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Local Resilience DigestFrom CalMatters...
CA Borrows $3.4B to Cover Medi-Cal Budget Gap
03/14/2025To cover a budget gap in Medi-Cal — which provides health insurance for roughly 15 million disabled and low-income Californians — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is borrowing $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund.
From CalMatters...
State Farm Can Hike Rates on California Homeowners — If It Pauses Cancellations and Proves Need
03/14/2025California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions — and wins approval at a public rate hearing next month.
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When wildfires threaten California communities, a viral lifeline has emerged: the Watch Duty app. This 501(c)(3) nonprofit, hailed by the Washington Post as “an essential app in LA for tracking wildfires,” has become indispensable for millions. With over 1 million …
Raymond Martinez and Edgar McGregor are practitioners of the art of digital citizenship. As allies in this endeavor, we commend their righteous efforts.
What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.
We check in on efforts to raise some dams in the state to store more water, and to raze some dams to to let water run free.
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Smoke and burned trees are pictured near Sylvan Lake State Park during a wildfire that erupted south of Eagle in the White River National Forest on June 20, 2021. With intense wildfires becoming a greater threat in the West, homeowners …
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation's most beloved species the monarch butterfly and is encouraging the public to be part of its recovery. The Service is seeking public input on a proposal …
Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.
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By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites...
The Santa Cruz-based California Marine Sanctuary Foundation receives a historic $71 million climate resilience grant from Biden Administration.
Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.
