Here’s CalMatters political reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily one last time, who should be back in your inboxes on Monday. Thanks for reading! Governor Gavin Newsom has some catching up to do. The governor returned to California on Thursday after spending three days in New York touting his administration’s accomplishments on climate policy …
Before Rick Lemos and the other directors of the Shasta River Water Association broke the law, they made a decision that under most circumstances could be considered unusual: They sent a letter to the authorities explaining exactly what they intended to do. The California regulation they would challenge was an emergency order in response to …
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A homeless man sits outside his tent on Venice Beach in Los Angeles on June 29, 2021. | Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On a hot summer day, a team of state workers arrived early to clear dozens of people camped out under a dusty overpass near the California Capitol. The campers …
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A storm system from Northern California brought rain to parts of Central California on Monday, but Los Angeles remained dry. Showers have drenched parts of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties since Sunday. In Santa Barbara County, Sudden Peak received a total of 3.11 inches of rain and Rancho San Julian received a total …
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SAN FRANCISCO – A major storm that hit western Alaska over the weekend hit northern California on Monday after bringing early-season snow to the mountains and falling rain that helped firefighters increase containment of a huge forest fire. No growth was reported in the 308 square kilometer Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast …
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High clouds began to gather in the San Francisco Bay Area Saturday afternoon as an early fall storm heads toward the Northern California coast. “By early Sunday morning, most of the Bay Area will start seeing rain, if they haven’t already,” said Brooke Bingaman, forecaster for the National Weather Service in the Bay office. of …
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CALIFORNIA – Tyree Johnson loved her apartment overlooking the Pacific Ocean – until it started to crumble off the cliff into the ocean. For 15 years, he’s been able to enjoy sunsets over the water from his back porch at Pacifica, a few miles southwest of San Francisco. A group of dolphins swim and hang …
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The partnership between iCivics and CalMatters for midterm election information is believed to keep California’s future voters informed this fall. CalMatters and iCivics are starting a unique partnership to unlock nonpartisan journalism and election information for California students and teachers. The program launched today, bringing together teachers across the country to plan lessons that can …
NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A 4.4-magnitude earthquake in Northern California triggered a response by fire officials to reported gas leaks, gas odors, fire alarms went off and elevators stopped Tuesday evening, according to the Santa Rosa Fire Department. The earthquake was centered in Santa Rosa, which is a little more …
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Forest fires and heavy rains hit the West FORESTHILL, Calif. — Firefighters made progress against a massive Northern California wildfire that continued to grow and threaten thousands of mountain homes Sunday, while crews also battled large blazes that covered large swathes of Oregon and Washington. in smoke Meanwhile, flooding was the problem for some communities …
