State Government‘A perfect storm of bad’: Report finds incarceration rates highest among rural CaliforniansAugust 31, 2022A new report from a prisoners’ advocacy group finds Kings and Shasta counties have the state’s highest rates of residents incarcerated for crimes.
EnvironmentProtesters rally as Cal Fire announces plans to resume logging in Mendocino CountyAugust 30, 2022 | Manola SecairaCal Fire announced it will soon resume timber harvesting plans in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Controversy sparked in the area over two years ago when protesters rallied and even camped out to prevent Cal Fire from logging.
EnvironmentRanchers, tribes, state officials clash over Shasta River waterAugust 30, 2022A standoff over shutting down ranchers’ pumps signals a flareup of water wars as California is gripped by seemingly endless drought. “To hell with it. We’re starting the pumps,” one Siskiyou County rancher said.
California bill would limit foreign-grown food in public school mealsAugust 30, 2022 | Steve MilneLawmakers advance the Buy American Food Act, which would require public schools to purchase domestically-grown agricultural products for student meals
State GovernmentCalifornia lawmakers approve first-in-the-nation bill to let fast food workers organizeAugust 29, 2022 | Nicole NixonThe bill would create a Fast Food Sector Council to set minimum workplace wages, hours and standards. It could drastically change the fast food and franchising industries in California.
State GovernmentCalifornia wants to end sales of new gas cars by 2035. Here are 4 key roadblocksAugust 28, 2022California's move to end the sale of new gas-powered cars could prove a seminal moment in the shift to zero-emission cars — but getting there won't be easy.
State GovernmentFarmworkers march 335-miles to Sacramento in push for labor rightsAugust 26, 2022 | Manola SecairaAdvocates say that Governor Gavin Newsom should sign a bill that would allow farm workers to vote to unionize from home. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Cosmetics giant Sephora to pay California $1.2 million in consumer privacy settlementAugust 25, 2022 | Steve MilneIt's the first significant settlement under the state's recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act, which gives consumers more control over the personal information businesses collect about them.
EnvironmentElectric day in California: State phases out sales of gas carsAugust 25, 2022California will revolutionize the car market by ending sales of new gas cars within 12 years, forcing car buyers to switch to electric cars.
State GovernmentSacramento agency gets $2.7 million to support broadband in rural California countiesAugust 24, 2022 | Steve MilneSome of the money from President Biden's nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan will be used to close the digital divide in California.
