Commentary
State’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions harmful to farmers
Unfortunately, California’s approach to setting mandates to cut greenhouse gas emissions has left agriculture to become collateral damage.
Agriculture
Commentary
Farmworkers deserve the right to vote by mail in union elections
AB 616 will go a long way toward ensuring that farmworkers can decide, by free and fair elections, whether they wish to join a union.
Commentary
To house the homeless, California must re-imagine housing
State and local governments must change housing law and zoning rules to move toward permanently housing unsheltered Californians.
Commentary
To restore California’s ecosystems, we must adopt smarter permitting
The very regulations that were intended to slow or prevent environmental degradation are now hindering work to expand ecosystem restoration. Successful smarter permitting efforts typically achieve better outcomes in restoring our water, lands, shores, fisheries and wildlife.
CalMatters en Español
Newsom insta a todos los californianos a reducir el uso de agua en un 15%
En resumen La sequía extrema ahora afecta al 85% de California, por lo que el gobernador está buscando una acción voluntaria. Newsom expandió la emergencia por sequía a nueve condados más, principalmente a lo largo de la Costa Central y en el Área de la Bahía. Read this article in English. A medida que la sequía extrema […]
Environment
Newsom urges all Californians to cut water use by 15%
Extreme drought now grips 85% of California so the governor is seeking voluntary action. Newsom expanded the drought emergency to nine more counties, mostly along the Central Coast and in the Bay Area.
Environment
Tulare County’s never-ending drought brings dried up wells and plenty of misery
In the rural towns around Visalia, today’s dry spell is indistinguishable from the last one or the next one. Drought is a perpetual plight in the region, which is a hotspot for dry wells.
California Divide
Universal basic income for farmworkers? Some leaders are pushing for it
A Fresno-area politician wants California to prioritize struggling San Joaquin Valley farmworkers in a proposed pilot program that would put cash in the hands of some the state’s impoverished residents. State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, a Democrat from Sanger, issued a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom last week urging the state to prioritize California’s “displaced, underemployed, or unemployed […]
Commentary
How California can create a more equitable food system
State funds would allow California to support small farmers and ranchers who have been left out of publicly funded agriculture programs. This will help build resilience into our food system.
Commentary
Balance pain of drought on farmers and fishermen equitably
We need state water regulators to avoid repeating the mistakes of the last drought that hurt salmon, fishermen and women.