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Four little letters, big nightmare for Calif. cities. What is RHNA?
California's rich enclaves are revolting against a 54-year-old housing law. Here's an explainer on the Regional Housing Needs Allocation.
April 11, 2023
Calif. plows through $300mil for 2,300 home down payments in two weeks
California's attempt at helping first-time homebuyers has reached a major speed bump with few homes purchased to show for it.
April 9, 2023
Tax Day Blues? For most Valley residents, it’s months away. Here’s why.
A winter filled with storms has a silver lining for Californians scrambling to get their tax returns lined up before April 18.
April 9, 2023
Uncertainty is the only certainty for EPA’s mulled air quality rules
A move to intensify regulations on a key air quality marker has all the makings of a disaster for small businesses and rural communities.
April 4, 2023
Top Newsom aide attacks lone Democrat opposing new oil penalty
The Bakersfield Democrat is under fire for siding with her district's interests.
March 29, 2023
Calif. lawmakers speedily OK new tax on gas
California lawmakers approved paving the way for a new tax on energy producers via a little-followed bureaucratic panel.
March 27, 2023
Fed raises rates quarter-point. One more rate hike expected in 2023.
The Fed backed off its aggressive posture of repeated rate hikes, signaling it likely had one more rate hike left in 2023.
March 22, 2023
Newsom strikes deal, presses for gas price penalty tax proposal
Oil producers have criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers for rushing a proposal with considerable unintended consequences.
March 21, 2023
PG&E delivers good news for customers, predicts major relief for natural gas bills
The high natural gas bills over the last few months are expected to decrease drastically due to a variety of market factors.
March 15, 2023
Icing on cake: Calif. taxpayers to pay lawyer fees for Bakersfield bakery’s win in religious liberty case
Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, won a legal battle to refuse making cakes for LGBT couples, citing religious beliefs. Now, taxpayers will pay her lawyers.
March 14, 2023