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City activates weather-respite centers Dec. 21-26
With the National Weather Service forecasting consecutive days of rain, the City of Sacramento will activate weather-respite operations at its Outreach and Engagement Center (OEC) and the North 5t...
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Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, states have possessed broad authority to protect public health, even to suspend laws and commandeer private property. Here’s why, and how it works.
In an article by Priya Hutner of the Tahoe Weekly, author, poet and naturalist Obi Kaufmann talks about his latest work: a new book and a documentary film that screens online Sept. 9.
Noise is a form of pollution that threatens public health like any other type of environmental pollution. Here's what federal, state and local governments are doing to quiet things down.
A combination of factors all related to climate change are fueling the ‘unprecedented’ growth of the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County.
PG&E has a long history of starting wildfires, including the Dixie Fire, with equipment failures. Now, a federal judge wants the company to hand over information on the fires it has started this year.
As a new wildfire burned through Nevada and Placer counties, federal officials said they would now be more aggressive fighting fires.
The state of California, as well as some local governments, will soon require all public employees to be vaccinated against COVID. Here’s why they’re taking that step.
AB 1185, authorizing civilian sheriff's oversight bodies, was one of the few law enforcement reform bills to pass in the wake of the George Floyd protests. What does the law accomplish, and will it make a difference?
After admitting a power line may have started the Dixie Megafire in Butte County, PG&E now says it will place 10,000 miles of power lines underground.
Climate scientists say that global warming is making wildfire season much worse. Here's how climate change causes fires to be more destructive.
Mask requirements appear to be on the way back in California, including for fully vaccinated people. Here's why.
PG&E waited five days to report that one of its power lines may have sparked the Dixie Fire, which is burning across Plumas and Butte counties.
A Stanford University study of Sacramento's sewage shows that new spike in COVID cases may be on the way, as early as next week.
The Sac Bee’s Amelia Davidson apparently resisted the urge to make fun of a man whose car was found burning along a remote stretch of I-80 yesterday.
The delta variant and often lagging vaccination rates are putting California in new danger from COVID-19.
A new report reveals that only 20 counties have complied with a law requiring release of workplace COVID outbreak data.
As fire, heat waves and drought threaten the state’s water and power supplies, the governor calls for consumers to cut back on use.
Homeowners whose fire insurance policies were not renewed remain frustrated in their fight to get them back.
Pacific Gas & Electric is asking customers to pay more for protection from wildfires caused by PG&E.
A Superior Court Judge has placed at least some limits on the governor's power to impose health-related restrictions. Here's what that means.
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