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Billionaire activist Tom Steyer joins race to succeed Newsom as California governor

Tom Steyer, the billionaire climate activist and businessman who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020, is the latest Democrat to jump into California’s crowded...

California Lawmakers Found Money For These Pet Projects Even As They Slashed The Budget

Despite facing a $12 billion deficit this year, California’s Legislature still managed to spend at least $415 million for local projects to help lawmakers...

More housing on the California coast? Changes at this agency signal a pro-building shift

Bone-colored bluffs and jagged cliffs line the Monterey shoreline where chalky sand meets redwoods. Its rugged coastline, including beloved destinations such as Big Sur, is...

Democrat Mike McGuire challenges GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa for new Prop. 50 seat

California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has officially launched his challenge to longtime Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa in a congressional district drastically redrawn by Proposition 50.  The...

Poll shows rising concern about healthcare in California

Californians are overwhelmingly concerned about the costs of healthcare, and most want better access to mental health services, according to a poll released last...

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Training to be a teacher is expensive. These California programs can help

Becoming a new public school teacher in California means...

When You Regulate the Builders Out, You Get $8 Gas — Not Abundance

Last week I wrote about pensions. This week I...

US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil...

See Fraud, Waste In RivCo? Report It Over New Number, Web Portal

Riverside County government employees, as well as those who...