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Gavin Newsom said his declaration Monday will help the state coordinate a government-wide response. -
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San Diego County's award in Proposition 47 grant funding is earmarked for people leaving custody who have a history of behavioral health needs and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to the $6 million in grant funds, the county will commit $4 million toward the program, according to a news release. -
After 21 idle wells were found to be leaking methane — some of them explosive levels of it — in Bakersfield in May and June, the California Air Resources Board told the Associated Press that it’s not tallying leaks from idle wells. -
The declaration allows officials to mobilize personnel and cut through red tape to get ahead of a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that devastated San Francisco in the 1980s. -
Water systems are considered failing if they have high levels of a range of contaminates like nitrate and arsenic that can make people sick. -
New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties. -
A judge has ruled that a proposition to raise the California minimum wage to $18 an hour can’t go before voters until 2024. The same judge gave backers of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom more time to qualify, but in this case he backed the secretary of state, who said proponents missed a key deadline to qualify in time for this November. -
Rates in the state’s health insurance marketplace will increase an average of 6% next year. The agency also warned premiums may double for some enrollees if Congress does not renew federal aid. -
Protesters wanted Sempra Energy officials to stop supporting rule changes that would hike the cost of installing and having rooftop solar.
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