Anita Chabria: Biden turns tables on Newsom by backing California farmworker bill California farmworkers may struggle with clout in our state Capitol, but they definitely have friends in higher places. Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022
California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat California kept the lights on during extreme heat, as operators of the state’s electricity grid continued to warn that unprecedented demand on energy supplies could force them to periodically cut power to some customers The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
Restaurants move to stop new California fast food worker law Restaurant owners are moving to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers by putting the question before voters The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
Record heat wave has California using more fossil fuels The state has had to rely more on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages even as Gov. Gavin Newsom moves toward ending the use of oil and gas. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2022
Water use drops 10% in July as California deals with drought California’s water use dropped more than 10.4% in July compared with two years ago as the most populous state struggles with a years-long drought The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Heat wave puts California in fossil fuel conundrum A record heat wave put California in a fossil fuel conundrum: The state has had to rely more heavily on natural gas to produce electricity and avoid power outages while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration moves toward ending the use of oil and gas The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Biden’s support of California farmworker bill makes it ‘complicated’ for Newsom SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to veto another California farmworker union bill, he has a new and unexpected voice in his ear: President Joe Biden, who has decided to inject national politics into a state labor battle. Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022
‘He stood his ground’: California state senator will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the country’s strongest vaccination laws is leaving the state legislature later this year after a momentous tenure that made him a top target of the boisterous and burgeoning movement against vaccination mandates. Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022
Operators of Diablo Canyon apply for $6 billion federal aid program for nuclear plants Fresh from getting an extension to keep the last nuclear power plant in California open, Pacific Gas & Electric now looks to receive a chunk of a $6 billion federal program aimed at helping the nation's nuclear fleet remain online. Tribune News Service · Sep 7, 2022
Californians should be ready for rolling blackouts as heat wave strains power grid, officials say LOS ANGELES — California officials issued an urgent warning Tuesday to conserve electricity, saying the record-setting heat wave means rolling blackouts are very possible. Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022
California and the West broil in record heat wave A record-setting heat wave is making life miserable in the West The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
California heat wave on track to be hottest, longest on record for September, Newsom says LOS ANGELES — The California heat wave is expected to last until at least Thursday, though possibly without the record-setting highs of the Labor Day weekend. Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022
Fed up Latinas helped push for California's fast food law The law will shift some power over working conditions to California fast food workers. Axios · Sep 6, 2022
States' plans to make school safer reflect political divides In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Sep 6, 2022 George Skelton: Newsom enjoys his most successful legislative session yet with wins on climate, Diablo Canyon SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite lots of private grousing about him, Gov. Gavin Newsom emerged a big winner at the end of the California Legislature's two-year session.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022 Half a million fast food workers in California get ‘a seat at the table’ with landmark labor law The state’s largest and fastest growing lower-wage workforce could see hourly wages reach $22 in 2023
Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022 Blackouts possible as California power grid declares Stage 2 alert and heat wave worsens SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Struggling to stave off rolling blackouts Labor Day evening, managers of California’s beleaguered power grid declared an energy emergency alert Monday and warned that Californians might have to double or triple their energy conservation efforts to prevent the lights from going out.
Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022 Blackouts possible as California power grid enters ‘the most intense phase of this heat wave’ SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Struggling to stave off rolling blackouts Labor Day evening, managers of California’s beleaguered power grid declared an energy emergency alert Monday and warned that Californians might have to double or triple their energy conservation efforts to prevent the lights from going out.
Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022 New California law to let labor council set pay, working conditions for fast-food restaurants SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Labor Day signed a new law that would create a first-in-the-nation labor council to set wages and working standards for fast-food workers.
Salon · Sep 5, 2022 The fight for a healthy approach to work To the average European, the U.S. is a country of workaholics who have an unhealthy work-life balance
Axios · Sep 5, 2022 Newsom signs "groundbreaking" law for low-wage workers "Today’s action gives hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages."
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022 California governor signs landmark law for fast food workers California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a landmark measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections
Reason · Sep 5, 2022 Brickbat: It's a Gas, Gas, Gas The California State Legislature has approved a bill banning single-use propane canisters, such as those used by campers for cooking. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill into law. Supporters say the bill will reduce litter and improve the safety of the park workers who must clean up…
Los Angeles Times · Sep 3, 2022 Students wait months for mental health help. 'We're bombarded,' counselor says LOS ANGELES -- Leo Peñaloza was a freshman at San Bernardino High School when campuses closed as the pandemic hit. His father was hospitalized with COVID-19 for months, fighting for his life. Leo's mother cared for his father by day and began working nights to keep their family afloat.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 3, 2022 Editorial: Dangerous heat is broiling California. But lawmakers still aren’t doing enough The worst heat wave of the year is bearing down on California, but efforts by state lawmakers to take coordinated action to protect residents from these climate-fueled disasters have largely fizzled out.