To encourage housing developers to build more homes in factories and then trucking them to where they’re needed – something supporters say could result in more affordable housing – the state might get into the construction insurance business.
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Posted inBusiness & Technology
Big change for California small businesses: No more SBA loans for non-citizens
Non-U.S. citizens lost access beginning in March to Small Business Administration funding for small businesses, which provide the bulk of new jobs in California.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
After immigration arrests, California lawmakers wonder: Are police telling the feds too much?
California legislators approved an audit of three of the state’s federally funded fusion centers, citing concerns about civil liberties and privacy.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Tech giants are spending more than ever to shape California politics. See how much
Tech giants involved in AI and cryptocurrency spent $39 million last year to influence California lawmakers and policy. It’s the start of what could be a spending blitz in the upcoming election.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
How sewage pollution in a California beach town is affecting kids’ health: Headaches, rashes and more
Students in Imperial Beach, near San Diego, face sewage pollution that causes headaches, asthma, rashes and brain fog, as schools contend with sewage pollution from the Tijuana River.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Feds ramp up scrutiny in yearslong dispute over California airport money
The Federal Aviation Administration wants California to prove it’s allocating jet fuel tax revenue to aviation. Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California
A Santa Clara County homelessness prevention program is showing promising results as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.
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California sues Trump to keep oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast shut
California is suing the Trump administration over an order to restart a long-shuttered offshore oil operation.
Posted inLatest News
Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs?
Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most. But a warm, wet storm followed February’s snow, and now, March temperatures are shattering records — prompting warnings of rapid snowmelt and swift rivers.
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This new California law will offer college students rehab before discipline for overdosing
College students who seek help for substance use after an overdose face disciplinary action by their campus. A new California law, written in part by students themselves, will require colleges and universities to offer rehabilitation services to students rather than discipline.