Are Agriculture Officials In California Considering Safer Alternatives For Pesticides? A New Study Say No.March 21, 2019 | Julia MitricGrowers who want to apply restricted pesticides must get a permit from a county agricultural commissioner. Those officials are required to consider safer alternatives. But that’s not happening, according to a new study from UCLA researchers.
State GovernmentGov. Gavin Newsom Pushes For Fee To Clean Up Tainted WaterMarch 21, 2019(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to $10 a month to fund projects to clean up water in low-income and rural areas.
State Government‘The Budget Just Changed’: Governor Gavin Newsom Responds To Big City Mayors’ Call For More Homelessness FundingMarch 20, 2019 | Ben AdlerNewsom is endorsing a call from the heads of California’s largest cities for more money to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Workers Strike At UC Davis Medical Center And Other Campuses Across CaliforniaMarch 20, 2019 | Bob MoffittNearly 200 employees picketed in Sacramento on Wednesday, part of a one-day strike with thousands of workers at 10 UC campuses throughout California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWithin 50 Years, Two Southern California Mountain Lion Populations Could Go Extinct, Study PredictsMarch 20, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroCities, real estate and freeways keep the lions from breeding with other populations.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmakers Debate How To Prevent Another College Admissions ScandalMarch 20, 2019“How do we reassure the public that the system is not totally rigged?” Assemblyman Kevin McCarty asked UC staff at a hearing Tuesday on the college admissions scandal.
California National Guard To Leave Border, Help Stop FiresMarch 20, 2019(AP) — California is pulling National Guard troops away from President Donald Trump's border protection efforts to help protect communities against wildfires.
Merced Doctors Issue Prescriptions For Food Under New Program Addressing Family Hunger, HealthMarch 19, 2019 | Rich IbarraThe prescription is a voucher that a family can use to receive a 30-pound box of groceries at the Merced County Food Bank.
State GovernmentCalifornia Chief Justice Lays Out Goals For Equal Access To State’s CourtsMarch 19, 2019 | Ben AdlerTani Cantil-Sakauye says fines and fees should “no longer fall on those least able to afford them” and that minor traffic offenses shouldn’t “turn poor drivers into poor criminals.”
Sacramento Council Rejects Tobacco Industry Plan, Will Vote On Flavored Tobacco Ban Next WeekMarch 19, 2019 | Nick MillerDuring a committee meeting on Tuesday — which one City Council member described as “highly unusual” — dozens of Sacramento area business owners spoke out against the city’s plan to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
