Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the homeless problem facing California after a meeting with the mayors of some of the state's largest cities held at the governor's office. Credit: Ben Adler / Capital Public RadioGovernor Gavin Newsom is endorsing a call from the mayors of California’s largest cities for more money to address the state’s homelessness crisis.

Story by Ben Adler.

Female mountain lion, P-19, taken in February 2015. Credit: National Park Service / Courtesy / via CapRadioTwo separate mountain lion populations in Southern California could go extinct within 50 years. Two isolated Southern California lion populations are at risk. It’s not that the populations are too small, it’s a genetic diversity problem.

Story by Ezra David Romero.

Snow falls as John King of the Department of Water Resources, crosses a meadow while conducting the third manual snow survey of the season at the Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Calif. Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / via CapRadio

Recent storms have allowed the California Department of Water Resources to release more water from the State Water Project.

Story by Drew Sandsor.

Thursday, March 21, 2019