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By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE September 23, 2020 Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker challenge the honesty of California oil drilling permits In…
Sep 23, 2020By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 23, 2020 https://apnews.com/article/legislature-climate-hydraulic-fracturing-environment-california-f78ddd43fa0e7f10a49d3edf513f481d SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Wednesday to end issuing…
Sep 23, 2020The U.S. as a nation spends more on health care than any other developed country but has worse health outcomes. How is…
Sep 22, 2020By Jacqueline Alemany with Brent D. Griffiths, WASHINGTON POST September 15, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/15/power-up-california-may-be-burning-it-also-still-drilling-oil/ DRILL BABY DRILL?: Much of the ire over the fires raging across…
Sep 15, 2020By Angelica Cabral, THE CALIFORNIAN September 8, 2020 https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2020/09/08/proposition-24-centers-internet-privacy/5739293002/# Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of four articles highlighting…
Sep 8, 2020As the California Resources Corporation and other oil companies filed for bankruptcy and COVID-19 cases shattered California daily records in the second quarter…
Sep 3, 2020By Larry Perel, KCRW 89.9 FM Santa Monica, CA September 3, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Sep 3, 2020By Staff Reports, KCBS 740 AM San Francisco, CA September 3, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio news…
Sep 3, 2020By Daisy Nguyen, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 3, 2020 https://scnow.com/business/approvals-for-new-oil-and-gas-wells-up-in-california/article_f95616f9-30cd-5866-a10f-05885baaedd2.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite pushing back against the Trump administration’s plan to…
Sep 3, 2020Insurers, facing huge losses, have been pulling back from fire-prone areas across California. “The marketplace has largely collapsed,” an advocate for counties…
Sep 2, 2020By Colby Bermel, POLITICO PRO CALIFORNIA September 2, 2020 WELL, WELL, WELL: New oil and gas production drilling permit approvals are up 190…
Sep 2, 2020By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Bakersfield, CA September 1, 2020 https://www.kvpr.org/post/state-senator-questions-medical-board-about-its-handling-bakersfield-doctor-after-patient A San Joaquin Valley legislator is seeking answers from the Medical…
Sep 1, 2020By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE September 1, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/See-which-bills-affecting-California-consumers-15534048.php The California Legislature passed bills to beef up consumer financial protection and…
Sep 1, 2020By Katy Murphy, POLITICO August 31, 2020 https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/31/andrew-yang-takes-lead-role-in-california-data-privacy-campaign-1314061 SACRAMENTO — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is throwing his weight behind California’s November…
Aug 31, 2020By Wendy Davis, DIGITAL NEWS DAILY – MEDIAPOST August 31, 2020 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/355306/andrew-yang-backs-new-california-privacy-proposal.html Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is backing a California…
Aug 31, 2020By Patrick Range McDonald, CITY WATCH LA August 27, 2020 https://citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/20318-can-californians-trust-anything-steve-maviglio-says HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT-On the evening of June 1, in…
Aug 27, 2020By Michael Finney and Randall Yip, KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA August 26, 2020 Click here to watch the video of…
Aug 26, 2020By KCBS LA Staff, KCBS TV-2 Los Angeles, CA August 24, 2020 Click here to view the video of this story: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/08/24/garden-grove-orange-county-water-bill-swimming-pool/ GARDEN…
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