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Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter

DUNNIGAN, Calif. — On the heels of one of California’s wettest winters on record, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that he will roll back some of the state’s most severe drought restrictions and dramatically increase water supplies for agencies serving 27 million people.

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California ends some water limits after storms ease drought

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some of the state water restrictions

The Independent UK

The COVID-19 Pandemic Permanently Damaged Property Rights

Officials used the crisis to impose policies they already supported but couldn't get through the normal legislative process, like bans on evictions.

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Commentary: Why California will still have a water shortage no matter how much it rains this year

During a winter of blizzards, floods and drought-ending downpours, it’s easy to forget that California suffers from chronic water scarcity — the long-term decline of the state’s total available fresh water. This rainy season’s inundation isn’t going to change that.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom wants to give Hollywood a big new perk. Will lawmakers agree?

LOS ANGELES — Movie studios would be eligible for a long-sought perk under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to let them convert a portion of their state tax credits into cash payments, essentially creating a government subsidy for Hollywood that California doesn't offer to any other industry.

Los Angeles Times

'Fed up' California workers across industries demand more amid rising cost of living

Fast-food cooks and cashiers. Caretakers. Housekeepers. Hospital staff. School bus drivers. Custodians. State employees.

Los Angeles Times

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.

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Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers

DUNNIGAN, Calif. — As storms have drenched Northern California, water diverted from the swollen Sacramento River has been flowing from a canal and pouring onto 200 acres of farmland.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom vowed to pardon LGBTQ Californians. Only 1 living person has benefited

Three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an initiative to pardon LGBTQ Californians who were prosecuted for being gay, only one living person has benefited from the program.

Los Angeles Times

California lawmakers to vote on possible gas price penalties

California lawmakers are preparing to vote on whether to allow penalties on oil companies for price gouging

The Independent UK

Death toll rises to 5 as wild California storm passes, leaving heightened flood risk

LOS ANGELES — Heavy rain and damaging winds will gradually subside Wednesday as one of the wildest storms of the season makes its exit from the Golden State, leaving at least five people dead and others critically injured as it felled trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.

Los Angeles Times

DeSantis increases lead in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of March 20, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.42, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.28, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.25. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

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San Quentin — California’s oldest prison — executed hundreds from death row over decades

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Quentin State Prison was once known as “The Bastille by The Bay,” an enormous facility overlooking San Francisco Bay that housed the nation’s largest death row and was built in 1852, making it California’s oldest prison.

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Melinda Henneberger: Govs. Newsom and DeSantis both believe in the state’s power to tell us how to live

The two governors who are most successfully hawking their competing worldviews on the national stage right now both have big ideas, big egos and — as they love to point out — big hair.

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After ambitious single-payer health care plans sputter, a new California bill tries an incremental approach

A new bill introduced in the California state Senate aims to lay the groundwork for a state universal health care system, proposing an incremental approach that departs from recent sweeping, and unsuccessful, efforts to reshape how Californians receive care.

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California’s COVID misinformation law is entangled in lawsuits, conflicting rulings

Gov. Gavin Newsom may have been prescient when he acknowledged free speech concerns as he signed California’s COVID-19 misinformation bill last fall. In a message to lawmakers, the governor warned of “the chilling effect other potential laws may have” on the ability of doctors to speak frankly with patients but…

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Can California’s most notorious prison become a rehab center? Ex-residents weigh in

Thanh Tran and James King, formerly incarcerated advocates, on life inside the notorious San Quentin and the governor’s transformation plan

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom shouldn't shy away from a State of the State speech

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom insists his presidential ambitions are "subzero," and I believe him. As president, he probably couldn't avoid giving a State of the Union speech before Congress. And he'd hate that.

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Reckless marketing of guns for young children puts everyone at risk

According to Everytown for Gun Safety, there already have been at least 58 unintentional shootings by children in 2023.

WEKU

California enters a contract to make its own affordable insulin

Under the $50 million deal, the state is partnering with drugmaker Civica to start making the new generic insulin later this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

The Independent UK

California to ask voters to approve new mental health beds

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest plan for the state's homelessness crisis asks voters to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction

The Independent UK

California, drugmaker partner to produce affordable insulin

The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer have entered a 10-year partnership to produce affordable, state-branded insulin that they hope will rival longtime producers and push down prices

Los Angeles Times

Newsom announces $50 million contract to make California’s own brand of insulin

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new $50-million contract with the nonprofit generic drugmaker Civica to produce insulin under the state’s own label during a news conference Saturday in Downey.

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DeSantis holds slight lead in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of March 13, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.39, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.29, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.25. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: 'Ending San Quentin as we know it': California rethinks what prison means

CHESTER, Pa. — Luis went to prison on a life sentence 16 years ago, at age 17. Food came on a tray and leftovers were removed on the same brown plastic rectangle.

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