If enacted this summer, California’s mandate — the first in the world — would increase sales of electric or other zero-emission cars to 35% in 2026, and prohibit new gasoline or diesel cars by 2035.
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How California cities are resisting duplex housing law
Cities around the state are trying to circumvent Senate Bill 9, California’s new law allowing duplexes to be built on properties previously zoned for single-family housing. Their methods include everything from removing parking and forbidding vehicle ownership to requiring arbitrary amounts of mature vegetation.
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Analysis: California’s shrinking population has big impacts
Expansive projections of California’s population growth have been proved wrong and if anything, the state is now losing population, with serious social and economic impacts.
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Sierra snowpack worsens, falls to lowest level in 7 years
The April snowpack, key to how much water flows into reservoirs, is 39% of average statewide, proving that drought hasn’t relaxed its grip on California.
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California task force: Reparations for direct descendants of enslaved people only
California’s first-in-the-nation task force to identify reparations for African Americans voted Tuesday to limit eligibility to those who can trace their lineage.
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Newsom makes his offer on gas tax rebate, with $400 payments to vehicle owners
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing $11 billion in a California tax rebate to offset high gas prices, including $400 debit cards per vehicle. He must negotiate a final deal with the Legislature.
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Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year
New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some experts say it’s time for Newsom to issue a mandatory order.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Millions of Californians at risk of losing health coverage when federal COVID programs end
Expiration of two COVID-19 emergency programs means Californians could lose their Medi-Cal insurance or find Covered California unaffordable.
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No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record
After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought.
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Newsom nominates first Latina to California Supreme Court
Patricia Guerrero, a daughter of immigrants, would become the high court’s first Latina.