Post-Labor Day period poses new COVID risk in California. Will the wave get worse?
As COVID levels remain stubbornly high in California, some doctors are warning that transmission could accelerate again after the busy…
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California is on the verge of enacting restrictions or bans on cellphone use in schools. Here are the details.
California lawmakers have passed a landmark law requiring schools to devise plans to restrict or ban student cellphone use on…
Column: Newsom's power in this election is at home, not abroad
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom should now turn his attention from national politics to crucial races on home turf. Here…
California tries again to ban plastic grocery bags
About 10 years after California unsuccessfully tried to ban plastic bags in grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law…
California's work on repairs starts slowly
SACRAMENTO — In 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers pushed legislation to create a “first-in-the-nation” state task force to…
California will not require further disclosures after police killings
A bill to stop police investigators to question the families of people killed by the police before revealing that her…
California needs nuclear power in times of climate crisis
September 1, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Nuclear plants are among the most earthquake-resistant structures on the…
California lawmakers call for more studies on paraquat
California lawmakers have approved a bill that could help strengthen regulations on the use of paraquat, a powerful herbicide linked…
Worsening wildfires and rains have accelerated erosion in California
Over the past three decades, California has experienced increasing erosion after major wildfires, a phenomenon that not only endangers water…
California to pay $350,000 to settle harassment lawsuit against treasurer
California taxpayers will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former state employee who alleged Treasurer Fiona Ma,…