Guardrail Against Homelessness, Face Steep Funding Cuts
California Approves Rules That Turn Sewage Into Drinking Water
How Big Oil Wins in Green California
California Gas Tax Revenue Will Drop by $6 Billion, Threatening Roads
New Bill Would Rename the Main Trail in Headwaters Forest Reserve After Late Senator Diane Feinstein
California’s Food Insecurity Rises as Pandemic Aid Ends
Getting Car Insurance Gets Harder: California Drivers Face Delays, Higher Rates
These Californians Live in Affordable Housing. Why Did Their Rent Skyrocket?
California Can Take Kids From Abused Moms. Why the Separation Can Harm Both
How Well Is Your Legislator Representing You?
Cal State Union Stages First of One-Day Strikes Over Faculty Salaries
Tens of Thousands Still Waiting as California COVID Rent Relief Program Runs Low on Cash
Reading Scores Climb After Targeted Intervention at California’s Worst-Performing Schools
Pay for Cal State Presidents Has Grown at Nearly Twice the Rate as Pay for Lecturers