California
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Statewide coalition launches to fight proposed health care cuts
Town hall meetings start tonight across California, pushing back against congressional Republicans' proposal to cut hundreds of billions of dollars …
Monday, February 17, 2025
CA towns, cities must adapt as dangers of bigger wildfires loom
By Amy McDermott for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for for California News Service reporting…
Monday, February 17, 2025
A more humane future for CA shelter animals
By S.E. Smith for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Yes! Magazine-Public News Service …
Public lands advocates slam federal review of national monuments
Groups that fight to protect public lands are criticizing the Trump administration's new review of all oil, gas and mining on public lands. National …
Farmers markets can be a form of climate action
By Gabriella Sotelo for Sentient.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Sentient/Just and Climate-Friendly …
Grant helps tribes, nonprofits plan to expand range of sea otters
The push to reintroduce southern sea otters to greater sections of the California and Oregon coast is getting a big boost from a $1.56 million grant f…
Report: CA educational attainment exceeds national average
California has inched past the national average in the percentage of adults with a college degree or other postsecondary credential, according to the …
Report: Military service members pay more for car loans
Military borrowers pay higher costs and face greater financial risks than civilian borrowers when taking out credit to buy a car - according to a new …
Report: CA students make modest improvements, but lag after pandemic
California's 5.8 million public school kids have made small gains in 4th grade math and reading since 2022. They're still behind pre-pandemic …
CA lawmakers look to block ICE near schools, advocates sound the alarm
California state lawmakers are taking action to enact safeguards against federal immigration enforcement. Last year, state Sen. Lena Gonzalez…
New report shows big racial gaps in use of Medi-Cal dental benefits
A new report shows what it calls a "dental divide" in the Los Angeles area - finding that only 20% to 25% of people on Medi-Cal actually use their den…
CA's K-12 schools prepare for possibility of immigration authorities on campus
California school districts are working to reassure parents who may be scared to bring their kids to school - since the Trump administration made it c…