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Tag: Gavin Newsom
Which laws go into force in the new year?
California lawmakers introduced 4,821 bills in 2024. Most of these were tossed out or otherwise rejected during the months-long legislative process. Just 1,206 made...
Advocates say California’s jail population will rise
According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, California doesn’t have a crisis in its jails, where record numbers of people have died even as...
California may gut two CalWORKS programs helping thousands of families
Joy Perrin had been living in a van with her two children for several months when she walked into a welfare office in 2018....
Newsom outlines plan for state budget deficit
California is in a budget hole, its depth measured not in feet, but in dollars.
How deep? A projected $38 billion deficit, according to Gov....
Newsom signs election-reform bills written by Pellerin
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of elections-related bills into law that will allow disabled voters to vote curbside, permit mail-in ballots to...
EXCLUSIVE: Assemblymember announces $1 million for LGS Recreation
Many of the 30 or so people who filed into the linoleum-floored community center, Tuesday, had no idea what was about to be announced,...
Newsom touts aircraft, satellites, AI investments for wildfire season
As California braces for peak wildfire season, Gov. Gavin Newsom joined state fire officials June 29 to highlight new fire suppression equipment and technology,...
Losing income is the chief cause of homelessness, study finds
Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless—and the vast majority of them say a subsidy of as little as $300...
Massive snowpack good news for drought, but flood concerns grow
A recent statewide snowpack measurement from the California Department of Water Resources is another indication that the tremendously wet winter might have been too...
State rolls back some water restrictions
The drought might not be completely done with California, but the state’s residents are now free of the strictest water conservation measures put in...
