News release The state Department of Water Resources announced that wet and cold storms in March have allowed for another increase to the State Water Project allocation forecast for
By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer California’s attorney general warned customers who used the 23andMe DNA testing service to remove their data from the company’s website after the company filed for bankruptcy
News release The Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation has unanimously passed Sen. Suzette Valladares’ Senate Bill 23 – the “Home for Heroes Act” – from committee on a 5-0,
News release The Department of Managed Health Care has agreed with Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, and Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, that a hearing exam and hearing aids benefit is
News release Sen. Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, announced the introduction of Senate Bill 816, the small business tax relief bill, which would exempt small businesses – with 25 or fewer employees
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, is the primary sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 3, urging the federal government to protect funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medi-Cal. The
By Juliette Fairley Contributing Writer Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed a reply motion on Monday to withdraw a previous recommendation by former DA George Gascón to reduce the
News release The Department of Water Resources last week conducted the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 34 inches of snow depth and
News release In conjunction with National Career and Technical Education Month, Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced the introduction of Senate Bill 612, the High School Career & Technical Education
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, introduced a legislative package for the 2025 session with 18 new bills. The package of bills prioritizes affordability, community safety, housing and homelessness, and
News release Sen. Henry Stern, D-Los Angeles, has introduced Senate Bill 472, a bill aimed at addressing gaps in Holocaust and genocide education in the state’s schools. The bill will
News release SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources announced last week that recent storms have allowed for another increase to the State Water Project allocation forecast for 2025.
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday warned Minnesota, California and Maine that they need to comply with federal law to keep “men out of women’s
News release The Saugus Union School District announced that it has been recognized by the Education Recovery Scorecard as one of 100 school districts nationwide that are seeing student achievement
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, has introduced “Kayleigh’s Law,” a bill that would give judges the option to issue lifetime protective orders for survivors of serious felonies, violent
By Allan Stein Contributing Writer Brazen criminals continue to target the country’s railroads despite proactive efforts to combat cargo theft, according to law enforcement. This month, federal authorities in Arizona indicted
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that she removed the city’s fire chief because the chief had not prepared the department to fight fires when they broke
News release SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, has introduced Assembly Bill 568, a bill that would make selling fentanyl to minors a strike under California’s Three Strikes Law, according
News release WASHINGTON – At the direction of Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, the Federal Railroad Administration has initiated a review of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. This