05FFE557 7A89 4869 B6DF 662B5B3E7DBDCalifornia-based Google has a plan to add twenty thousand new homes in the Bay Area.
Story by Randol White.

(Photo credit: The Pancake of Heaven! CC BY-SA 4.0).
1CAF93D8 4410 4A5C 93DB 986BB1A865DFA new poll shows a large majority of Californians want to restrict new home building in areas of the state prone to wildfires.
Story by Drew Sandsor.

(Photo: Destroyed homes and vehicles scorched by the Valley Fire line Jefferson St. in Middletown, on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 - Noah Berger / AP / Via Capital Public Radio).
AC08068C E0D5 4E86 9311 1186E4CDE61EThe California Assembly has approved a new fee on cell phones and landlines in order to upgrade the state’s outdated 9-1-1 system.
Story by Ben Adler.

(Photo: Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee urges lawmakers to approve a measure to raise fees on phones to pay for an upgrade to the 911 system during the Assembly session in Sacramento - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo / Via Capital Public Radio).
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May 06, 2021

California Update for Thursday, May 6, 2021

Republican recall election candidate John Cox claimed this week Governor Gavin Newsom has ‘just let tens of thousands of inmates out of jail.’ Turns out, he distorted California’s expanded a good behavior credit program. Story by Chris Nichols. (Photo: John Cox, Republican gubernatorial candidate…
May 04, 2021

California Update for Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Wildfires burned more than 4 million acres in California last year setting a new record. As Rich Ibarra reports, Wildfire Preparedness Week started Monday to increase the safety and survivability of people’s homes. Story by Rich Ibarra. (Photo: A burned street in Paradise after the Camp Fire in…
May 03, 2021

California Update for Monday, May 3, 2021

One year after California launched Project Roomkey to shelter unhoused residents at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Gov. Newsom’s top advisor on homelessness says he hopes communities across the state never completely end the program. Story by Chris Nichols. (Photo: Americas Best Value Inn Corte…
April 30, 2021

California Update for Friday, April 30, 2021

Californians who support a single-payer health care system say it’s time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep his campaign promises and take steps toward making the model a reality. Story by Sammy Caiola. (Photo: Members of the California Nurses Association and supporters rally at the State Capitol…
April 29, 2021

California Update for Thursday, April 29, 2021

Did San Francisco have twice as many deaths from overdoses as from COVID-19? Data from the city’s public health department and medical examiner’s office support this claim. Health officials say the isolation caused by the pandemic led to an increase in fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco. Story by…
April 27, 2021

California Update for Tuesday, April 27, 2021

State officials confirmed the Republican-led effort to oust Governor Gavin Newsom gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Story by Nicole Nixon. (Photo: In this Oct 29, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. Gov.…

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