No immediate hike in California gas prices will occur but Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature fear the effects of the clean-fuel program.
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The Legislature is considering phasing out chemical additives in school meals linked to health problems. Opponents say the definitions are so broad that it could ban items like tomato sauce and olive oil.
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California could lose votes in the electoral college and suffer economic setbacks if President Trump’s immigration crackdown deters people from moving to the state.
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The budget deal between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature forgoes or delays many of Newsom’s proposed cuts but the deficit is only likely to grow.
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Humboldt County Supervisors approved a budget Tuesday with a $12 million deficit. But that's an improvement from last year.
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The Trump administration threatened to cut funding for a sexual health education program in California last week over references the program makes to gender identity.
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The lawmakers cite a Markup and CalMatters investigation that first revealed Covered California’s data practices in April.
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PG&E has twice hired executive protection staff in the last three months, raising questions about the threats it faces.
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California voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state.
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In Fernbridge, a tiny town on California’s northern coast, a new wool mill is spinning to life. It’s part of a goal to revive an industry that died out decades ago.
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President Trump had a legitimate interest in protecting federal employees when he deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles, an appeals court ruled.
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Some food trucks, farmers markets and small restaurants are temporarily closed, while others are shielding workers and raising funds to help.
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Unusually high mortality for gray whales along the coast has researchers concerned for the recovering species.
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Department of Justice lawyers representing the Trump administration returned to court today to repeat their maximalist argument that the president has the authority to commandeer state National Guards troops and that judges have no authority to second guess him.
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California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.