Drought

California needs a coherent strategy for harnessing its innovative spirit toward solutions that solve its water security challenges.

As California faces another drought, it adds another factor in the recall campaign aimed at Gov. Gavin Newsom.

TGIF, California! It’s April 9. This is CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher. Emily Hoeven will be back in your inbox on Monday. Biden goes California on guns After yet another wave of mass shootings, including one in Orange County, President Biden took aim at gun violence Thursday — and a page from California’s playbook. In […]

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, April 2. Note: My colleague Ben Christopher will take over the newsletter next week while I’m on vacation. See you on April 12! Baseball season off with a swing The Golden State seemed to turn a corner on Thursday. Fans were in the stands in Oakland, San Diego and Anaheim […]

It’s time for the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt a comprehensive, science-based plan to restore San Francisco Bay.

As California faces another dry year, the state will have to decide whether to allow the violation of water quality standards in the Delta.

Here are some priorities the State Water Board and the Department of Fish and Wildlife can tackle now to get ready for the next drought.

California should push for a federal jobs guarantee, raise wages, double the amount of workers who have access to benefits, and help workers form unions. Those were among the recommendations in a report released Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Future of Work Commission, which outlines steps the Golden State should take in order to achieve […]

California’s air board will vote this week on stopping burns that spew plumes of smoke that can trigger asthma attacks. The move is long in coming — it was supposed to end a decade ago under state law.

It is time for California’s leaders to take bold action to improve the health of our soils, which would improve water storage capacity.