State GovernmentCalifornia becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to diseaseOctober 10, 2023Brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye 3, which can be found in candy, cookies and more, will be banned starting in 2027 due to risk of cancer, other health effects.
State GovernmentIs California’s COVID-era rent relief program running out of money?October 9, 2023California’s COVID-era rent relief program, long saddled with delays, criticisms and legal woes, appears to be running out of money. What does that mean for the more than 100,000 renters still awaiting help?
State GovernmentNewsom blocks a bill to ban caste discrimination in CaliforniaOctober 8, 2023Gov. Newsom vetoes what would have been a first-in-the-nation law banning caste discrimination in education, housing and the workplace. The bill divided South Asian communities in California.
State GovernmentDianne Feinstein memorialized at SF City Hall by family, friends and Blue AngelsOctober 5, 2023Hundreds of mourners gathered at San Francisco's City Hall to remember the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was the city's first female mayor and then one of California's first female senators.
State GovernmentButler pick draws praise, mounting speculation over 2024 plansOctober 3, 2023Laphonza Butler, a Democratic adviser and labor leader, is set to be sworn in as a U.S. senator representing California. Her appointment could disrupt a crowded primary race.
EnvironmentThe Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plansOctober 2, 2023A long-awaited, controversial report weighs updates to standards that state officials say have failed to protect fish and wildlife. But environmentalists, Native tribes and others already are furious about how long this has taken.
State GovernmentNewsom names Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate vacancyOctober 1, 2023 | Nicole NixonUntil her appointment, Butler was president of EMILYs List, a fundraising organization that works to elect Democratic women who support abortion rights and has strong ties to California’s labor movement.
