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.
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He used to run a nightclub. Now he’s pushing for new laws to fight drink spiking
Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, who owns restaurants that serve drinks, has introduced several bills adding requirements for bar owners and drink servers to do more to prevent drink spiking.
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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 overturns Chevron doctrine: What it means for climate change policy
The high court sweeps away a “Goliath” of modern law, weakening agencies’ legal authority as courts weigh President Joe Biden’s policies to cut greenhouse gases.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.