Housing Approaching Bay Area deadline a ‘test case’ for California’s housing crisis By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | January 26, 2024 On Jan. 31, dozens of cities and counties are expected to complete zoning changes promised in housing element plans.
climate change What’s happened since California cut home solar payments? Demand has plunged 80% By Julie Cart | CalMatters | January 26, 2024 Experts worry that the steep decline could stall the state’s battle against climate change.
pensions New California ruling targets pension ‘spiking’ as retirees appeal for relief By Adam Ashton | CalMatters | January 26, 2024 Some California retirees are losing income as their pension funds make adjustments to comply with a 2013 law.
Bay Area State launches first-of-its-kind survey of LGBTQIA+ older adults By Susan Nash | Bay City News Foundation | January 25, 2024 A multidisciplinary group of researchers hopes to establish a benchmark for better understanding aging populations.
California California ranks high worldwide for rapidly depleted groundwater By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | January 24, 2024 The research revealed that rapidly declining groundwater basins are virtually non-existent in places without farming.
Elections What you need to know from the high-stakes U.S. Senate debate By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters | January 23, 2024 The four leading candidates faced off for the first time.
Bay Area Why Cheesecake Factory wage theft case matters for California By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | January 23, 2024 A settlement with the Cheesecake Factory is one of the first uses of a state law designed to hold bigger companies and their contractors accountable.
Bay Area Californians want to use Zoom for court appearances. Will lawmakers let them? By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | January 23, 2024 One of the state’s most powerful unions is opposed to making the COVID-era feature permanent.
Bay Area Sierra Club doubles down on its opposition to Delta tunnel project By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News Foundation | January 22, 2024 A new lawsuit alleges the state's Department of Water Resources violated the California Environmental Quality Act.
California In the news | LA judge imposes permit moratorium in Beverly Hills until it complies with state housing mandate By Exedra Staff | January 19, 2024 The SoCal city has tried to wall off existing residential neighborhoods from more development.