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Hidden Impact of Massive Solar Farms: Residents and Wildlife Affected, Aquifers Threatened

California’s deserts are transforming into a sea of solar panels, as the state seeks to reach ambitious renewable ...

California May 30, 2023

California Can’t Afford Newsom’s Revised Spending Plan: Analysts

Spending proposals in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision outpace revenues, with a less than 1-in-6 chance ...

California May 26, 2023

California Lawmakers, Families Walk out in Frustration During First Hearing of New Fentanyl Committee

With the fentanyl crisis causing more than 100 deaths a week in California, lawmakers met on May 24 ...

California May 25, 2023

Debt Limit Default Could Cost California More Than 840,000 Jobs: Analysts

With the debt limit debate raging in Washington, D.C., some experts are projecting significant impacts on regional economies ...

California May 23, 2023

California Lawmakers Forced to Kill 300 Bills in One Day, Some Climate Bills, in Budget Dilemma

Approximately 300 bills failed to pass California’s Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees on May 18, with lawmakers potentially ...

California May 22, 2023

California Could Lose Most Populous Status in 20 Years, Caltrans Predicts Population Decline Through 2050

Estimates released by the California Department of Transportation show the exodus out of the state continuing, with the ...

California May 20, 2023

California’s Lingering Rains, Cold Weather Impacting Crops With Mixed Results

Unseasonably cool California weather this spring—along with persistently saturated soil from so much rainfall—is delaying growth in some ...

California May 18, 2023

California Deficit Expands to $31.5 Billion, Newsom Proposes Broad Spending Cuts in Revised Budget

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced proposed revisions to the state’s 2023–24 fiscal budget on May 12 during a ...

California May 12, 2023

California Report Shows Exodus Continues, Los Angeles Lost the Most People

Population declines continue to plague the Golden State, with a newly released report detailing the losses. While some ...

California May 12, 2023

Prices up 17 Percent in California Since 2020, Inflation Impacting Consumers

California has experienced one of the highest levels of inflation in the nation since 2020, with prices jumping ...

California May 11, 2023

Drug Poisoning Victims’ Families Demand Legislative Action on National Fentanyl Awareness Day

Protesters gathered in front of California Sen. Toni Atkins’s (D-San Diego) office in San Diego on May 9—National ...

California May 10, 2023

San Francisco Unsafe, Dirty, Going to Get Worse: Former Board of Supervisors President

Once sought out by millions as a premier destination for travel and business, San Francisco is no longer ...

Northern California May 10, 2023

IRS Data Confirms California Exodus, State Lost $29.1 Billion Tax Base

Recently released data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reveals the extent of migration out of California, with ...

California May 10, 2023

Chipotle CEO: California’s Business Climate the Most Difficult to Navigate

Running a business in California is more difficult than in others due to the high cost of living, ...

California May 9, 2023

Concentration of Power in California Committee Chairs is Anti-Democratic: Lawmakers

Rule changes made in 2019 giving the chair of California Assembly committees power to vet bills and prevent ...

California May 9, 2023

California Defaults on $18.6 Billion Debt, Now Businesses Have to Pay

California borrowed approximately $20 billion from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits during the pandemic, and with ...

California May 5, 2023

California’s Cannabis Market Crashes, Northern Counties Brace for Impact

California’s cannabis industry is in a free fall, with some municipalities in the northern part of the state ...

Northern California May 4, 2023

Shoplifting Out of Control in California, Public Safety Risks Causing Some to Change Routines

Business owners, consumers, and employees are facing unprecedented risks to their belongings and their safety because of shoplifting ...

California May 3, 2023

California Democrat Seeks to Bypass Legislature Over Fentanyl Policy Despite Democratic Supermajority

Following a series of bipartisan fentanyl bills failing to pass in a California Senate committee in April, it ...

California May 2, 2023

California Bills That Would Enhance Punishment for Fentanyl Dealers in Limbo Again

SACRAMENTO—Six pieces of fentanyl legislation were reconsidered by the Assembly Public Safety Committee on April 27, as the ...

California April 27, 2023

How People Are Pushed Out of California by Cost of Living

While historically people have been willing to pay higher prices to live in California, recent migratory patterns showing ...

California April 27, 2023

Growing Division Among California Democrats Stalls Fentanyl Bill Again Amid Fiery Protests by Victims’ Families

SACRAMENTO—A series of outbursts echoed in the chambers of a Senate Public Safety Committee hearing on April 25 ...

California April 26, 2023

California Bill That Would Impose Harsher Penalties on Fentanyl Dealers to Be Reconsidered

Along with several other bipartisan fentanyl bills previously shelved by California lawmakers, Senate Bill 44, which would impose ...

California April 24, 2023

Abrupt About-Face From California Lawmakers, Fentanyl Bills to Be Heard April 27

Pressure from the public following a press conference in Sacramento earlier this month protesting the Assembly Public Safety ...

California April 21, 2023

Skyrocketing California Insurance Premiums, Cancellations Due to Wildfire Risk Driving Some to Leave

More than 2 million homes in California are considered as being at high or extreme fire risks, according ...

California April 21, 2023

Apple’s Hometown City Braces for 73 Percent Drop in Tax Revenue Amid State Audit

The city of Cupertino in California—Apple Inc.’s hometown—is looking for ways to cope with financial challenges in anticipation ...

California April 21, 2023

California Bill Considering Release for Murderers Sentenced to Death Advances

California legislators will continue to consider a bill that allows for the potential release of former death-row inmates ...

California April 20, 2023