October 25, 2023

Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power production — but long-term threats to the Colorado River remain.

Read this story in English. Eran más de las 8:00 de la mañana cuando Elisa Arquieta terminó de dejar a su hija en la escuela secundaria y a sus dos hijos menores en la guardería de su universidad. Sólo después de dejarlos se dio cuenta de que ya había pasado mucho tiempo desde la apertura […]

Signed by the governor in September 2022, AB 2881 aims to identify and address the needs of student parents in California by offering them priority registration. Coordinators and advocates are optimistic the law will formalize data collection, allowing them to better serve this student population that represents 1 in 5 students nationally.

California passed a series of gun restrictions this year, including an excise tax on firearm and ammunition purchases. While the revenue is supposed to fund gun violence prevention, the state's lackluster history with prevention programs suggests little will actually change.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom boasted of a $97.5 billion budget surplus in 2022, but a year later, it morphed into a $31-plus billion deficit. What happened?