California’s epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the ages
UPPER KERN RIVER — Imagine racing down a steep river of recently melted snow toward a roaring rapid. You’re sitting on the outside edge of an…
This bill could be California’s last shot at cannabis equity
Broken promises. Constant funding delays. Nonsensical regulations. Ask Kika Keith, owner of Gorilla Rx Wellness Co. in Leimert Park, about the many ways that California’s…
How Gavin Newsom can really take on California’s oil industry
California politicians promise to protect the environment a lot more than they actually do. For environmental advocates like me, reconciling a politician’s public statements on…
California’s evolution on Big Oil — in the Capitol and my family
SACRAMENTO — What’s striking about passage of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislation to penalize Big Oil’s alleged greed is the sea change it represents in California policy.…
Democratic leader urges end to California’s travel boycott
SACRAMENTO — In a state Capitol dominated by Democrats, where expanding LGBTQ rights is a pillar of the agenda, an announcement Wednesday from one of the…
California’s water crisis galvanized Reena Esmail’s new work
Reena Esmail acknowledged the irony that we were talking about her new choral work — “A Requiem for Water,” inspired by California’s water crisis —…
Corruption is widespread in California’s weed industry. Now, the state is taking action
Corruption in California’s cannabis industry has become widespread and brazen. There have been pay-to-play schemes, including a demand for cash in a brown paper bag…
How to tackle California’s housing and climate crises together
California’s housing shortage and climate crisis are often treated as if they are unrelated to each other. In fact, they are deeply interconnected. We need…
‘Gimme Shelter’: Who’s watching California’s mobile home parks
Some of the most affordable housing in California is in mobile home parks. Residents there pay about half the monthly housing costs as those living…
Silicon Valley Bank’s demise animates early days of California’s 2024 U.S. Senate contest
DAVIS — With a mirror slightly askew in the background, Rep. Katie Porter sat in her Irvine bedroom and flipped on Instagram live as several regional…
Newsom announces $50-million contract to make California’s own brand of insulin
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new $50-million contract with the nonprofit generic drugmaker Civica to produce insulin under the state’s own label during a news…
How to visit all 280 of California’s state parks for free
Ah, the spring bloom (this year isn’t quite a superbloom). To go or not to go, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to let…
California’s canine blood banks harvest from caged dogs and operate in secrecy
Reporting from Sacramento — When Robyn Black rushed her beloved corgi Winston to a veterinary hospital in Sacramento, she told the staff to do whatever it…
Column: Column: Hydrogen cars should be a bigger part of California’s battle against carbon emissions
SACRAMENTO — We’ve turned way off course from the “hydrogen highway” that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to chart for California two decades ago. Now, some…
Legislators want to change California’s conservatorship law
With support from a coalition of mayors, mental health advocates and California legislators, state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) unveiled two bills Wednesday that would…
Newsom rescinds California’s COVID-19 state of emergency
SACRAMENTO — California’s COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to one of the most challenging chapters of state history and of…
How to find Southern California’s blooming wildflowers
The Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wild Flower Hotline is set to return March 3, with weekly updates about where to find the best blooms this spring…
Column: Newsom cares more about almond growers than California’s salmon fishery
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom bills himself as a protector of wildlife, so you wouldn’t think he’d take water from baby salmon and give it to…
Decades after California’s affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students
SACRAMENTO — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools…
Dianne Feinstein should be remembered as one of California’s greats
In the long arc of California history, among redwood giants like Hiram Johnson, Earl Warren, Ronald Reagan, Pat and Jerry Brown, one name stands out:…