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Host – Larry Mantle, AIR TALK – KPCC 89.3 FM SCPR Pasadena, CA September 30, 2020 Click here to listen to the…
Sep 30, 2020
By Judith Lewis Mernit, CAPITAL AND MAIN September 30, 2020 https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2020/09/29/california-gov-gavin-newsom-and-big-oil-its-complicated/3564007001/ It was early November 2018, and the boosters of Kern County…
Sep 30, 2020
By John Wildermuth, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE September 24, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Californians-could-sign-ballot-measures-online-if-15595362.php A consumer advocacy group wants to pull most of the rickety…
Sep 25, 2020
By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN September 24, 2020 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2020/09/23/newsom-aims-phase-out-new-hydraulic-fracking-permits-california-2024/3506908001/ Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday vowed to work with the state legislature…
Sep 24, 2020
By Patrick Range McDonald, CITYWATCH LA September 24, 2020 https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/20461-who-s-paying-controversial-flack-steve-maviglio-to-kill-proposition-21 HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT-As the battle over California’s Proposition 21 heats…
Sep 24, 2020
By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE September 23, 2020 Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker challenge the honesty of California oil drilling permits In…
Sep 23, 2020
By 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, 2020
The U.S. as a nation spends more on health care than any other developed country but has worse health outcomes. How is…
Sep 22, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020
As 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, 2020
By Larry Perel, KCRW 89.9 FM Santa Monica, CA September 3, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Sep 3, 2020
By Staff Reports, KCBS 740 AM San Francisco, CA September 3, 2020 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio news…
Sep 3, 2020
By 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, 2020
Insurers, facing huge losses, have been pulling back from fire-prone areas across California. “The marketplace has largely collapsed,” an advocate for counties…
Sep 2, 2020
By Colby Bermel, POLITICO PRO CALIFORNIA September 2, 2020 WELL, WELL, WELL: New oil and gas production drilling permit approvals are up 190…
Sep 2, 2020
By 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, 2020
By 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, 2020