Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average.
Every city in California needs to do its fair share to create more housing
Some cities have failed to build housing for decades and are willfully ignoring state laws designed to create more of the housing we need.
California currently has a deficit of more than 2.5 million homes across our state – and every city is going to have to step up and do its part to close that gap.
C.A.R. urges Gov. Newsom to focus on homeownership
President Otto Catrina today issued the following statement after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address:
“The State of the State will not improve until California acts to dramatically increase the supply of ownership housing to provide working Californians the stability and prosperity that homeownership provides.
House Passes Ruiz-Secured Funding for 10 Local Clean Water, Health, And Infrastructure Projects
On March 9th, the House passed an omnibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022 that will bring federal funding directly to California’s 36thDistrict. The package includes $10 million secured by Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) to expand access to health care, bring clean water to the Eastern Coachella Valley, and drive economic growth in the 36th District.
EXPLAINER: Who’s a war criminal, and who gets to decide?
President Joe Biden on Wednesday flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just saying the words. There are set definitions and processes for determining who’s a war criminal and how they should be punished.
