COVID-19 subvariant XEC is a potential winter threat; vaccinations urged
A new subvariant of the coronavirus is gaining traction and drawing more attention as a potential threat heading into late…
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Newsom vetoes bill requiring UC and CSU to hire undocumented students
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have ordered the University of California, California State University and…
Governor Gavin Newsom signs law banning plastic bags in California
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will close a loophole that has allowed plastic bag waste to…
Column: Californians would love for Kamala Harris to steal this idea from Trump
SACRAMENTO — Kamala Harris has already stolen one idea from Donald Trump. Now she should steal another one, to help…
Opinion: LA school kids, stop using your damn phones! You'll thank us later
At Venice High School's recent back-to-school night, I was struck by how many classrooms had signs posted prohibiting students from…
California puts another agricultural area on groundwater testing
California water regulators are cracking down on a second agricultural area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take…
Central Valley effort trains farmworkers to master technology that replaces field work
Angel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked in farming, landscaping and…
Looming restrictions on THC drinks and gummies alarm hemp industry
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed new emergency restrictions on California’s hemp industry, citing an urgent need to protect…
Seventeen California dairy cows infected with H5N1 bird flu
California officials have ordered bulk milk testing at dairy farms within a six-mile radius of herds infected with H5N1 bird…
Opinion: What does environmental justice look like? 20 years of struggle
Just a short drive from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a low-income, minority community of 115,500 people,…