Understaffed Federal Prison Is Taking in 1,000 Noncriminal Immigrants, and Even the Guards Are Protesting
Homeland Security buses enter the federal correctional complex in Victorville, California.James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last week, as the first busloads of immigrants rolled up to the federal prison complex in Victorville, California, the facilities there went on lockdown. The Victorville complex, in an…
San Francisco’s First Black Female Mayor Defies the Liberal Litmus Test
Lorin Eleni Gill/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. London Breed officially became San Francisco’s first black female mayor Wednesday, surviving a bruising election and over a week of uncertainty after the polls closed, when Mark Leno conceded the race. The victory makes Breed the latest in what can seem like a…
Californians Will Vote on a Silicon Valley Investor’s Plan to Split Up Their State
Californias, here we comeCal 3 Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Californians head to the polls this fall, they’ll get to vote on whether or not America’s largest and arguably most important state should be broken into three. On Tuesday, a voter initiative known as Cal 3 qualified to be…
California’s Fossil Fuel Industry Had It Relatively Easy Under Jerry Brown. That’s Going to Change After November.
Jeff ChiuAP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In California’s primary election Tuesday, voters all but picked statewide politicians and decided who would face off in the races that might flip the House of Representatives. But the…
California Just Became the First State to Require Solar Panels on New Residential Construction
acilo/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. California just became the first state to mandate solar panels on nearly all new residential homes. The mandate is part of California’s “Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan,” which includes the goal that both residential and commercial construction be zero net energy by 2030—meaning the buildings’ annual energy…
The First Campaign Ad Against Devin Nunes Doesn’t Mention Two Big Things
Credit: Andrew Janz for Congress This morning, Andrew Janz, a 34-year-old Fresno prosecutor aiming to unseat Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), launched his first television ad in the closely-watched race in California’s Central Valley. Though Janz has hit hard at Nunes in the past, the new spot doesn’t mention his opponent once. Instead, the 30-second clip…