What they want: Biden and Xi are looking for clarity in an increasingly difficult relationship
President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to discuss when they sit down for their first talks in a year, even if expectations are low that their meeting will lead to major breakthroughs.
More California voters disapprove of Gov. Newsom than approve, poll says
California Gov. Newsom is losing support among state voters. For the first time since taking office in 2019, more California voters disapprove of the job he is doing (49%) than approve (44%), according to a new poll from the University of California-Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies released Tuesday.
California’s organic waste law isn’t perfect, but pressing pause is the wrong move
Progress has never been achieved by pressing pause. In June, the Little Hoover Commission suggested that California’s short-lived pollutant reduction law, Senate Bill 1383, a first-of-its-kind legislation aimed at reducing organic waste in landfills, should be paused. However, the commission’s recommendation is shortsighted.
California can require railroads to eliminate pollution, U.S. EPA decides
California has won federal approval to enact a first-in-the-nation rule requiring railroads in the state to reduce, and eventually eliminate, harmful air pollution from their locomotives.
California Politics: Highlights of Newsom’s China trip, in style and substance
California Gov. Gavin Newsom returned home from China on Sunday night, concluding an experience unlike any other he’s had in five years as governor.
