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?
Housing California parental rights battle gets louder By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 22, 2023 Parental oversight, book bans, disrupting school board meetings, and other "culture wars" topics collide.
California Potentially historic summer storm event to unfold in SoCal this weekend By Daniel Swain | Weather West | August 18, 2023 Weakening Hurricane Hilary will bring major and even historic impacts in some parts of Southern California.
Arts & Entertainment Bay City Books: ‘Why We Need to Be Wild’ By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | August 18, 2023 Wild as a way of living, plus new releases from local authors.
Bay Area Stranded Maui shelter pets come to the Bay Area for adoption By Bay City News and Exedra Staff | August 18, 2023 More than 100 shelter animals were airlifted from Maui to Oregon and the Bay Area.
climate change Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anyway By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 There are 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road and just two models for sale. Lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.
Bay Area Gavin Newsom gives ground to critics on his mental health plan. Will voters back it? By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 The proposal is the second time in as many years that Newsom has advocated for significant changes to the state’s behavioral health system.
California California police body camera footage can’t take the place of witness testimony, court rules By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 Body cameras are not mandatory among California police agencies, but are increasingly common.
climate change Will California’s push on electric vehicles reduce inequality — or deepen it? By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 An expert panel weighed in on the chicken-egg dilemma of cost, charging availability.
Housing As one more housing project stalls on noise concerns, another head sprouts from ‘CEQA Hydra’ By Mikhail Zinshteyn and Ben Christopher | CalMatters | August 17, 2023 Two recent state court rulings say human noise from future tenants is pollution that cities must address. Legal experts and the governor are pushing back.