May 30, 2023

EN RESUMEN Los ambientalistas dicen que ya es hora de que los funcionarios del agua de California detengan el desvío de los afluentes del Mono Lake por parte de Los Ángeles. Pero los funcionarios de Los Ángeles insisten en que el agua es una parte pequeña pero vital del suministro acuifero de la ciudad. Read […]

Environmentalists say it's past time for California water officials to halt Los Angeles' diversion of Mono Lake's tributaries. But L.A. officials insist that water is a tiny but vital part of the city's water supply.

EN RESUMEN California está revirtiendo el auge de la construcción de prisiones de las décadas de 1980 y 1990. Los recortes están cayendo sobre los pequeños pueblos que apostaron por los trabajos del gobierno para anclar sus comunidades. Read this article in English. BLYTHE – Dos cosas atraen a la gente aquí, las prisiones y […]

California is unwinding the prison-building boom of the 1980s and 1990s. The cuts are falling on small towns that banked on government jobs to anchor their communities.

A new California law takes aim at the practice known as "pay-to-play" in which special interests make campaign contributions to local officials to sway a decision. The state senator who authored the law calls for its preservation and expansion after a judge tossed out a lawsuit trying to prevent it from taking effect.

U.S. Senate contenders Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff tried to win over activists at the California Democratic Party convention. Party delegates and elected leaders also honored former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

With the Sierra Nevada snowpack reaching historic levels this year, state officials and residents sounded the alarm that the snowpack melt could trigger “ghost lakes” to expand and cause devastating floods. The rising water levels at Tulare Lake garnered particular attention, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop by the area in April to discuss emergency […]

California faces a large budget deficit for the forthcoming fiscal year and chronic shortfalls for years thereafter. How to deal with them is going to be a major problem for the state's politicians.