Tag: California

The likelihood of a $2.2 billion federal loan increases the possibility that the Sites Reservoir, a vital step in protecting California’s water supply, will be constructed.

Words matter. Facts do, too. This adherence to the truth inspires National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, an annual observance dedicated to inspiring a civic dialogue about the science of drug use and addiction among youth. Launched by scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the event aims to shatter myths about drugs by spotlighting what science has taught us about drug use and addiction, while elevating evidence-based strategies to promote substance misuse prevention and awareness in communities nationwide.

Thousands of southern and central California grocery workers started voting Monday on whether to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains.

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.

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.