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California Legislature must act to protect environment from Trump’s assaults

Terry Tamminen: Federal agencies plan to ignore new state requirements in order to deliver more San Francisco Bay-Delta water to powerful San Joaquin Valley farmers in the Westlands Water District.  This would do more than harm salmon fishermen and the West Coast’s largest estuary. An elegant solution lies in Senate Bill 1 by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 6월 18, 2019

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Why fighting for clean water with climate change money worries some California lawmakers

Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s drinking water problem. The move alarmed environmentalists and legislators on both sides of the aisle — but it could soon become the norm.

에 의해 레이첼 베커 • 6월 17, 2019

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A minimum wage quirk, trash, tenants’ rights, and bills that died (for now)

Higher minimum wages impact nonprofits that employ developmentally disabled workers. State resets trash goals. Tenants rights bills fizzle.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 5월 31, 2019

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California’s war on plastic pollution targets tiny hotel toiletries

A California bill would force hotels to rid rooms of single-use, sample-sized plastic bottles of free shampoo, conditioner, lotion and other toiletries.

에 의해 Elizabeth Castillo • 4월 22, 2019

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Activists want California to ban fracking. What does Gov. Newsom want?

Dozens of California counties and cities ban fracking, even where there is no oil drilling. About 20% of California oil comes from fracked wells.

에 의해 줄리 카트 • 4월 11, 2019

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Police shootings, USC scandal, ‘Trump insurance’ and Newsom returns

Hearing on police shootings turns emotional, USC sex-abuse scandal comes to Capitol, legislators propose 'Trump insurance' bills

에 의해 Dan Morain • 4월 10, 2019

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Yes, we need clean water. But it must remain tax-free

Taxing water, food and other essential needs would limit their affordability and betray our collective resolve that no one should be denied the essentials for health, sanitation and freedom from hunger and thirst.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 9, 2019

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Defending Obamacare, protecting birds, treating psychiatric emergencies

State takes on Trump administration over Obamacare, migratory birds, hospital respond to spike in mental emergencies, homeless college students need help

에 의해 Dan Morain • 3월 26, 2019

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Organic food is a rich bounty. Policymakers can help it grow

California agriculture is presented with an opportunity it has only begun to tap. Despite rapid growth in organic food production, only 4 percent of all agricultural land in the state is being farmed organically. We need policies that use organic agriculture as a practical, evidence-based approach to solving the complex challenges facing California.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 2월 26, 2019

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My turn: Sell PG&E for parts and build community energy instead

By Catherine Brinkley Catherine Brinkley is an assistant professor of human ecology at University of California, Davis, who has written extensively on community energy infrastructures, ckbrinkley@ucdavis.edu. She wrote this commentary for CALmatters. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is filing for bankruptcy. Again. When PG&E filed in 2001, it was the third largest bankruptcy filing in […]

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 1월 16, 2019