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01/17/2025

Casa de Español — an organization that offers Spanish classes and cultural events — will host a Los Angeles fire relief fundraiser Saturday. All proceeds will go to American Red Cross relief efforts.

The fundraiser will feature several classes, an artisan market and raffles. All proceeds will go to American Red Cross fire relief efforts.

01/17/2025

in his six years in the governor’s office, Newsom has steadily guided California’s government to expand its mission and scope: launching flashy initiatives, creating new departments and offering more services to more people, even during periods of deficit.

Gavin Newsom is echoing the incoming Trump administration as he touts government efficiency.

01/17/2025

Most of the neighborhoods ravaged by the Palisades Fire are in areas that must follow state requirements to keep the immediate surroundings of their homes free of combustible materials and would be subject to the new rules because they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire. It was slated to take effect in 2023, but the board tasked with developing the regulations has not finalized its guidelines.

01/17/2025

California is proposing a new program for distributing diapers — but possibly at the cost of the state’s diaper banks.

The governor's budget proposal includes about $7 million for a new program to provide three months of free diapers to families with newborns. But there currently isn't money for an existing diaper bank program.

01/17/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the federal government can legally shut down TikTok in the U.S., delivering a stunning blow to the viral video app used by about half of Americans. More from NPR ⤵️

The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.S.

01/17/2025

Lawmakers announced they will soon introduce bills to fast-track development for accessory dwelling units so that those displaced can live on their property while they rebuild.

Speaker Robert Rivas says housing stability for those impacted by Los Angeles fires is a top priority.

01/17/2025

More than 200 trade union members and technologists gathered in Sacramento this week at a first-of-its-kind conference to discuss how AI and other tech threatens workers and to strategize for upcoming fights and possible strikes.

At a landmark gathering in Sacramento, workers discussed defenses against artificial intelligence and surveillance technology.

01/16/2025

As wildfires burn across the Los Angeles area, the operation to save homes and people — from those on the fire line to the logistics of feeding thousands of firefighters — is monumental.

Firefighters from across the North American continent have converged onto Los Angeles to fight the wildfires. From firefighters on the front lines to the cooks who feed thousands of responders everyday, fighting a wildfires is a monumental operation.

01/16/2025

A reprieve in the high winds is expected from Thursday into Saturday. NWS meteorologist Ryan Kittell noted that the service is worried about "one last [wind] enhancement" through Wednesday and that peak winds would be highest in Ventura County.

It was another day of fierce winds gusting to 65 mph in mountainous areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, but weather more conducive to firefighting operations is expected soon.

01/16/2025

Speaking from behind the Resolute Desk, Biden sought to sound an alarm about "a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people" that he said risks undermining the very fabric of American life.

In his farewell address, President Biden warned Americans about the rise of a "tech industrial complex" and unchecked abuse of power and wealth in the country.

01/16/2025

City Council approved Interim City Manager Leyne Milstein’s contract during its regular meeting, and just hours later, Chan announced on LinkedIn that he’d be starting a new position: Special advisor to the city manager.

Just hours after Sacramento City Council approved Interim City Manager Leyne Milstein’s contract with the city, former City Manager Howard Chan announced he’d be employed as a special advisor to Milstein.

01/15/2025

The new facility — Walter’s House 2.0 — will take over the original Walter’s House program, which has been operating in downtown Woodland since the early-2000s.

Walter’s House is a substance abuse treatment facility at Yolo County’s East Beamer Way Campus that helps individuals battling addiction and homelessness. It offers residential and outpatient services designed for long-term recovery.

01/15/2025

During his 2023 State of the State tour, Newsom announced California would begin selling insulin for $30 a vial with a “2024 delivery in terms of timeline,” pending FDA approval. That target has come and gone.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 signed a law allowing California to manufacture its own insulin, an effort to bring down the cost of the drug. The project is years away from delivering medicine to anyone, although prices have fallen for other reasons.

01/15/2025

President Biden is delivering remarks on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza. Listen live now ⤵️

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch said.

01/15/2025

At issue was whether the dye is linked to cancer. Under a provision of a 1958 law called the Delaney Clause, "the FDA cannot authorize a food additive or color additive if it has been found to cause cancer in humans or animals," Jim Jones, deputy commissioner for human foods at the FDA, said in a statement. And there's evidence of cancer in lab rats exposed to high levels of Red No. 3, he added.

The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year. It's also linked to cancer in lab rats.

01/15/2025

Declining birth rates, staffing shortages, and financial pressures have led 56 California hospitals — about 1 in 6 — to shutter maternity units over the past dozen years.

01/14/2025

The rare, National Weather Service-issued Particularly Dangerous Situation warning is for "extremely rare and dangerous fire weather conditions that have previously led to large and dangerous deadly wildfires."

A "particularly dangerous situation red flag warning" has been issued for parts of Southern California, as more extreme winds are expected to impact the region.

01/14/2025

The spending plan is still far from the finish line — it will see months of debate and public comment in the California legislature before Newsom’s revised proposal is unveiled in May.

Governor Newsom’s budget proposal last week made fewer cuts than the plan he proposed last year. That’s a relief for some advocates.