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California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State auditor’s office has been on a roll

by Dan Walters February 28, 2021February 24, 2021

California’s auditor, Elaine Howle, has been on a roll, revealing politically embarrassing facts about state government agencies and programs.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom orders ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035

by Rachel Becker September 23, 2020September 25, 2020

A pedestrian walks around Lake Merritt on Sept. 9, 2020, in Oakland. Smoke from multiple fires in California has filled the Bay Area sky. Photo by Aric Crabb, Bay Area News Group

‘It feels like the end of the world’

by Emily Hoeven September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Last chance to avoid evicting renters

by Emily Hoeven August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

In this long exposure photo, the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning vegetation in the ridges near Chemise Road in Healdsburg on Aug., 21, 2020. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

History-making California blazes — worst likely yet to come

by Emily Hoeven August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Electric trucks are displayed outside of the California EPA. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California mandates zero-exhaust big rigs, delivery trucks

by Rachel Becker June 25, 2020July 6, 2020

An oil well pumps next to a newly constructed neighborhood near Signal Hill in Long Beach, California on Friday, April 24, 2020. Photo by Jim Ruymen, UPI/Alamy Live News

Oil and babies don’t mix: Wells linked to low birthweight

by Rachel Becker June 3, 2020September 16, 2020

Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicle offering rides for UBER and LYFT in San Francisco Bay Area

California is taking aim at Uber and Lyft’s outsized climate consequences

by Carlyn Kranking March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

The Hurricane Hunters fly a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft into the North Pacific to meet an atmospheric river on January 28, 2020. Photo by Rachel Becker for CalMatters

Dams at risk + Riding atmospheric rivers + Coronavirus concerns

by Dan Morain February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Local high school students catch the light rail at the end of the day in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Could free transit for kids help California beat climate change?

by Jakob Lazzaro February 24, 2020April 27, 2020