Taking advantage of new state funds, some California health care providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.
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California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions
Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.
Posted inEducation
Lawmakers reach agreement on $10 billion school bond
The money will pay for repairs and upgrades at thousands of schools across California; K-12 schools would get $8.5 billion and $1.5 billion would go to community colleges.
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Supreme Court gives cities in California and beyond more power to crack down on homeless camps
Cities no longer are prohibited from punishing homeless people for camping if they have nowhere else to go, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision released Friday in the Grants Pass v. Johnson case.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Ballot measure madness: How California lawmakers are scrambling the November list
In late deals with Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders, proponents are pulling measures off the Nov. 5 ballot. But the Legislature could add others by next week.
Posted inHousing & Development
Bay Area will decide California’s biggest housing bond ever
A newly created regional housing finance authority for the entire San Francisco Bay Area will send a bond of up to $20 billion to the ballot. But the fate of its statewide counterpart looks bleak.
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Drinking water of a million Californians fails to meet state requirements
Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet California’s water safety and reliability standards. The report lists four water systems serving Santa Cruz County residents in the “failing” category, including the financially troubled Big Basin Water Company.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
How election conspiracy theories tore apart this Northern California county
While elections might be the outrage du jour, officials and longtime residents in Shasta County and beyond are concerned the damage to civic life will be permanent.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
What you need to know about the California budget deal
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending. The deal also calls for a bill in August to set aside more money and a 2026 constitutional amendment to grow the state’s rainy day fund.
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Still need your landline? California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected the telecom’s bid to stop providing service in many parts of the state. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors was among the bodies weighing in against AT&T’s application.