From Los Angeles Times...
California Speeds Plans to Empty San Quentin's Death Row
03/18/2024California prison officials announced they will move the last 457 condemned prisoners out of San Quentin's death row by summer. They will be transferred to other state prisons and housed in the general population.
From Los Angeles Times...
Alan G. Sieroty, Former State Senator Who Helped Create the Coastal Commission, Dies at 93
03/17/2024Sieroty, of Beverly Hills, served as a state Assembly member and senator, championing disability rights and efforts to protect California's coast.
From Los Angeles Times...
California Unlikely to Meet Landmark Goals for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
03/15/2024California will miss its goals unless it can increase emission reductions threefold, according to a new study.
From EdSource...
Q&A: How the 50-Year-Old Case That Transformed English Learner Education Began
03/14/2024An interview with Lucinda Lee Katz, the first grade teacher of the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Lau vs. Nichols.
From Los Angeles Times...
Photos: The Day the Presses Stopped Running | a Farewell to the Los Angeles Times Olympic Plant
03/11/2024The March 11 edition of the Los Angeles Times print edition will be its last at the Los Angeles Times Olympic printing plant in Los Angeles.
From California Healthline...
California Attorney General Boosts Bill Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
03/10/2024California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit reports, a Democratic-led effort to offer protection to patients squeezed by health care bills.
From Davis Vanguard...
California Law Enforcement Transparency Legislation Signed Into Law
03/09/2024After receiving bipartisan support, California Senate Bill 400, legislation intended to increase law enforcement transparency, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
From Los Angeles Times...
San Francisco Voters Pass Police & Drug Ballot Measures
03/08/2024Proposition E broadens police surveillance powers and Proposition F mandates drug screening and treatment for people receiving county welfare benefits who are suspected of drug use.
From CalMatters...
Fewer Students, Higher Absenteeism Affect California Public School Financing
03/07/2024California’s public schools depend on state aid for the lion’s share of their operational income. Two trends – declining enrollment and high absenteeism – are creating financial headaches.
From CalMatters...
CA Legislature Could Set a New Record for Women
03/07/2024The number of women elected to the state Senate and Assembly is 50 of 120 after the 2022 election. And based on the primary results so far, it’s expected to increase to at least 55 women after the November election.
From YubaNet...
New Website Features Information on Care of Backyard Chickens, Sheep, Goats
03/07/2024The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has published a new website with information resources for small acreage landowners raising livestock.
From CalMatters...
California Agrees to Cuts of Colorado River Water
03/06/2024California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own more aggressive plan. Now the federal government has to decide how to manage the drought-plagued river.
From CalMatters...
03/05/2024The consumer price index shows services are mostly responsible for persistent inflation, but prices for food and other goods in California remain high.
From CalMatters...
California Schools Gained Billions During COVID-19. Now the Money is Running Out
03/04/2024California schools got $23.4 billion in federal pandemic relief money. Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.
From CalMatters...
California is Seeing a Historic Rise in the Number of Black Women Running for Office
03/04/2024At least 24 Black women are running for seats in the California Legislature this year, resulting from years of work cultivating new leaders and growing confidence among voters.
From CalMatters...
California’s Fast Food Workers are Getting a Raise. But the Labor-Industry Truce is Fraying
03/03/2024Republicans want to scrap the law, accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of corruption in dealings with a Panera Bread franchisee who is a major campaign donor. McDonald’s franchisees are funding a committee that is attacking Democrats who supported the law and are seeking local office in the primary.
From Los Angeles Times...
Two Rare Tornadoes Seen in Central California
03/02/2024A tornado stuck Kings county briefly, and another touched down in Madera county, as favorable conditions came together during a powerful winter storm which swept the region.
From Los Angeles Times...
Study Finds Almost 50% of San Francisco Drug Users Not Residents
03/01/2024A report of a 12 month study which ended in February indicates almost half of those cited for drug usage were not residents of the city, leading to questions about city approaches to drug addiction.
From Los Angeles Times...
Waymo Approved to Start Robotaxi Service in Los Angeles and San Mateo Counties.
03/01/2024On March 1, the California Public Utilities Commission gave approval for driverless taxi company Waymo to expand service into Los Angeles and San Mateo counties.
From CalMatters...
Border Patrol Is Dropping Off Hundreds of Migrants at San Diego Trolley Station
02/27/2024“Street releases” have resumed after the nonprofit that operated a migrant welcome center announced its “finite resources have been stretched to the limit.”