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Editorial: Can California's legal cannabis industry survive while illegal competitors still operate?

California voters' 2016 decision to legalize the recreational use of cannabis was mostly driven by the idea that whether or not to use the drug should be a choice left up to adults — not be dictated by laws written in an era in which "reefer madness" was seen as…

Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023

Decades after California's affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2023

Feds using 'enhanced surveillance' to see what's behind the natural gas spike in California

The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that oversees the interstate transmission of natural gas, electricity and oil on Thursday would not say whether it will launch a formal investigation into soaring natural gas prices in California but did say the agency has assigned staff to examine whether any…

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023

California debates what to do with water from recent storms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state regulators to store more water from recent storms that hit the drought-ravaged state

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Where is Gavin Newsom? Don’t try checking his schedule, because chances are you won’t find one

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s easy to know where President Joe Biden plans to be Thursday night. His schedule says he’s hosting a showing of the movie “Till” in the White House East Room.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

California Oil Industry Uses High Gasoline Prices to Roll Back Climate Agenda, Critics Allege

After industry lobbyists halted the oil and gas well safe-distance law, their well-funded referendum could sway voters with misinformation.

Capital & Main · Feb 15, 2023

‘The country is watching’: California homeless crisis looms as Gov. Newsom eyes political future

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Driving through the industrial outskirts of Sacramento, a stretch of warehouses, wholesale suppliers, truck centers and auto repair shops northeast of downtown, it’s hard to square California’s $18 billion investment in homeless services with the roadside misery.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

George Skelton: Rains and flooding leave claims of California drought high and dry

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two words that government officials always try to avoid saying are "drought's over" — even when there's flooding.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 14, 2023

California Voters Will Decide On A Veto Referendum Repealing The Oil And Gas Regulation Law In 2024

The California Secretary of State announced a veto referendum seeking to repeal Senate Bill 1137 (SB 1137) had qualified for 2024.

Zenger · Feb 10, 2023

Amid spy balloon fears, California bill bars China from owning land near military bases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just days after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon capable of collecting communications signals, two California lawmakers have introduced a bill intended to block hostile foreign governments from conducting surveillance of sensitive American locations.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023