EnvironmentAs Californians Deal With Heat, Lightning, Fire, Scientists Point To Climate ChangeAugust 18, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroAlmost every part of California is sweltering right now because of the heatwave, rolling blackouts, hundreds of lightning strikes, and wildfires. The 'unfortunate summer' is in part related to climate change, experts say.
State Government‘There Is No Redo On This’: Eviction Crisis Looms As Lawmakers’ Timeline DwindlesAugust 18, 2020 | Nicole NixonTwo bills to address what one lawmaker described as a “massive wave of evictions” with “catastrophic” consequences are moving through the state capitol, but legislators are running out of time as their own Aug. 31 session deadline approaches.
Grid Operator Rejects Trump’s False Claim Democrats Purposely Triggered California’s Rolling BlackoutsAugust 18, 2020 | Chris NicholsIn a tweet on Tuesday, Trump said politics was at play in California’s decision to temporarily shut off power. Grid operators said they were motivated by ensuring the state’s electricity grid did not collapse.
Health CareCOVID Safety Precautions Could Shape The Prevalence Of Other Illness, Health Experts SayAugust 18, 2020 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia’s physicians say measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could also help tamp down other respiratory illnesses, but people should stay up-to-date with vaccines to prevent a surge of other illnesses.
Health CareTriple-Digit Heat Poses Major Health Risk, Especially to Sacramento’s Most VulnerableAugust 18, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaIn Sacramento, people who are unhoused or who live in neighborhoods with fewer trees face a higher risk of heat-related illness and death.
Live Updates: 2020 Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, August 18August 18, 2020Follow live updates and analysis of the Democratic National Convention.
State GovernmentWatch Live: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For August 18August 18, 2020Watch live at 12 p.m. as California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gives an update on COVID-19 in the state.
Before Sentencing Of Golden State Killer, Survivors Share Their Stories In CourtAugust 18, 2020Nearly three-dozen victims or survivors plan to tell their stories before the man known as the Golden State Killer is formally sentenced to life in prison. It's the culmination of a plea deal that will spare him the death penalty for 13 murders.
Trump Claims California Lawmaker Pushed To ‘Abolish Single-Family Zoning.’ Is He Right?August 17, 2020 | Chris NicholsState Sen. Scott Wiener’s failed SB 50 would have eliminated zoning that allows only single-family homes, but it would not have abolished the construction of new single-family home neighborhoods.
130 Degrees: Death Valley Sees What Could Be Record HeatAugust 17, 2020Any visitors to the national park are getting blunt advice: "Travel prepared to survive." It's part of a heat wave that is forcing rolling blackouts in the West.
