The U.S. Energy Secretary said California may want to reconsider its hasty push to shutter the SLO County-based, zero-emissions plant that produces 9 percent of its power.
Appeals court restores Calif. ban on high-capacity magazines
In the first of a number of California-centric gun control cases, an appeals court reversed a lower-court ruling that invalidated the ban on magazines with capacity of more than 10 rounds.
Energy firms strike back on Newsom’s fracking ban as Californians feel pain at pumps
As President Joe Biden dips into the U.S. strategic energy reserve to bring costs down, California energy producers are striking at a de facto ban on fracking.
Appeals court temporarily halts Calif. prison vaccine mandate
A federal appeals court on Friday issued a temporary stay of a coronavirus vaccine mandate for prison workers.
Newsom calls out mayors amid Calif.’s growing brazen burglary crisis
Newsom failed to provide any detail but promised an “exponential level of support” in his next budget to help big cities address brazen thefts.
Robbery by the Bay: 80 robbers strike S.F. area department store
A weekend of looting in the Bay Area was capped with an intense, 80-person burglary of a Nordstrom store on Sunday.
Saving Diablo Canyon was once a non-starter. Study says plant is key to reaching Calif. climate goals.
Saving Diablo Canyon was once a taboo subject for California. With bold climate orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom, the nuclear plant’s closure looks ill-timed and problematic.
Newsom’s wife heaps intrigue to curious absence from Scotland climate conference
In a now-deleted Sunday night tweet, Jennifer Siebel Newsom offered example reasons why her husband would skip a much-vaunted climate conference, telling detractors to “get a life.”
Newsom joins prison guards in appealing vaccine mandate
Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking a federal appeals court to pause an order requiring correctional staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
PG&E agrees to $125mil settlement for 2019 Kincade fire damage
The agreement was reached after the regulators found fault with the maintenance and condition of a high-voltage PG&E transmission tower supporting a long inactive power plant.
