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California regulators have voted to increase the capacity of a Los Angeles-area natural gas storage field where a 2015 blowout caused the nation’s largest-ever methane leak and forced thousands from their homes. -
California port officials say shipping costs are so high now that many ships hurry back to Asia instead of stopping at the smaller Oakland port to pick up exports of walnuts and almonds. -
California’s attorney general is putting a new emphasis on trying to alleviate the state’s seemingly intractable affordable housing problem. That includes creating a “strike force” of lawyers to focus on tenant protections and related issues. -
California’s official unemployment rate is 7.5%. But a newer method of measuring unemployment reveals a far larger portion of the state is struggling to find full-time employment that pays enough to cover the cost of living. -
Researchers are both hopeful and apprehensive about the climate conference underway in Scotland. -
California’s child care workforce is still 10% smaller than it was before the pandemic, as low wages contribute to acute staffing shortages. -
The nonprofit Archangel Ancient Tree Archive last week led an unusual effort to replace torched sequoias with offspring from some of the world’s oldest and largest trees. -
The Center for Biological Diversity says that the government approved plans for a cluster of oil platforms in the 1980s and that they are still running but were expected to wind down production in 2007. -
Islamophobia continues to threaten the security and mental health of Muslim students across the state. -
Some people are eligible for deep discounts on their monthly premiums. Even families earning more than $100,000 per year are eligible for assistance.
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