We Know Wildfire Smoke Is Terrible for You. But What Does It Do to Cows?
Marty Bicek/ZUMA Wire This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. California’s wildfire season has kicked off in earnest, with the Oak Fire chewing extraordinarily quickly through the parched landscape around Yosemite National Park. The fire has burned nearly 17,000 acres so far, forcing thousands from their homes and blanketing the…
San Francisco Voters Just Ousted Their Reformist District Attorney
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin ponders a reporter’s question at his recall campaign headquarters in San Francisco in May. Eric Risberg/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.San Francisco voters approved a measure to recall the city’s embattled district attorney, Chesa…
The California Recall Effort Has Officially Failed
Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.California voters have chosen to retain Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state’s high-profile gubernatorial recall election, with early results giving the first-term governor a landslide 70-30 mandate to remain in office. That means the Democratic-leaning…
California’s Recall Election Rules Are Dumb. BoJack Horseman Offers a Better Option.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When California announced in February that enough signatures were gathered to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, I decided to look up the rules and regulations for such an election. The convoluted nature of the…
California to Become First State to Ban Nonconsensual Condom Removal—or “Stealthing”
picture alliance/Contributor/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.California is on the cusp of becoming the first state to outlaw “stealthing,” the depressingly common practice of removing a condom during sex without verbal consent. Earlier this week, lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a…
New Poll Shows California Voters Want to Keep Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks against California’s recall election during a rally with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday in San Leandro.Noah Berger/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.With just a handful of days before voting closes in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom…