Despite expecting 12.5 million electric cars by 2035, California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. But that’s based on multiple assumptions — including building solar and wind at almost five times the pace of the past decade — that might not be realistic.
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Reversal of fortune: Newsom outlines plan to deal with budget deficit
After years of record California budget surpluses, Gov. Gavin Newsom has a plan to deal with a deficit he projects at $22.5 billion. He says he can keep his big promises despite the “modest shortfall.”
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Colleges experiment with restorative justice in sexual assault cases
Some California colleges are responding to campus sexual assault and harassment with restorative justice: a process that brings together the student who was harmed, the person who harmed them and the community to seek solutions.
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$24 billion projected budget deficit could test California’s resolve to grow safety net amid recession
Advocates warn now is not the time to cut programs that help the poor. The Golden State has reserves to weather a tough year, but a recession could deepen the deficit.
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UC strike could stretch on despite tentative deal
A tentative deal reached Friday between the University of California and unions representing some 36,000 striking academic workers could be on thin ice as some members of the bargaining team are urging union members to vote against it.
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As UC strike enters second month, grad workers risk arrest pushing for raises
Teams of striking University of California academic workers are willingly getting arrested in acts of civil disobedience. They view the strategy as a way to escalate their work stoppage, now in its fifth week.
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California’s residential solar rules overhauled
After a unanimous vote by the California Public Utilities Commission, homeowners get smaller payments from utilities, which solar companies say will slow construction of new rooftop solar projects. But new state incentives will be available.
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More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisis
Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.
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More housing, fewer prisons: California outlines game plan
Hanging over the heads of California’s newly sworn-in state lawmakers — and likely to be top of mind when they return to Sacramento next month — are the state’s intertwined housing and homelessness crises.
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Going, going, gone: Feds hold first-ever auction for California offshore wind leases
Desalination, the process of filtering seawater into clean drinking water, has had a rocky past in Santa Cruz. However,…
