With feathers adorning his head and red paint decorating his face, Haru Kuntanawa hardly looked like a potential business partner for California’s oil industry when he addressed the crowd gathered last week in a Sacramento conference room. But under a plan state air regulators are considering, industries that emit greenhouse gas pollution in California could […]
Posted inEducation, K-12 Education
Reminding Jerry Brown of Jerry Brown
Our Partners Budgeting from the Blacktop – KQED A Day With a Sixth Grader – KQED One School’s Unique Program Faces Uncertainty – KQED Is Extra Funding Helping English Learners? – KQED Listen: CALmatters reporter Judy Lin – KQED More than 50 civil rights and education reform groups are using Jerry Brown to remind Jerry Brown of his […]
Posted inEnvironment
San Francisco’s ‘benchmarking’ was first in California; state will follow
SAN FRANCISCO—Barry Hooper’s co-workers can be forgiven if they try to avoid him in the office. No one wants to be fingered as an energy hog. Hooper manages San Francisco’s five-year-old building-efficiency ordinance, created to measure wasted energy in the city’s largest structures, give them a score the public can see and prod owners to […]
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A ‘zero net energy’ vision for California homes doesn’t mean going off the grid
Regulators say the state building code will be the key to achieving the goal, at least in the short term.
Posted inEnvironment
Buildings must improve their energy use; here’s what that means for you
The efficiency mandate, intended to reduce the need for carbon-spewing power plants, is part of California’s mission to address climate change.
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Who uses California’s power?
Residential and commercial users consume most of California’s available power. Source: California Energy Commission
Posted inPolitics
Family ties run strong in the California Capitol
As anti-establishment fervor sweeps the nation this election season – forcing the son of a former president to abandon his campaign for the White House – a contrary trend has taken hold in the California Capitol: political dynasties are going strong. Gov. Jerry Brown, the son of a former governor, has occupied the governor’s office […]
Posted inHealth, Reader Reactions
Reader reaction: A dentist questions safety paradigms
This letter was written in response to A child’s death and the power of the dental lobby, which CALmatters published on April 13, 2016. “There is no evidence that dental anesthesia under this model of care carries a greater risk than dental care with a second anesthesiologist present,” Alicia Malaby, spokeswoman for the California Dental […]
Posted inEducation, K-12 Education
On schools, Villaraigosa parts with Gov
As he eyes a run for governor, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is spotlighting the lagging academic performance of Latino and African-American students and saying the state should do more to hold schools accountable. The 63-year-old Democrat says parents have a right to know how their schools are doing and he doesn’t see a […]
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Parent’s guide to finding the right school
Finding the right school for your child can be a daunting task. One family may want small class sizes and strong test scores while another places a high priority on arts and science programs. Others may prefer bilingual — or even trilingual — schools to gain a linguistic advantage or simply so their kids can […]