A new law is meant to help local governments speed up the building and placement of small, portable houses.
Trump vows to attack climate science; states must now prove an energy transition is possible in a time of soaring costs and deficits.
The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years.
Proposition 4 would fund infrastructure to relieve brutally hot days such as those that just scorched Los Angeles.
Budget shortfall pauses wage hike for California’s low-income health care workers. “We’re living paycheck to paycheck,” one worker said.
Small, less-expensive readymade homes could buy time as the state continues to struggle with homelessness and high building costs.
Multiple efforts to boost housing construction are meant to bring home ownership back within reach. Meanwhile, workers can’t keep up.
Some key state programs will be maintained, but those without legal status remain ineligible for other anti-poverty programs.
Despite reductions to housing and antipoverty programs, Gov. Gavin Newsom maintains Medi-Cal funding.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to ramp up the renewable fuel carries risks: increased emissions and pollution.
California will pilot a program to reduce climate emissions from buildings without displacing tenants. Facing a deficit, Gov. Newsom proposes slashing its budget by a third.
It is one of the state’s greatest health needs, companies fail to live up to their policies, and the state does not invest what is needed for enforcement.
The state has matched fruit and vegetable purchases at farmers markets for low-income residents for seven years. That may soon end.
The bill passed by the California Legislature would have limited benefits to keep state payments manageable.
California requires a minimum of three sick days, the least among 15 states. A bill to raise it to five days is opposed by the business lobby as it awaits Gov. Newsom’s signature.
Governor could leap past politics and sign unemployment bill just to keep striking workers in an uneven game.
If signed by Gov. Newsom, the legislation would set a precedent by requiring large companies to disclose total greenhouse gas emissions.
The legislation would overhaul the process to appeal denials of coverage by private health insurance companies.
Puzzling denials and delays still plague some who seemed to qualify for help.
Black, Latino and low income residents have disproportionately high exposure to oil and gas wells, new research shows.