California

California Blueprint Takes on the State’s Greatest Existential Threats, Builds on Historic Progress

California Blueprint proposes billions more to support the state’s robust response to COVID-19 and nation-leading efforts to fight climate change…

4 years ago

California COVID Briefs: Executive Order Prevents Price Gouging and New $2.7 Billion COVID-19 Emergency Response Package

Executive order includes $1.2 billion to bolster testing efforts through expanded hours and capacity at testing sites, distributing millions of…

4 years ago

New State Laws That Took Effect Jan. 1

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted new bills signed into law in 2021 that went into effect Jan. 1, 2022,…

4 years ago

California Launches Program to Compensate Survivors of State-Sponsored Sterilization

From 1909 through 1979, under state eugenics laws, thousands of people who lived in California state-run hospitals, homes and institutions…

4 years ago

Washington D.C. BRIEFS: Projects at Ports of Long Beach and Oakland, Dems Question Meta; Senators Call for Stronger EPA Methane Rule; $5 Million to Support Unhoused Veterans

More Than $57 Million Awarded for Infrastructure Projects at Ports of Long Beach and Oakland WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator…

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Announces New Actions to Protect Californians from COVID-19

Decisive actions have resulted in California being labeled the safest state to live in during COVID-19 and a national leader…

4 years ago

High Rate of Boosters at Skilled Nursing Facilities Show Vaccines Can Offer the Best Protection

Currently, 84% of eligible skilled nursing facility residents and 50% of eligible staff have received booster shots (90% of residents…

4 years ago

Rep. Barragán Asks CA to Revise Rules to Establish 3,200-foot buffer between Oil & Gas Extraction and Homes

In August, Barragán led U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on a tour of her district to point out environmental justice…

4 years ago

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia Announces He Is Running For Congress

Garcia is most widely known for his tenure as Long Beach mayor and his leadership of the city during the…

4 years ago

California’s Nation-Leading Mortgage Relief Program Receives Federal Approval

The California Mortgage Relief Program will help an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 struggling homeowners, with funds reserved for homeowners in…

4 years ago