News May 15, 2019 Without Robust Grassroots Support, a Death Penalty Repeal May Be a Tough Sell in 2020 By Tom Gogola Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on capital punishment, will California voters finally put the death penalty out of its misery? Read More 5
News May 3, 2019 Newsom, Water Board Pull Plug on Controversial Twin-Tube Plan By Tom Gogola That plan would have cost California at least $20 billion—and up to $70 billion, by some estimates. Read More 5
News February 28, 2019 Jobs Report Argues For Offshore Wind Farm on Central Coast By Tom Gogola A Berkeley nonprofit says that two California wind farms could create 18,000 jobs green sector jobs. Read More 3
News January 28, 2019 Cal Fire: Tubbs Caused by Private Electric System, Not PG&E By Tom Gogola Cal Fire issued a statement and report last week identifying a private power system—and not PG&E—as the culprit in the deadly 2017 wildfire. Read More 2
News December 10, 2018 Redevelopment 2.0: State Sens. Jim Beall, Mike McGuire Push New Affordable Housing Bill By Tom Gogola The two policymakers say their proposal will take an aggressive approach to California’s unprecedented affordable housing crisis. Read More 2
News November 23, 2018 Why Does PG&E Get to Decide When to Turn Off the Power? By Tom Gogola Will lawmakers de-energize PG&E’s power to shut off the juice when the Red Flag warnings start flying again next year? Read More 3
News May 29, 2018 Oil Industry Attacks Anti-Fracking State Assembly Candidate Robert Rivas By Tom Gogola Big Oil has put Robert Rivas in the crosshairs, marking the first time the industry has targeted a local candidate running for higher office. Read More 7
News August 5, 2015 No End in Sight for California Capital Punishment Fight By Tom Gogola For now, capital punishment in California resembles an M. C. Escher drawing—a Möbius strip going endlessly nowhere. Read More 14
News July 16, 2015 Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Husband, Richard Blum, Grows Fortune on the Ruins of the American Dream By Tom Gogola Richard Blum, husband of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, has profited handsomely from the subprime mortgage debacle of 2008. Read More 13