Mar 31, 2017 | Legislature
Democrats enjoy a two-thirds majority in the Assembly and Senate, so they can clear the two-thirds threshold needed to approve a tax hike without any Republican votes. But resistance from moderate Democrats could derail the plan. Support for higher vehicle...
Mar 31, 2017 | Local Gov News
The home of the Free Speech Movement wasn’t the first city in the Bay Area to pass a resolution calling for the impeachment of Mr. Trump. The cities of Richmond and Alameda got there first. All three cities are sending their resolutions calling for investigations and...
Mar 31, 2017 | Water News
Brown administration officials have said that in spite of lots of snow and abundant water in the state’s major reservoirs this winter, the effects of the drought persist due to the long-term depletion of groundwater basins and other problems. Source: Will ‘very...
Mar 31, 2017 | Coastal Commission News
The city failed to adequately review massive project, the justices decide. Developer says ruling will delay but not kill the development, which was also rejected by the state coastal commission. Source: Newport Beach improperly approved Banning Ranch project, state...
Mar 31, 2017 | Coastal News
It’s a sad sight and, in recent years, a common one. Source: More whales getting tangled in fishing, trap lines off California coast – The Orange County...
Mar 30, 2017 | Water News
(AP) — As big snowflakes fell high in California’s Sierra Nevada on Thursday, surveyors on snowshoes measured the deepest springtime snowpack in years and said it boosted concerns about destructive floods when all that snow melts. Snow in the Sierra Nevada...
Mar 30, 2017 | State Gov News
Last week, Becerra filed papers supporting a lawsuit by Santa Clara County. That case and San Francisco’s challenge the legality of the Trump administration’s threats to withhold federal funds from states and local jurisdictions that the administration deems to be...
Mar 30, 2017 | State Gov News
Gov. Brown and legislative leaders on Wednesday proposed raising $52 billion to fix the state’s roads through a big gasoline tax increase, higher car registration fees and a charge on emission-free vehicles. The proposal includes a constitutional amendment...
