California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed Senate Bill 977 into law, officially creating an independent redistricting commission for San Luis Obispo County and changing the way district lines are drawn.
On June 4, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a pilot project to help fund the removal of invasive eucalyptus trees within defensible space of structure
Legislators have authorized an audit of the California office responsible for addressing the state's HIV prevention efforts and care for people living with HIV and AIDS.
This year marks a somber milestone for California's biodiversity—the 100th anniversary of the last known sighting of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the wild in the state.
It was October of 1989, and Santa Cruz City Councilmember John Laird was sitting at his desk in the Loma Prieta earthquake-battered downtown, somewhere amid a four-day power outage.