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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California union leaders are speaking out as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could deal a big financial blow to public-sector unions and the causes they support. Arguments started Monday in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal...
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Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday February 21st, the mayors of the eleven largest cities in California and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers announced the introduction of AB 3171, which allocates $1.5 billion from the state budget to help address the growing homeless crisis. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and...
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As oil prices fall, retail prices for gasoline should continue to fall. But with volatility in the stock market, all bets are off WALNUT CREEK, Calif. Feb.14, 2018 – Gas prices in California dropped for the first time in 2018, but it’s unclear whether this one-week decline is a signal...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California could reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – that’s the prediction by a panel of clean-energy experts gathering in Sacramento today. The panel is part of the “Right to Zero” campaign by the environmental legal nonprofit Earthjustice. Staff attorney...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Staggering. Extreme. Radical. Dangerous. That’s how conservation groups are describing the Trump administration’s decision to open up 98 percent of U.S. federal waters to oil and gas drilling. The new draft five-year plan includes 47 lease sales – the largest number in...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Starting this week, Californians ages 21 and older may legally buy marijuana for recreational purposes – no medical marijuana card required. The state will begin licensing the producers, distributors and storefronts. But there won’t be a “pot shop” on every block,...
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California First to Phase Out the Incandescent Bulb Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Light bulb! Here’s an idea – experts say Californians can save money and energy by choosing Light Emitting Diode (LED) or Compact Fluorescent (CFL) bulbs. And starting Jan. 1, the incandescent bulbs that have...
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BERKELEY – The financial future looks brighter for millions of low-to-middle income workers in California in danger of slipping into poverty upon retirement thanks to legislation championed by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), according to research released this week by the University of California Berkeley’s Center for...
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Por José López Zamorano Para La Red Hispana Es imposible cuantificar el costo ambiental y económico de la voraz temporada de incendios en California, probablemente la más destructiva de la historia. No solo estamos hablando del número de acres quemados, de casas destruidas, de negocios arruinados, sino también del...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California union leaders are speaking out as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could deal a big financial blow to public-sector unions and the causes they support. Arguments started Monday in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal...
Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday February 21st, the mayors of the eleven largest cities in California and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers announced the introduction of AB 3171, which allocates $1.5 billion from the state budget to help address the growing homeless crisis. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and...
As oil prices fall, retail prices for gasoline should continue to fall. But with volatility in the stock market, all bets are off WALNUT CREEK, Calif. Feb.14, 2018 – Gas prices in California dropped for the first time in 2018, but it’s unclear whether this one-week decline is a signal...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California could reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – that’s the prediction by a panel of clean-energy experts gathering in Sacramento today. The panel is part of the “Right to Zero” campaign by the environmental legal nonprofit Earthjustice. Staff attorney...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Staggering. Extreme. Radical. Dangerous. That’s how conservation groups are describing the Trump administration’s decision to open up 98 percent of U.S. federal waters to oil and gas drilling. The new draft five-year plan includes 47 lease sales – the largest number in...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Starting this week, Californians ages 21 and older may legally buy marijuana for recreational purposes – no medical marijuana card required. The state will begin licensing the producers, distributors and storefronts. But there won’t be a “pot shop” on every block,...
California First to Phase Out the Incandescent Bulb Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Light bulb! Here’s an idea – experts say Californians can save money and energy by choosing Light Emitting Diode (LED) or Compact Fluorescent (CFL) bulbs. And starting Jan. 1, the incandescent bulbs that have...
BERKELEY – The financial future looks brighter for millions of low-to-middle income workers in California in danger of slipping into poverty upon retirement thanks to legislation championed by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), according to research released this week by the University of California Berkeley’s Center for...
Por José López Zamorano Para La Red Hispana Es imposible cuantificar el costo ambiental y económico de la voraz temporada de incendios en California, probablemente la más destructiva de la historia. No solo estamos hablando del número de acres quemados, de casas destruidas, de negocios arruinados, sino también del...