California
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Congressional briefing promotes dairy digesters to curb methane emissions
By Dawn Attride for Sentient.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaborat…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Voting at 16: more than a teen dream
A national voting rights group supports a push to lower the voting age in California and other states to 16 for state and local elections. The Vote16…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Thousands of clean air school buses in CA hit the road this semester
By Hannah Wallace for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Ne…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Audit: CA higher ed transfer portals too narrow
It is not easy for California students to transfer between community colleges and the California State University and University of California systems…
Monday, October 21, 2024
Medicare open enrollment now through Dec. 7
Nearly 6.5 million Californians on Medicare can change their plan during the open enrollment period, which just got underway and runs through Dec. 7…
Monday, October 21, 2024
Union organizers make big push to get out the vote in CA
As election season comes to a close, unions are out pounding the pavement urging all Californians to vote. The Golden State is home to about 2.5 …
Crime survivors celebrate new trauma recovery center, slam Prop 36
Survivors of crime are speaking out against Proposition 36, which goes before California voters in November. The ballot measure would increase …
A call for moratorium on catching deep-sea mesopelagic fish
By Shi En Kim for Sentient.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboratio…
Rural community seeks to benefit from lithium boom
Local groups in the Imperial Valley are working to make sure the coming boom in lithium extraction will benefit the community, as well as the …
New legislative scorecard highlights leaders on children’s issues
The biannual Pro-Kid Scorecard from the Children Now Action Fund was released today. In it, 12 state Assembly members and seven state Senators …
CA facilities could turn sewage into tap water, but public acceptance lags
By Matt Vasilogambros and Kevin Hardy for Stateline.Broadcast version by Kathleen Shannon for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Jour…
As election nears, experts explore issues uniting rural, urban voters
During this contentious election season, people may think rural and urban voters are hopelessly divided but experts said it is largely a myth…