State GovernmentDream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lotteryJanuary 23, 2024State officials hope a lottery and an emphasis on first-generation homebuyers will make California’s most generous down payment assistance program more equitable.
Woman arrested in Roseville after allegedly stealing $2,500 worth of Stanley cupsJanuary 22, 2024Stanley tumblers have suddenly become all the rage, but police in Roseville, California, said they "strongly advise against turning to crime to fulfill your hydration habits."
State GovernmentHow California budget rules can prevent saving for a rainy day — and why Newsom wants to change thatJanuary 22, 2024 | Nicole NixonGovernor Gavin Newsom wants the state to save more money during budget surplus years – but the California Constitution limits how much can be deposited into the rainy day fund.
EducationCalifornia State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strikeJanuary 22, 2024 | Claire MorganCSU officials and the California Faculty Association — which represents 29,000 CSU employees, around 1,900 Sacramento State — announced the deal late Monday. CFA officials said faculty are expected to return to work on Tuesday morning.
Health CareNewsom sacks effort to limit tackle football for kids in CaliforniaJanuary 21, 2024 | Kate WolffeDemocratic Assemblymember Kevin McCarty said legislation is necessary to protect children from developing CTE – chronic traumatic encephalopathy – a degenerative disease associated with repeated head impacts.
Health CareCalifornia ends COVID isolation rule for asymptomatic cases as winter infections climbJanuary 19, 2024California relaxed its COVID-19 isolation guidelines just as infections for the respiratory virus increased. Symptom-free people can go to work or school.
EnvironmentCalifornia court ruling could threaten key source of funding for disputed Delta water tunnel projectJanuary 19, 2024A California judge has ruled that the state does not have permission to borrow billions of dollars for a water project that would build a tunnel to reroute the state's water supply from the Central Valley to Southern California.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate leader Toni Atkins announces run for governor in 2026January 19, 2024 | Nicole NixonThe leader of the California Senate says she will run for governor in 2026. Democrat Toni Atkins made history as only the third person and first woman to hold both of the top jobs in the state Legislature.
EnvironmentSmokey Bear — and Californians’ relationship with fire — gets an update in UC Davis art exhibitionJanuary 19, 2024 | Manola SecairaThe exhibition offers different environmental future scenarios for California, based on how the state responds to wildfires. That includes a new group of friends for Smokey Bear with fire-positive slogans. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Package mailed to rural California elections office tested positive for fentanyl, authorities sayJanuary 18, 2024The package appeared to come from "a verified agency" and didn't look suspicious at first, but a staff member discovered a powdery substance inside that prompted them to call law enforcement. No one was injured.
