February 23, 2021

The air board’s lack of accounting threatens to derail the state’s climate change goals, the audit says. “California is in need of more reliable tools,” state auditor Elaine Howle wrote.

California has been sending $600 one-time Golden State Stimulus payments to millions of low-income households. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to expand the program to California’s middle class. Here’s a breakdown of who would get the money if the Legislature approves his plan.

State housing planners continue to allocate tens of thousands of low-income units in Riverside County despite a lack of suitable land and willing developers. The broken zoning process is a lose-lose for state and local governments alike.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 23. School reopenings stubborn Every piece of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s high-priority pandemic proposals has fallen into place — except for reopening schools. Lawmakers on Monday sent a $7.6 billion relief package to Newsom’s desk, which includes $600 stimulus payments for 5.7 million low-income Californians, $2 billion in small-business relief […]

By the time the safety recommendations are implemented and running smoothly, the school year will be ending.

The governor closed indoor fitness centers last summer, won’t turn over information why or explain what gyms must do to re-open.

La falta de contabilidad de la junta aérea amenaza con descarrilar los objetivos estatales de cambio climático, dice la auditoría. “California necesita herramientas más confiables”, escribió la auditora estatal Elaine Howle.

Los planificadores de vivienda estatales continúan asignando decenas de miles de unidades de bajos ingresos en el condado de Riverside a pesar de la falta de terrenos adecuados, y mucho menos de los desarrolladores dispuestos. El proceso de zonificación interrumpido es una pérdida para los gobiernos estatales y locales por igual.