America needs lots of clean power, fast. Should it go on public lands or on rooftops?
Los Angeles Times
Posted inEvents, Politics & Policy
What you need to know on the California budget deal
After weeks of negotiations, Gov. Gavin Newsom and top Democrats in the Legislature say they have a budget deal. Legislators will start voting today on bills related to the agreement, which sets spending and policy across a wide range of issues affecting Californians.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts federal advisory
It can be challenging to determine whether mental health illness is the result of long COVID, but “treating symptoms is vital to recovery,” said an advisory by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Posted inLatest News
4 in 10 California residents are considering packing up and leaving, new poll finds
Californians are overwhelmingly enamored of the state and appreciate its diversity. Still, about 40% of residents are considering leaving, mostly because of the costs.
Posted inK-12 Education
California doubles down on inclusive education as red states ban books in classrooms
A new California task force called on textbook publishers to commit to producing materials that are “free from discrimination” and inclusive of the state’s diversity.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Cooking with a gas stove could be as bad as breathing secondhand cigarette smoke, study finds
Pollution from cooking with a gas stove may be on par with breathing secondhand tobacco smoke, according to new research.
Posted inEnvironment
Before-and-after aerial images show California reservoirs’ dramatic rebound after years of drought
Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville, once depleted by years of drought, are now nearly full after a historic winter. See drone and satellite photos of the transformation.
Posted inEnvironment
What’s killing hundreds of sea lions and dozens of dolphins along the Southern California coast?
More than 1,000 marine mammals along the Southern California coast have gotten sick or died due to the bloom of toxic algae, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Here’s what celebrations of Juneteenth shouldn’t be missing
It’s impossible to celebrate a national holiday that marks the emancipation of Black people in 1865, writes academic and author Kellie Carter Jackson, without considering the role of education in freedom, which the GOP continues to attack today.
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Weary parents, young children bused from Texas to L.A. in latest ‘political stunt’
The third group of migrants sent to California in transportation chartered by state governments in Texas and Florida arrived Wednesday, bringing along with it continued controversy.