Environment Why a contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam could move forward under Trump By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | May 12, 2025 More water in the Central Valley farmers could mean a tribe loses sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years.
Environment California joins lawsuit against feds for withholding funding for EV charging stations By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | May 8, 2025 The joint lawsuit marks the 19th suit that California has brought against Trump’s administration since he took office in January.
Environment Millions in new grant funding to boost West Oakland jobs, schools and green projects By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 7, 2025 The Rose Foundation will form an advisory board to oversee a grant-making program to award roughly $500,000 annually.
environment Congressional probe threatens to unravel historic agreement on Point Reyes ranching By Fiona Ulrich | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 The deal had marked a victory for conservationists and a crushing loss for ranching families who have worked the land for generations.
environment Bodega Bay isn’t what it used to be. How an ailing industry transformed the fishing town By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | May 2, 2025 Fishing has increasingly taken a backseat to tourism.