California
Monday, July 14, 2025
New CA documentary examines the harms of mining 'critical minerals'
A new documentary looked at ways to reduce the human and environmental harms stemming from the mining of "critical minerals." Without minerals like c…
CA teens organize to promote arts education
More than 400 teen artists will gather this Saturday in Southern California to learn about equity in arts education. The 3rd annual Arts Advocacy Day …
Hearing today on CA bill to limit rules on clean ports
A controversial bill on how best to clean up the air at California ports gets a hearing today in Sacramento. Senate Bill 34 would place limits on …
CA school budgets in disarray after Trump freezes federal funding
Panic has set in at school districts across the Golden State as the Trump administration continues to withhold federal funds. Tony Thurmond…
CA's Channel Islands Fox, a conservation success story
A small fox that lives on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California is thriving after near extinction. The island fox - found nowhere …
CA members of Congress face pressure to reject cuts to Medi-Cal
As the U.S. Senate has approved President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill, health care advocates are hoping to get California's Republican …
Supreme Court to consider lifting limits on campaign cash
Good-government groups are warning of big changes to the way federal campaigns are financed, after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case …
CA Parent and Youth Helpline cut from state budget
The California Parent and Youth Helpline is in serious jeopardy after Gov. Gavin Newsom cut it from the new state budget, saying the money was needed …
CA officials vow to defend birthright citizenship
All babies born in California are still automatically American citizens and the state attorney general is vowing to keep it that way, despite a mixed …
Clean-energy advocates: Spending bill before Senate would cost jobs in CA
Groups representing workers in the renewable power sector are slamming the possible repeal of clean-energy tax credits in the "One Big Beautiful Bill …
During Pride Month, CA LGBTQ+ advocates fight proposed cuts to Medi-Cal
June is Pride Month, and people who fight for LGBTQ+ health care are speaking out against huge proposed cuts to Medicaid, known as Medi-Cal in the …
Meet the Californians redefining school governance from the ground up
Two California nonprofits are working to make school boards more effective, diverse, and inclusive, to counter the weaponization of cultural issues …