A handful of legislators could decide measures for tougher statewide emissions goals.
Labor opposition could diminish Gov. Newsom’s climate package.
With Newsom’s environmental legacy in the balance, legislators are intensely pushing bills that advance the governor’s priorities.
While state coffers overflow, some California families must make hard choices about how they survive.
Gov. Newsom’s revised budget includes money for a one-time drinking water crisis program, but advocates are hoping for more.
California looks to ease the strain put on its vulnerable undocumented workforce.
Divisions deepen as America waits for the official Supreme Court ruling.
Community-based organizations on the front lines take the brunt of health and racial disparities. Will California do something about it?
New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role.
As billionaires blast off into space, Americans increasingly support federal and state wealth taxes.
Will the city finally hold banks responsible for failing to serve the community?
Two years on, with mandates lifting, what’s changed about COVID — and what hasn’t.
In a moment of genuine emergency like the pandemic, any improvement in health care access is welcome.
What are Gov. Newsom’s plans for protecting workers who have suffered disproportionately?
The California surplus is available to some, but for 61 local public health department workers there’s little but tough love.
Gov. Newsom calibrates the right time for schools to drop the mask mandate.
Deluge of outside funds signals a national strategy for replacing elected officials.
Promising new legislation to keep California workers safe would leave many uncovered.
Emails show how the industry weakened emissions legislation and pushed back on cap-and-trade reforms.
First-in-the-nation legislation takes aim at egregious violations in the fashion industry.