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Good News for 2024 Water Supplies: Snowpack Is Again Above the Norm

CalMatters — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:23:11 +0000

After a slow start last fall, California’s wet season ended April 1 with the Sierra Nevada snowpack measuring 110% of its historical average.

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As Approval Margin Tightens, Prop. 1 Opponents Take Back Concession

CalMatters — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:07:02 +0000

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure 's lead is slipping, so Prop.1 foes are launching a campaign to find and fix rejected ballots.

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Rivas Leads Effort to Combat Growing Shoplifting and Retail Theft Problem

CalMatters — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:30:29 +0000

The Hollister Democrat unveiled the California Retail Theft Reduction Act, which he described as critical legislation to address a serious crime that’s hurting businesses and impacting communities.

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San Jose, other Cities, Face State Deadline to Speed Up New Housing Construction

CalMatters — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:59:55 +0000

In San Jose, the city is facing double deadline pressure. The Bay Area’s largest city has yet to have its housing element certified by the state, though a draft is under review by the housing department.

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Gov. Newsom’s Pen Creates Winners and Losers

CalMatters — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:29:47 +0000

Juror pay, cannabis cafes and psychedelics got the axe. Water rights, workers’ rights and renters’ rights were signed.

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Newsom Names Former Labor Leader, Laphonza Butler, New U.S. Senator

CalMatters — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:29:48 +0000

By late Sunday, the governor’s office confirmed that his appointment to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein would be free to run for a full term in 2024.

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CA Legislature Approves New Taxes on Gun and Ammo Sales

CalMatters — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:58:30 +0000

After years of failed efforts, the Legislature sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a measure to tax firearms and ammunition to fund gun violence prevention in California.

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Voters Split Decisions on State Ballot Measures

CalMatters — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 22:00:47 +0000

By wide margins, voters approved constitutional rights to abortion, funding for arts and music in public schools and a ban on flavored tobacco products.

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Unless Legislature Acts, California Law Could Mean Taxes on Forgiven Student Loans

CalMatters — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:07:04 +0000

California’s lawmakers that vow no one will pay a dime by tax time next spring.

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Newsom’s Primary Margin Gives Momentum for Easy November Re-election

CalMatters — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 06:32:12 +0000

Facing a field of candidates with little statewide name recognition and barely any money to change that, Newsom received 61% of the early returns Tuesday night.

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