June 15, 2021

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, June 15. State tries to boost travel Today’s the day — at last. A staggering 453 days after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first stay-at-home order, shutting the state down overnight, most businesses will be able to reopen at full capacity. Fully vaccinated Californians will be able to ditch […]

As California drops capacity and social distancing rules, experts are tempering expectations on a full rebound of the state’s tourism industry. Domestic travel won’t recover fully until 2023 and international visitors remain half of pre-pandemic levels. Still, state and local tourism officials express optimism.

Without accountability, the employment department’s future does not look bright.

In the rural towns around Visalia, today’s dry spell is indistinguishable from the last one or the next one. Drought is a perpetual plight in the region, which is a hotspot for dry wells.

New state Assembly bill would curb the ability of platforms to censor information.

The drought and worsening climate crisis underscore why California’s water must be divvied up equitably.

En los pueblos rurales alrededor de Visalia, la sequía actual es indistinguible de la anterior o la siguiente. La sequía es una difícil situación perpetua en la región, que es un punto caliente para los pozos secos.

La sequía y el empeoramiento de la crisis climática subrayan por qué el agua de California debe dividirse de manera equitativa.

A medida que California reduce la capacidad y las reglas de distanciamiento social, los expertos están moderando las expectativas sobre un repunte total de la industria turística del estado. Los viajes nacionales no se recuperarán por completo hasta 2023 y los visitantes internacionales siguen siendo la mitad de los niveles previos a la pandemia. Aún así, los funcionarios de turismo estatales y locales expresan optimismo.

California's drought intensifies its long-running conflict over allocation of water.