野火

选举

WATCH: Governor candidates on how they would tackle California wildfires

Rivals for the governor's office Gavin Newsom and John Cox agree that wildfires pose an alarming threat to California—but what would they do to prevent and combat them? Here's what they told us.

经过 Byrhonda Lyons • 7 月 12, 2018

国会大厦

A political firestorm is about to hit the Capitol: Who will pay for wildfire damages?

In Sacramento, the biggest fights are over wildfire liability—who pays for billions of dollars of damages that result from the loss of so many homes, businesses and lives?—and how much utilities like PG&E can pass liability costs onto their customers.

经过 劳雷尔·罗森霍尔 • 7 月 12, 2018

时事通讯

A sorry piece of history; Framing gas tax initiative

California officials played an integral role in Japanese internment during World War II, as told in a new online exhibit. The gas tax initiative fight revs up.

经过 Dan Morain • 7 月 2, 2018

时事通讯

Truce in privacy war. Will it hold?

经过 Dan Morain • 6 月 22, 2018

评论

Wildfires and lead paint reignite Capitol’s ‘tort wars’

The "tort wars" that raged in the Capitol for decades over who and can sue whom are being reignited by conflicts over legal responsibility for wildfires and the sale of lead-based house paint.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 6 月 4, 2018

政治

Lawmakers back off, allowing Elon Musk—and his California customers—to play with fire

California lawmakers added fuel to Elon Musk’s entrepreneurial fire last week when they cleared the way for sales of the investor’s newest—and probably hottest—product: personal flamethrowers. In the coming weeks, some 20,000 people could be walking around with the devices.

经过 Robbie Short • 5 月 30, 2018

时事通讯

Jerry Brown has a promise to keep

经过 Dan Morain • 5 月 25, 2018

时事通讯

Chilly reception awaits Cristina Garcia

经过 Dan Morain • 5 月 18, 2018

时事通讯

California Republicans struggle in age of Trump

Good Monday morning, California. “He then slowly inhaled the Pineapple Thai. It was the first time he’d had cannabis, he said, since 1979. ‘Somebody said I’m overdue,’ he laughed.” — Leafly, quoting Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer at his West Hollywood fundraiser last week. The Los Angeles Democrat chairs the Assembly Public Safety Committee, which hears bills […]

经过 Dan Morain • 5 月 7, 2018

时事通讯

The bill comes due for wildfires

Good morning, California. Local governments have set sights on taxing soda. Enter Californians for Accountability and Transparency in Government Spending, a campaign committee set up to promote a November initiative to ban local taxes and fees without approval of two-thirds of the voters. Top funder: Soda companies at $5 million-plus. Who should pay for wildfires? Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, center, […]

经过 Dan Morain • 4 月 27, 2018