Editorial: Big oil will continue to fight to drill near homes in California
The oil industry's recent decision to abandon its efforts to overturn restrictions on oil drilling in California neighborhoods and withdraw…
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Special interests question law curbing corruption in local governments
Two years ago, without a single “no” vote among them, California lawmakers passed a law to curb the kind of…
A $10 billion climate bond will go before voters in November
California voters will decide in November whether they want the state to borrow $10 billion to fund climate and environmental…
Are restaurant fees taking customers by surprise?
To the editor: I'm curious to know how much impoverished restaurant owners paid to lobby their state officials to remove…
Governor Newsom announces rival ballot initiative on theft and drug reform
The California Legislature is expected to approve a voter initiative this week for the November ballot to crack down on…
California Legislature sends school gender notification bill to Newsom
SACRAMENT- After a chaotic Assembly debate filled with screams and tears, California lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a…
High school graduates must take financial education classes
California students will be required to complete a course in pocketbook economics — balancing a checkbook, managing credit cards, avoiding…
California Lawmakers Approve CEQA Waiver for Capitol Annex Project
SACRAMENT- Included in a sweeping budget plan that the California Legislature approved Wednesday night was a last-minute exemption from the…
California lawmakers reject proposal to limit water well drilling
In recent years, California water managers have seen a pattern emerge in agricultural areas of the Central Valley: Even as…
How 'A Murder at the End of the World' Changes Detective Tropes
After Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij finished writing Murder at the End of the World, Marling remembers thinking how difficult…