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California 3-County Pilot Program to Create Psilocybin Access for Veterans and First Responders Can’t Muster Vote
SACRAMENTO, CA – A bipartisan bill called “Heal Our Hero’s Act” died at the State Capitol Tuesday after it became clear, said the authors, there weren’t enough votes to move the measure. In a press statement titled “Bipartisan Legislation Establishing 3-County Pilot Program for Facilitated...
California granted over $16 million for affordable housing
A combined $16.2 million awarded to California will be used to develop new affordable housing for lower-income households and reduce regulatory barriers to housing construction and preservation, Sen. Alex Padilla announced on Wednesday. California has four of the 21 communities that will receive the competitive Pathways to Removing Obstacles to...
California Legislature approves budget that slashes spending to address $46.8 billion deficit
California lawmakers approved a budget on Wednesday that slashes spending and temporarily raises taxes on some businesses to close an estimated $46.8 billion budget deficit.It's the second year in a row the nation's most populous state has been forced to pare back or delay some of its progressive policies that had been fueled by record-breaking surpluses during the COVID-19 pandemic.It was just two years ago that Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats in the state Legislature were boasting about surpluses that totaled more than $100 billion, the product of hundreds of billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 aid and...
Concerns rise over potentially above-average California fire season amid dry hot weather
PLACER COUNTY — This year's fire season in California has some officials worried following last year's unusually low fire activity.As the summer season progresses, Cal Fire says conditions are moving in the wrong direction."That sharp drop-off is putting us back into what I would consider to be an average to above-average California fire season," said Cal Fire Unit Chief Brian Estes.So far, there has been an above-average number of fast-moving brush fires. Estes says that's mainly due to dry grass and vegetation."Over the past seven days, we ran 19 fires in the unit," Chief Estes said.Chief Estes said preparations for...
New campaign launched to prevent illegal fireworks from entering California
SACRAMENTO — Sacramento County received more than 1,500 complaints over fireworks last year. Now, there is a new push to stop illegal fireworks at the border before they are ever brought into California.Last year, in the five days before and after July 4, Sacramento Metro Fire responded to 48 blazes caused by fireworks—a 60% increase over the previous year.They also helped ten people hurt by fireworks."Burn-related injuries, extremity injuries, you name it, and it's a challenge because a lot of these are preventable," said Metro Fire Battalion Chief Parker Wilbourn.Authorities say the number of illegal fireworks being used in California...
Californians can expect cheaper utility bills this summer, PG&E says
(FOX40.COM) — In response to the intense heat that has hit California in the early parts of summer, PG&E has announced it is reducing its rates to help customers save on their electricity bills. Beginning on July 1, the utility said it is decreasing its rates by nearly 10% to provide financial relief to those […]
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