野火

重要的事情

Newsom defends progress on homelessness

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, September 3. ‘We’re just getting started’ Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that California is making an “unprecedented” effort to address homelessness, two days after lawmakers failed to pass a bill to massively increase housing production — which Newsom said in his February State of the State speech was “the only […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 9 月 3, 2020

重要的事情

Fatal final day: Why major California proposals died

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, September 2. Housing, police, economic bills Gov. Gavin Newsom made his 2020 priorities for California very clear in his February State of the State speech: Address homelessness and pass a major housing production bill. But the state’s highest-profile housing bill died minutes before the legislative session ended Monday amid political […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 9 月 2, 2020

重要的事情

Last chance to avoid evicting renters

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, August 31. Legislative session ends today The fate of hundreds of thousands of California renters teetering on the brink of eviction — and of the landlords who depend on their rent payments — hangs in the balance of a cliffhanger vote lawmakers will take today. Their vote on a controversial […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 8 月 31, 2020

环境

Wildfire funding bill dies in California Legislature

Too much opposition, too little time to address disputes over $3 billion in fees on utility customers for fire and climate change projects.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 8 月 30, 2020

加州野火

California residents didn’t want controlled burns near their homes. Some of those homes then burned in a wildfire.

经过 Kate Cimini • 8 月 29, 2020

加州野火

The West is burning, so California struggles to find help fighting its wildfires

California’s early outbreak of major fires means its neighbors can’t send much aid because they’re ablaze, too.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 8 月 28, 2020

加州分水岭

Smoke, ash from River Fire raises questions about produce, farmworker safety

Industry experts say they hope the impact to consumers will be minimal, with little disruption to the supply chain.

经过 Kate Cimini • 8 月 27, 2020

重要的事情

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

教育

Wildfires set school plans ablaze for more than 70,000 students

Already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, schools in rural areas like Bonny Doon must now contend with wildfires and related problems like blackouts, poor air quality and damaged internet infrastructure.

经过 Ricardo Cano • 8 月 26, 2020

环境

California lawmakers propose last-minute bill providing funds for fighting wildfires

A fee added to utility bills — less than $1 per month — would be extended until 2045 if the legislation is adopted by two-thirds of both chambers.

经过 朱莉·卡特 • 8 月 26, 2020