California Toxic trash: California’s aging hazardous waste sites have troubling safety records By Robert Lewis | CalMatters | August 22, 2023 Can California afford to lose one of the few facilities that still takes toxic waste?
gavin newsom California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course By Robert Lewis | CalMatters | February 28, 2023 Toxic soil is sent to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations.
gavin newsom Bill to decertify police for serious misconduct clears Legislature By Robert Lewis | CalMatters | September 9, 2021 California is one of only four states without the power to decertify police for serious misconduct, but that appears likely to change.
Bay Area State lifts suspensions of half a million driver’s licenses By Robert Lewis | January 29, 2021 Legal advocates are trying to roll back California’s hefty traffic ticket fines and fees, which are among the highest in the nation.