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California’s Last-ditch Efforts to Cut Electric Bills

The Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have significantly scaled back their eleventh-hour plans to reduce Californians’ electric bills and fast-track renewable energy projects. The main...

Gov. Newsom Hopes to Improve San Quentin

San Quentin's Transformation Advisory Council has recommended changes to guards' jobs to transform the prison into a rehabilitative center, including retraining guards as "community correctional officers" and allowing prisoners more freedom, but it remains unclear how California will implement the model.

New law makes family planning more affordable for Californians

California has passed a law that requires private health insurance plans to cover birth control products without a prescription and with no copays, while also lowering the cost of vasectomies for men.
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Regulator announces plan to fix California’s insurance crisis. Who will benefit?

A week after negotiations to rescue California’s floundering home insurance market stalled out in the Legislature, the state’s top insurance regulator put out his...
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Governor’s budget proposal chops funds for sea level rise preparation

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget would cut funding for coastal resilience projects almost in half.  If enacted, the budget would eliminate more than half a...
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California Sets June 15 Goal for Full Reopening

The move would eliminate the complex web of county-by-county tiers and replace it with a statewide reopening of businesses.
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