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Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address in front of the screen displaying images of the 2020 wildfire season at Dodger Stadium on March 9, 2021. Photo by Shaw Hammond for CalMatters

Newsom beset by environmental woes

by Emily Hoeven August 4, 2021August 4, 2021

California’s drought and wildfire seasons are worsening and are converging on Gov. Gavin Newsom as he tries to beat back a recall attempt.

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds up the California Comeback Plan relief bill after signing it alongside Los Angeles City councilman Kevin de Leon, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at the Barrio Action Youth and Family Center in El Sereno, on July 13, 2021. Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Newsom offers cash to conserve energy

by Emily Hoeven August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

The August Complex Fire burns near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest on Sept. 16, 2020. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo

California’s 2020 fire siege: wildfires by the numbers

by Julie Cart July 29, 2021July 30, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom presents the breakdown for the $267.8 billion budget revise in a program dubbed ‘California Roars Back’ at the Secretary of State building auditorium in Sacramento on May 14, 2021. The budget focuses large allotments toward education, housing and climate resiliency measures. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom tries to go tough on crime

by Emily Hoeven July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

heat wave

A hot and dangerous weekend

by Emily Hoeven July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

GOP recall candidates bet big on homelessness

by Emily Hoeven June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Newsom recall twist: Governor sues elections chief he appointed

by Emily Hoeven June 29, 2021June 29, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to media after touring the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Sep 11, 2020 outside of Oroville. Newsom has declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions, and secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to the Northern California wildfires. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee, Pool

A rough day for Gavin Newsom

by Emily Hoeven June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

controlled burn

To achieve forest health, we need to change our relationship with fire

by Guest Commentary May 19, 2021May 18, 2021

A view of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Boulder Creek on April 22, 2021. Most of the park burned in 2020's CZU Complex wildfire. Photo by Max Whittaker courtesy of Save the Redwoods League

Battered, burned but alive: Time will heal park’s wounds, but it needs big money, too

by Julie Cart April 23, 2021April 24, 2021