New 2020 law #4: No more discriminating against renters who have housing vouchers
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Here are the most recent stories reported by CALmatters' team of journalists:
Oil drilling fight ahead, Newsom’s homelessness challenge, and another defection from Trump’s GOP
Trump and Newsom clash over oil. Climate change takes toll on schools. California needs to do more to protect vulnerable residents in disasters.
Fri, Dec 6, 2019 3:30 am
Another California Republican defection: Former party leader bails on the GOP
A former California Republican leader left the party this week, the latest […]
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:54 pm
Will fires, outages land California students in ‘disaster relief’ summer school?
Some 800,000 kids have lost as much as three weeks of class time this autumn. Public schools cherish local control in California, but they're asking the state to step in.
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 3:12 pm
Battle lines are drawn over oil drilling in California
California is clamping down on oil exploration. Washington is expediting it on nearly 2 million acres of federal land here. How will this schism play out?
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 10:48 am
California must stop relying on the Endangered Species Act to manage the environment
Jeffrey Mount, PPIC Water Policy Center: The federal endangered species act protection is often used as a proxy for protecting the environment, something the act are not intended to do. Here’s why we need a better tool.
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 8:00 am
Newsom pokes Trump over homelessness, water wars, and Nancy Pelosi’s poll numbers
Newsom pokes Trump on homelessness. California water wars drag on. Trump administration issues stricter rule on food stamps.
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 3:30 am
Another showdown over crime looms
California voters will once again weigh in on crime and punishment next year./ A referendum sponsored by the bail bond industry seeks to overturn a new law eliminating cash bail.
Thu, Dec 5, 2019 12:01 am
New Trump rule could eliminate food stamps for almost 200,000 Californians
The Trump administration finalized a rule Wednesday that will cut off food […]
Wed, Dec 4, 2019 4:56 pm
On water, California and feds need to work together for the benefit of fish, farmers and 27 million people
Jason Peltier, Coalition for a Sustainable Delta: We have a choice: continue to live the never- ending “Groundhog Day” of conflict, apocalyptic rhetoric and litigation, or embrace the opportunities to meaningfully improve the way we make decisions and get things done for the good of all. More science and less politics will be key.
Wed, Dec 4, 2019 8:00 am
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