March 15, 2023

The Newsom administration announces it will go through the state Energy Commission instead of the Legislature for a penalty on windfall profits of oil refiners.

EN RESUMENEl gobernador Gavin Newsom dijo hoy que los cheques de $600 de United Way están en camino para los trabajadores agrícolas afectados por las inundaciones, independientemente de su estado migratorio, pero no comprometió fondos estatales para trabajadores indocumentados o negocios de cannabis, los cuales no califican para ayuda de emergencia federal. Read this article […]

California has sometimes moved to help victims of emergencies who are excluded from federal aid‚ such as undocumented workers and cannabis businesses.

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development.

EN RESUMEN La administración de Newsom anuncia que pasará por la Comisión de Energía del estado en lugar de la Legislatura el aplicar una sanción a las ganancias extraordinarias de las refinerías de petróleo. Read this article in English. Enfrentando el escepticismo público de los legisladores sobre su esfuerzo de penalizar a las compañías petroleras […]

Women of color in California experience some of the worst social inequalities, especially when it comes to health care. A UC Davis student argues that universal coverage would help address disparities causing higher infant mortality rates and pregnancy-related deaths.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay state funds to student housing because of the state’s budget deficit. Lawmakers have different ideas on what kind of compromise might be reached.

A double dose of bad news hit one of California’s key economic engines Tuesday. As word filtered out about two federal investigations into the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, Meta announced it will lay off 10,000 workers.  This follows a string of tech layoffs that began last year, which included Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta […]

California was once home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but Tulare Lake disappeared as water was diverted to irrigate crops. This year, however, the lake will once again re-emerge.