Many more gun owners are seeking California concealed carry permits, even in blue, coastal counties. Gov. Newsom and Democrats in the Legislature are trying again to limit where weapons are allowed.
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California storms create paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon
As storms melt snowpack, managers released water to prevent reservoirs from overflowing and flooding Central Valley towns — and that sends water into the ocean. The warm rains melt snow that ideally would last into spring and help with water deliveries.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Helping the ‘unbanked’: California mulls entering banking business to serve disadvantaged consumers
Studies say 1 in 4 Californians lacks full access to banks and many pay big fees. A state commission is weighing how to provide public banking options, such as no-fee checking accounts.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Undoing the past: Lawmakers seek to mend California neighborhoods sliced by highways
During the interstate highway construction boom, urban neighborhoods were sliced apart, often isolating the homes of minorities and low-income residents. California lawmakers are exploring ways to undo some of that harm by reconnecting neighborhoods.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long?
The Sites Reservoir — a $4.4 billion project to add dams and store more water that’ll be sent south — is still years away from completion. The final environmental report is expected this year, before construction of two large dams and other structures can begin.
Posted inLatest News
Floods, fires, droughts show California needs bigger safety net for farmworkers, advocates say
January’s rains flooded farm fields and orchards. Many California farmworkers lost weeks of pay. Advocates say the state should help them weather such crises. A leading proposal would pay $300 a week to undocumented workers.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
California homelessness: Where are the state’s billions going? Here’s the new, best answer
For the first time, a new state report offers a bird-eye view of how much the state has spent to halt homelessness — nearly $10 billion over three years. Of the half-million Californians who made use of those services, more than 40% ended up housed. Which also means the majority did not, or the state lost track of their whereabouts.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Family business: Meet the Legacy Caucus in the California Legislature
One in 10 state lawmakers is related by blood or marriage to other legislators past and present. How do spouses, siblings and children get into politics, and what does it mean for lawmaking?
Posted inEducation
‘It’s a big removal of a barrier’: What housing at California’s community colleges looks like
Two California community colleges built housing in the past couple of years, with very different approaches. The projects give a peek at the future of student housing as the state rolls out $500 million in grants to build or expand dorms and apartments on a dozen community college campuses.
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UC intends to dock pay of workers who went on strike
The University of California said it would claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022. The move affects 48,000 workers.
