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California’s housing crisis could be raising risk of climate disasters, researchers fear
The lack of affordable housing in California’s urban centers may be fueling increased development in adjacent wildlands — exacerbating the impacts of climate change, researchers fear. For the past several decades, the Golden State has made the biggest mark nationwide on the so-called “wildland-urban interface,” according to a...
$76 million to help bolster security at California houses of worship, nonprofits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that $76 million in grant funding will be made available to bolster security at houses of worship and community nonprofits in the wake of escalating hate crimes. “An attack against any community is an attack against our entire state and our values,” Newsom said in a statement. “Every […]
Keeping it Real: Yes! Rent in California is Too Damn High
Overview: California renters are struggling to keep pace with rising rental costs, with the average monthly rent in the state currently at $2,867. Proposition 33, which aims to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, is designed to address the issue by prohibiting state limitations on local rent control initiatives. The state’s housing crisis has resulted in more renters spending half their income on rent, and the number of homeless in the state continues to rise. The practice of pricing people out of their rentals and requiring them to pay exorbitant deposits to secure a more affordable option elsewhere is not sustainable.
Accused Arsonist in California's 5th Largest Wildfire Makes Court Appearance: 'This Didn't Have to Happen'
A witness claimed to see Ronnie Dean Stout II pushing a burning car down an embankment and into a gully in Bidwell Park on July 24, according to the Butte County District Attorney's Office
California DMV puts 42 million car titles on blockchain to fight fraud
(Reuters) - California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title transfer process, the agency's technology partners exclusively told Reuters on Tuesday.
‘Stinging barbs’: California high court allows lawsuit over single use of N word in SF DA office
'An isolated act of harassment may be actionable if it is sufficiently severe,' the California Supreme Court wrote in reviving a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a Black woman in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.
10 years later, California may finally allow undocumented immigrants cell service subsidies
Advocates say the California Public Utilities Commission’s 10-year-old promise to make the state’s cell phone service subsidy program available to undocumented immigrants could be fulfilled in November.
Charging California farmers for groundwater use could yield massive conservation gains, researchers find
California farmers are willing to cut back on groundwater usage when their local governments start charging for this formerly free resource, new research has found. Historically, Golden State farmers have kept their crops irrigated amid extreme heat and drought by tapping into groundwater beneath their properties — at no charge, other than the costs of pumping.
Congressman says Kamala Harris responsible for California prosecution decline
(The Center Square) - Congressman Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, took to social media to blame Vice President Kamala Harris for changes in California prosecution policy via Proposition 47 and Proposition 57 that he says have led to increases in crime. Harris did not endorse either measure but was responsible for writing their titles and descriptions on the ballot, which Kiley says “decieve[d] voters.” “Kamala Harris said that rape, human trafficking, and domestic violence are "non-violent" crimes. As [California] Attorney General, she made this claim on the...
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