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.
Judge orders some Calif. prison guards to get vaxxed
A judge in California ruled Friday that state prison guards who work in and around facilities’ health care settings must be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Valley – and California’s – family-owned businesses can’t take another tax
The Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act will force Valley families to pay a huge tax bill on property or assets they didn’t own decades earlier, writes BizFed Central Valley chair William Bourdeau.
Closure with Fries: S.F. closes In-N-Out over joint’s refusal to demand vax proof
The California-based iconic fast food chain has steadfastly refused to comply with San Francisco requirements to demand proof of vaccination to enter its restaurant.
Newsom appeals ruling to resist court-ordered vax mandate for prison guards
Despite issuing a wide-ranging set of vaccine mandates for Californians, Newsom avoided ordering prison guards, owners of a powerful union, from getting vaccinated. Now, he’s appealing a court-ordered mandate governing them.
Should Calif.’s bullet train be high-speed? That’s the $4bil question for Newsom, lawmakers.
The rail system, anchored in the Central Valley, has become a target of derision among Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento. Now, the core promise of high-speed rail is in jeopardy.
Sign and veto: Newsom seals fate to these must-watch bills of 2021
Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom completed signing and vetoing bills approved by legislators in the final day of the 2021 legislative session.
