Newsom pushes homelessness accountability plan
On the heels of a new state audit that found California has failed to consistently track and assess the effectiveness of its billions of dollars in homelessness spending, Gov. Gavin …
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As California politicians battle over housing, shortage grows
The current session of the California Legislature, like all recent sessions, has featured the state’s perpetual conflict over its acute shortage of housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom and most legislators are striving …
California homelessness audit sharply criticizes approach
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Is California still the world’s 5th largest economy?
Could California lose its bragging rights as the world’s fifth-largest economy? My trusty spreadsheet found that the Golden State could fall one notch in 2024 to fast-growing India in this …
California enjoys healthy water supply, but battles continue
California’s major reservoirs are nearly full thanks to two wet winters, the Sierra snowpack is deeper than usual and the state is likely to receive even more rain and snow this spring. After years …
Bay Area advocates slam Newsom over Supreme Court homeless camp appeal
Under recent federal court rulings, cities throughout the West Coast are expected to offer homeless people shelter or housing before clearing encampments. Bay Area civil rights groups are now urging …
New batch of surveillance cameras will watch roadways in Oakland, state highways across East Bay
OAKLAND — The California Highway Patrol plans to significantly increase the number of cameras mounted along roadways across the East Bay, as part of a mounting bid by Gov. Gavin …
Newsom, legislators try gimmicks to close California’s deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats in the Legislature spent their way into a massive state budget deficit by assuming that a one-time surge in revenues would become a …
Gov. Newsom celebrates narrow win for Prop. 1 mental health measure
Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the passage of Prop. 1 at a Downtown L.A. press conference on Tuesday, March 21, after tense weeks during which his $6.4 billion mental-health bond measure …
Newsom reneges on his promise to California’s foster youth
As a parent to seven young adults, one of whom was in foster care, and having served as the CEO of a foster care housing and mental health agency for …