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Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 1947, decades before the federal Clean Air Act, Ca...

Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 1947, decades before the federal Clean Air Act, Ca...

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Fresno’s Southeast Plan Has a $2.2B Price Tag for Phase 1. Can the City Afford It?

Fresno City Council got its first look at the price tag behind a massive, decades-old plan to develop the southeast part of town. The city h...

/ 1 week ago

California Plans to Ban Most Plants Within 5 Feet of Homes for Wildfire Safety

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Max Moritz, University of ...

/ 2 weeks ago

Construction workers use wood and lumber to build residential homes in Irvine, California, U.S., March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

US Construction Spending Falls in April on Weakness in Single-Family Housing Projects

WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in April, weighed down by a decline in outlays on single-family hou...

/ 2 weeks ago

How Gentrification Is Killing the Bus: California’s Rising Rents Are Pushing Out Commuters

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The northern tip of the Vermont Square neighborhood in Sou...

/ 2 weeks ago

Newsom Tussles With Local Officials Over Homelessness

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Throughout Gavin Newsom’s governorship, he and ...

/ 2 weeks ago

Why Did the California Senate Shunt a Cost-Cutting Housing Bill?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last month, RAND, a prominent think tank based in San...

/ 2 weeks ago

A construction worker helps build residential homes in Irvine, California, U.S., March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

US Home Buyers Are Most Uncertain Since 2023 as Rates Surge, BofA Survey Shows

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. homeowners and prospective buyers are feeling the most uncertain about the real estate market since 2023, a ...

/ 2 weeks ago

California Allocates $56 Million to Combat Youth Homelessness

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that California will distribute $56 million across 52 counties to house and support young adults leavi...

/ 3 weeks ago

Workers construct a single family home at a Lennar housing development in San Diego, California, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

US New Home Sales Unexpectedly Rise in April

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly increased in April as builders lowered prices to lure buyers...

/ 3 weeks ago

Law enforcement officers stand guard outside MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. (Reuters/David Swanson)
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Trump Can Keep National Guard Deployed to Los Angeles for Now, Appeals Court Rules

Law enforcement officers guard Los Angeles City Hall during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 12, 2025. (Reuters/David Ryder)
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Judge Temporarily Bars Trump From Deploying National Guard Troops in Los Angeles

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Israel Attacks Iran’s Capital With Explosions Booming Across Tehran

The Firestone Incident near Highway 198 and Firestone Avenue in Coalinga has grown to 50 acres with a critical rate of spread, prompting evacuation orders for Zone P19, warnings for multiple surrounding zones, and a road closure, according to CalFire. (X/CalFire)
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Fresno County Wildfire Threatens Thousands of Acres. Evacuation Orders, Warnings Issued

A late-night fire heavily damaged a Fresno home on on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, but all six occupants escaped safely with no injuries. (Fresno FD)
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Fresno Fire’s Helmet Cam Catches Blaze Raging on House, Occupants Escape Safely

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Derek Carr Says Fresno Is Home, as City Honors Bulldog Great

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Fresno Councilmember Warns of Possible ICE Raid at Popular Outdoor Market

U.S. Marines stand with their packs and weapons, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue, in greater Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 9, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. (DVIDS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo)
12 hours ago

Americans Split on Trump’s Use of Military in Immigration Protests, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

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