California Coastal Cleanup Day returns this September for its 42nd year, and organizers expect the state's largest volunteer event to draw more than 50,000 people to hundreds
One might think — or at least hope — that scientific research would be an important factor as politicians contemplate changes in public policy.
Alas, it’s generally given no more weight
A first-in-the-nation bill that would establish low-interest loans to help Californians pay for wildfire retrofitting has been sent to Gov. Newsom.
SB 894, introduced by state
Americans finally found something to agree on: concern about the rapid proliferation of data centers.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only 1 in 3 Americans approves of the
State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, has advanced two bills aimed at protecting insurance ratepayers from losing coverage unnecessarily or being harmed by bad business practices. Both now head
There’s a deeply troubling ongoing pattern in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approach to land and water policies in California involving closed doors, backroom deals and disingenuous — or more often
State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, and Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur, D-Hollywood, have introduced AB/SB 186, a budget trailer bill aimed at protecting middle-class jobs tied
After nearly a month of intense closed-door negotiations, California lawmakers on the last day of session killed a compromise bill that failed to insulate investor-owned utilities when they
California educators, public librarians and advocates are calling on state legislators to restore ongoing funding for the California Online Media Program for Access and Student Success, or COMPASS, a statewide
During his nearly eight years as California governor, Gavin Newsom has had a somewhat unusual approach to dealing with a Legislature dominated by his fellow Democrats.
Rather than coax them
California may protect young people facing criminal allegations from deceptive law enforcement techniques by limiting how police use undercover agents in custody.
The Legislature last week passed a bill that
There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly transparent and straightforward process.
The governor and legislators would agree on
