California’s state budget will break $300 billion this year, a startling rebound from a COVID-19-induced deficit in 2020 and a significant jump beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Newsom rolls out $18bil in fresh spending to stop inflation
Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking the approach many blame for inciting historic inflation: distributing more cash.
All brakes, no gas? Calif. preps ending gas appliances in new homes
Here’s when California regulators eying to mandate new home construction be all-electric, eschewing gas stoves and other appliances.
Calif. law banning gun sales to under-21 residents invalidated, court rules
A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional.
Newsom pleaded for water cutbacks amid drought. Californians stopped listening.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has begged Californians to cutback their water use, but March saw water use increase by 19 percent compared to 2020.
CSU exec harassment cases headlined by porn on work computers, demeaning employees
The fallout from CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro’s ouster is raining down at a number of the 23 California State University campuses – including CSU Bakersfield, records show.
Report: Gas rebate could be delayed for months
Californians hoping for financial relief from high gas prices might have to keep waiting.
Ticket to “graveyard of famous boondoggles”: Newsom, lawmakers haggle over bullet train funds
Described as “one of the most consequential disputes in modern state history,” California’s top Democrats are struggling to chart a course forward for the state’s troubled bullet train.
Calif. grid officials buckle up for rocky summer of possible blackouts
California energy officials warned the state may be at risk of blackouts for the next three summers due to power supply shortages and extreme weather.
Is Diablo Canyon a problem – or the solution?
Simply put, California is far too behind in our production of energy to meet its lofty goals. It’s why our lone remaining nuclear power plant has returned to the forefront, writes Asm. Devon Mathis (R–Porterville) writes.
