Tag: california
Letter: Consider these new supplies of water
As we worry through another year of possible drought, we are blessed with an atmospheric river of storms. Yet another dam proposed by Dan...
Newsom proposes budget with $22.5B deficit
California faces a $22.5 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Jan. 10 as he proposed billions in cuts and deferred spending amid a...
Voting begins for Nov. 8 election
Voting has begun in the Nov. 8 election, as voters throughout California will receive ballots in the coming days—and can drop them off, completed...
State launches website for reproductive care
A new website is now available for anyone who is seeking reproductive care in California, the governor's office announced Sept. 13.
The new abortion resource...
Supervisors squash sales tax ballot measure
Citing the impact of across-the-board rising prices and economic uncertainties, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors declined to ask the voters for a...
Voting begins for June 7 primary
Ballots are in the mail (some likely already received) for the June 7 primary election. San Benito County’s voters will select candidates for numerous...
Grant aims to protect wildlife on Highway 152
A grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board will help fund the creation of a wildlife crossing over Pacheco Pass on Highway 152.
The $3.125...
Sierra snowpack signals deepening statewide drought
Seven years ago April 1, during the height of the last drought, California Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the barren slopes of the Sierra...
Committee passes ‘Clean Water for All’ bills
On World Water Day, March 22, the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials passed three bills that aim to protect the state’s...
High-Speed Rail exec says project at ‘turning point’
The construction of California’s high-speed rail system is at a “turning point” as a stretch of the project through the Central Valley is on...
