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  • ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 11: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) tastes wastewater that was treated at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant with Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe (L) on August 11, 2022 in Antioch, California. California Gov. Gavine Newsom visited a desalination plant that is under construction at the Antioch Water Treatment Plant where he announced water supply actions that the state is taking to adapt to hotter, drier conditions caused by climate change. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Health

    ‘Toilet to tap’: California approves using recycled wastewater for drinking to help solve frequent drought

    By Adam Beam and Bloomberg
  • Gavin NewsomPolitics

    Gavin Newsom’s guess on tax collections was off by $26 billion, and now California faces a record $68 billion budget deficit

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • LOS ANGELES, CA NOVEMBER 12, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, right, speak during a press conference at the Caltrans District 7 headquarters on the damage from a fire under Interstate 10 near downtown Los Angeles, CA November 12, 2023. A section of the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles that was damaged in a devastating fire over the weekend will remain closed indefinitely until repairs can be made, posing major traffic challenges for the region. (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Politics

    California faces record $68 billion budget deficit as slump in hiring and homebuying hits tax collections

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • California high-speed railEnvironment

    With California high-speed rail projects needing at least $75 billion, Biden’s White House kicks in $6 billion

    By Adam Beam, Ken Ritter, and others
  • PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning CenterFinance

    Plans to bury power lines that sparked deadly California wildfires meet resistance over $5.9 billion cost

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • Gavin NewsomHealth

    Gavin Newsom says it’s too expensive for California high schools to give out free condoms

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 28: Perry Yung joins SAG-AFTRA members on strike on September 28, 2023 in New York City. The WGA (Writers Guild of America) has reached a tentative deal with Hollywood studios after 146 days on strike. Members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA (Writers Guild of America) walked out in their first joint strike against the studios since 1960, shutting down a majority of Hollywood productions. SAG-AFTRA has not reached a deal with the studios and has been on strike since July 14. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images)Politics

    As Hollywood actors’ strike enters 12th week, Gavin Newsom just spiked a bill to give unemployment benefits to striking workers

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • Gavin NewsomPolitics

    California to fast food workers: Your minimum wage just got raised by nearly $5 to $20 per hour

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • MARKLEEVILLE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES &#8211; 2021/07/16: Huge cloud of fire and smoke seen over a house located across.<br /> The Tamarack fire has rapidly gained size and continued to burn through the night, over 6500 acres have burned and evacuation orders are in place. (Photo by Ty O&#8217;Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    After calamitous wildfires, California scrambles to avert a collapse of its home insurance market by making rules more business friendly

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • San FranciscoFinance

    The flood of insurance companies out of California is so bad that the golden state is changing its whole climate change pricing plan

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • Activist Bridger Zadina drinks spring water flowing from a BlueTriton pipe in the San Bernardino National Forest on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in San Bernardino, Calif. As a part of their permit, the company is required to release a certain amount of spring water to serve wildlife in the area. The State Water Resources Control Board is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to issue a cease-and-desist order against BlueTriton, the company that produces the widely-known Arrowhead brand of bottled water. The order would prevent BlueTriton from drawing water from certain points in the San Bernardino National Forest. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Environment

    California orders Arrowhead bottled water to stop drawing from mountain springs it’s used for more than a century

    By Adam Beam, Amy Taxin, and others
  • A person&#8217;s hand holds a takeout burger in an automobile in Concord, California, November 25, 2022. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)Personal Finance

    California’s fast food workers get a huge raise to at least $20 hourly: ‘This will give us some breathing space’

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • California State Capital Hosts Gay Pride Weekend In Downtown Sacramento on June 10-11 2023. Sacramento Capital Mall Celebrates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion As Part of Pride Month Celebrations. (Photo by Penny Collins/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Politics

    California is first state to pass a ban on caste-based discrimination that can block victims from hiring and housing

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • FILE &#8211; Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, July 28, 2023. Fan frustration over getting tickets to Swift&#8217;s tour prompted Congressional hearings and multiple bills in state legislatures. Consumer advocates in California say they are disappointed legislation in California has been watered down to solely banning hidden fees, a practice most major industry players have already committed to do. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)Retail

    Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift ticket debacle set off huge fan outrage, but state and federal governments aren’t making expected reforms

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press
  • Striking Hotel workers from Unite Here Local 11 join the picketing actors of SAG-AFTRA, and writers of the WGA, outside Netflix studios on July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. Some Democrats in the California Legislature are trying to change the law to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Business groups oppose the bill, noting California doesn&#8217;t have enough money in its unemployment trust fund to pay for benefits now. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)Finance

    California Democrats want striking workers to be eligible for unemployment. Too bad the fund is already out of money

    By Adam Beam and The Associated Press