California
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Deep dives near CA's southern islands aim to show harm from gillnet fishing
Marine biologists conducting deep dives near five California islands are collecting data they hope will strengthen the case for ending gillnet fishing…
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Feeding the unhoused in LA.: Searching for best practices
California is home to more than 181,000 people who are unhoused, with 75,000 in Los Angeles alone, so the Los Angeles Food Policy Council will host a …
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Environmental advocates call on Newsom to sign 'make polluters pay' bills
Groups concerned about pollution and climate change are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a trio of bills dubbed the "make polluters pay" package…
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
New data show massive drop in youth arrests, incarceration
The number of youth held in juvenile justice facilities in California and across the U.S. dropped 75% between 2000 and 2022 - according to a new …
Monday, September 16, 2024
Survey: Only 53% of high school students think voting is important
About 53% of high school students think voting is important, according to a survey out today from the nonprofit Youth Truth. Researchers polled 115,0…
How meat industry shapes U.S. politics and vice versa
Agribusiness has spent $500 million so far to lobby for changes to the next farm bill - in particular to invalidate a California law that bans extreme…
Pedatricians cut back on COVID shots as interest wanes
By Jackie Fortiér for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public Ne…
8 years into America’s e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?
By Syris Valentine for Grist.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Grist-Public News Service Collaboration…
Study: 40% of voters willing to cross party lines on local issues
A common narrative suggests that deeply polarized American voters always support their party's candidates, but a new study suggests otherwise in …
Nonprofit works to improve Latino graduation rates in CA
Latinos make up 40% of California's population and more than 56% of K-12 public school students. However, Latino high school graduation rates are …
Climate solutions for the future of coffee
By Anne Connor for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public Ne…
Newsom urged to sign bill to require speeding alert systems on cars
Groups fighting for safer roads are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill requiring new vehicles to have a speed-monitoring system to warn drivers …