climate change California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | September 7, 2023 Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.
Bay Area Attorney for Monterrosa family vows to hire private security to monitor returning officer By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | September 6, 2023 Vallejo police killed Sean Monterrosa in 2020 during the unrest surrounding George Floyd protests in that city.
Bay Area BART to increase service frequency By Tony Roca | Bay City News | September 5, 2023 No more half-hour stretches between trains on nights, weekends.
climate change California’s wildfire smoke and climate change: 4 things to know By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | September 5, 2023 California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.
Bay Area A California city offered a $75,000 bonus to new cops. These departments are trying to keep up By Anabel Sosa | CalMatters | September 5, 2023 Neighboring cities are struggling to hire police in a tight labor market after the COVID pandemic.
Bay Area Young voter engagement has dipped since 2020. These groups want to change that By Catherine Allen | Bay City News | September 1, 2023 More than 200 organizations in the Bay Area work on improving political engagement.
California Ending the suspense: Child trafficking, fentanyl bills can still become law By Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamaal | CalMatters | September 1, 2023 In rapid-fire votes in suspense file hearings, lawmakers determined the fate of hundreds of bills on crime, transgender students and more.
Business & Finance As more Californians allege on-the-job violations, labor groups say bosses retaliate By Jeanne Kuang and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | CalMatters | September 1, 2023 The state’s waitlist for investigations and hearings is growing, and few workers have won their claims.
California The world’s largest dam demolition has begun on the Klamath River By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 31, 2023 As four aging hydroelectric dams are demolished, tribes and communities along the Klamath River wait anxiously to see what the future holds.
homelessness Families have high hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers want to lower expectations By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | August 28, 2023 The big new experiment to push people with mental illness off the streets and into treatment starts this fall.