2022

A months-long power struggle over the state Assembly speakership ended with a political deal. But will changing one politician for another make any difference?

EN RESUMEN Si bien aún se están contando los votos, parece que la próxima Legislatura incluirá la mayor cantidad de mujeres y miembros LGBTQ de la historia. Los grupos de defensa ya están celebrando, pero ¿cuánta diferencia hará la diversidad en la política? Read this article in English. Antes del día de las elecciones, los grupos […]

With the final votes being counted, the new Legislature that takes office Dec. 5 will include the most women and LGBTQ members ever. Advocacy groups are already celebrating, but how much difference will the diversity make in policy?

If regulators do not intervene, the deal between Albertsons and Kroger will trigger store closures, job losses and potentially more cost increases for consumers.

This is what they call a nail-biter, folks. With Democrats managing to hang on to control of the U.S. Senate following votes tallied this weekend, all eyes have shifted to the U.S. House — and to California, which could end up determining the balance of power in Congress and the political direction of the country. […]

As California's water crisis worsens, desalination of seawater is getting a new look as a potentially limitless source.

Nearly three years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to aggressively work on California's homelessness crisis, he's once again placing it atop his agenda.

California's air quality regulator is finalizing a five-year climate roadmap. The state could improve the plan by setting more aggressive goals and emphasizing natural methods of carbon sequestration.

Does anyone else feel like the outcomes of California’s Tuesday election were largely predictable? It’s true that county elections officials still have to tally more than 4.8 million ballots, according to Thursday estimates. And it’s true that some state legislative and U.S. House races are still too close to call, and could remain that way […]

EN RESUMEN Después de maniobrar durante meses, Anthony Rendón y Robert Rivas llegan a un acuerdo sobre quién será el presidente de la Asamblea en la próxima Legislatura. Rendón se quedará, pero Rivas asumirá a finales de junio de 2023. Read this article in English. Después de cinco meses de maniobras y una reunión de […]