Infrastructure

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Use state surplus funds to invest in active transportation programs

Investing in active transportation projects will create millions of good-paying middle-class jobs and stimulate our economic recovery.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 4 月 21, 2021

重要的事情

Making money off California’s unemployment boondoggle

Good morning, California! It’s Monday, April 5. I’m CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily Hoeven, who is enjoying a much-deserved week off. A “gold rush” amid the calamity This much is not news: California’s Employment Development Department, the state agency responsible for shelling out unemployment claims to millions of jobless Californians, is still […]

经过 本·克里斯托弗 • 4 月 5, 2021

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Eliminate California’s reliance on diesel backup generators

Practical alternatives to diesel backup generators are essential to achieving California’s clean power goals.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 4 月 5, 2021

重要的事情

Texas blackouts put California in spotlight

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, February 18. Power grid challenges loom California’s rolling blackouts last summer are back in the national spotlight due to the collapse of Texas’ electric grid amid a record-breaking winter storm — underscoring the discrepancy between the two states’ stances on energy and climate change, as well as the challenges they […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 2 月 18, 2021

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Update green building codes to make EV charging available for everyone

Californians who live in multifamily housing such as apartments face an extra hurdle to electric vehicle ownership; changing the green building code can help.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 2 月 10, 2021

国会大厦

Assembly Republican leader: Now is the time for the Legislature to lead by solving problems

The focus on COVID-19 has left many issues either overlooked or ignored; our duty is to make the changes needed to get California moving again.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 1 月 7, 2021

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California’s electric grid needs an overhaul

The network of utilities and operators running California’s electric grid must create a more flexible, sustainable system.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 12 月 23, 2020

重要的事情

Fires set record books ablaze

Six of the 20 largest fires in state history California’s 2020 wildfire season is rewriting the record books. Wildfires have burned more than 3.1 million acres this year — an area approaching the size of Connecticut and the largest amount in California’s recorded history. Six of the 20 largest wildfires in state history are currently […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 9 月 11, 2020

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Lawmakers running out of time

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, August 27. Deadlines fast approaching The clock is ticking for lawmakers to chart a recovery path for the world’s fifth-largest economy, keep millions of Californians from being evicted and respond to fires of historic proportions. They have until Friday to introduce new bills. The legislative session ends Monday, and lawmakers […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 8 月 27, 2020

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Steps California can take now to reimagine an equitable recovery

Radical new ways of funding infrastructure investment must be central to any agenda for an equitable economic recovery. Here’s what the state can do.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 24, 2020