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Rebuild our decimated public health workforce and infrastructure

by Guest Commentary January 6, 2022January 5, 2022

Lawmakers and the governor must look ahead and plan for a public health system that is not just adequate, but second to none.

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Opinión: Newsom es optimista, pero los californianos están preocupados

by Dan Walters November 10, 2021November 18, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Economic Summit in Monterey on Nov. 9, 2021. AP Photo/Nic Coury

After two weeks, Newsom makes an appearance

by Emily Hoeven November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

Vehicles make their way through a flooded area of High Street near Interstate 880 in Oakland on Oct. 24, 2021. Experts say that extreme weather events such as the "bomb cyclone" will become more common with climate change. Photo by Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group

What’s at stake for California as climate conference begins?

by Rachel Becker October 28, 2021October 28, 2021

A kayaker fishes in Lake Oroville as water levels remained low due to continuing drought conditions in California on Aug. 22, 2021. AP Photo/Ethan Swope

Newsom declares drought emergency across California

by Rachel Becker October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill to return Manhattan Beach land to descendants of its original Black owners, the Bruce family, in Manhattan Beach on Sept. 30, 2021. While Newsom held public events on bill signings, he announced vetoes by press release. Photo by Brittany Murray, Pres-Telegram/SCNG

Newsom’s vetoes: Why did the governor block California bills?

by Laurel Rosenhall October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

Is this the year the California Legislature closes the digital divide?

by Ben Christopher April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Laura Garcia stands outside her family home in the rural Fresno County community of Raisin City on Feb. 12, 2021. Garcia, a mother of 5 with one on the way, is concerned about how the air quality due to nearby burns is affecting her kids. The orchard in the background replaced a vineyard which was burned away. Photo by Craig Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee

Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end

by Rachel Becker February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

California Divide

Governor vetoes bill extending protections to domestic workers

by Jacqueline Garcia October 1, 2020October 7, 2020

President Donald Trump listens as California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a briefing at McClellan Park in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2020, on the Western wildfires. Photo by Andrew Harnik, Associated Press

Trump and Newsom: Political frenemies make nice amid California’s mounting disasters

by Laurel Rosenhall September 14, 2020September 14, 2020