/tags/california-news California News en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:23:29 GMT /elections/2024-10-29/california-voters-could-make-it-easier-for-cities-to-build-fire-stations-and-fix-hospitals-right-away Proposition 5 would lower the threshold for local bond measures to pass. It could immediately benefit fire, hospital and housing measures in the 2024 election. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:23:29 GMT /elections/2024-10-29/california-voters-could-make-it-easier-for-cities-to-build-fire-stations-and-fix-hospitals-right-away Cayla Mihalovich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-28/californias-commercial-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-again-to-protect-whales The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:21:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-28/californias-commercial-dungeness-crab-season-delayed-again-to-protect-whales The Associated Press /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-28/in-nationwide-first-california-plans-to-rev-up-sales-of-electric-motorcycles Bikers — many of whom love their noisy combustion engines — say zero-emission motorcycles aren’t ready for long-distance rides. Motorcycles emit an “outsized portion” of smog-causing pollutants. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:58:58 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-28/in-nationwide-first-california-plans-to-rev-up-sales-of-electric-motorcycles Alejandra Reyes-Velarde /elections/2024-10-27/california-voters-show-strong-support-for-bonds-less-for-housing-measures Election Day is less than two weeks away, and a new report from the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California shows Californians are backing two large climate and education bonds, but are more wary of housing measures on the ballot. Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:23:30 GMT /elections/2024-10-27/california-voters-show-strong-support-for-bonds-less-for-housing-measures Megan Myscofski /education/2024-10-26/california-public-school-students-will-be-required-to-learn-about-menstruation In a first for menstrual health education, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the "Know Your Period Act" into law, requiring California public schools to include menstrual education in their curriculum. Sat, 26 Oct 2024 14:36:40 GMT /education/2024-10-26/california-public-school-students-will-be-required-to-learn-about-menstruation Srishti Prabha /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-25/californias-plan-to-overhaul-a-key-climate-program-and-raise-the-cost-of-gas-ignites-debate The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:44:41 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-25/californias-plan-to-overhaul-a-key-climate-program-and-raise-the-cost-of-gas-ignites-debate Alejandro Lazo /elections/2024-10-24/most-california-republicans-in-congress-wont-commit-to-certifying-the-2024-presidential-election Only one-third of the California GOP congressional delegation has pledged to accept the 2024 presidential election results. And only two incumbents in office in 2021 voted to certify President Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump in the 2020 race. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:55:16 GMT /elections/2024-10-24/most-california-republicans-in-congress-wont-commit-to-certifying-the-2024-presidential-election Yue Stella Yu, Jenna Peterson /housing/2024-10-24/humboldt-county-applies-rent-control-measure-to-rv-parks Humboldt County passed a rent control measure for mobile home communities back in 2016. That measure now applies to RV parks. And the county is expecting a lawsuit. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:38:26 GMT /housing/2024-10-24/humboldt-county-applies-rent-control-measure-to-rv-parks Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-23/smith-river-residents-frustrated-by-inaction-to-curb-pesticide-use-on-lily-farms Environmental groups and residents in the Smith River region north of Crescent City say state regulators need to do more to curb pesticide use on Easter lily farms. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:47:50 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-23/smith-river-residents-frustrated-by-inaction-to-curb-pesticide-use-on-lily-farms Roman Battaglia /elections/2024-10-23/california-crime-measure-prop-36-could-increase-deportations Ballot initiative would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:47:38 GMT /elections/2024-10-23/california-crime-measure-prop-36-could-increase-deportations Wendy Fry