Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed a budget that slashed $107.8 million in funding for programs and projects that address extreme heat, and shifted $55.7 million across different programs.

As funds for climate change programs are cut, Democrats and environmentalists are pushing for a bond measure on the ballot to restore some funding.

The state takes more action on climate change in rules and legislation as drought is replaced by flooding.

The more moderate weather this year broke a streak of three straight scorching summers, each ranking among the state’s 10 hottest ever recorded.

This week's warming trend begins today, with inland temperatures hitting the mid-80s to low 90s from the North Bay to southern Monterey County. The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Watch for the interior Bay Area and Central Coast heading into a scorching weekend.

The revised budget proposal now provides a total of $452 million for statewide flood protection, including the hard-hit Central Coast.

Without massive investments in clean energy, air board officials warned that more fossil fuels will be needed to power electric cars and ensure a reliable power grid under California’s sweeping new climate strategy.

In sleepy Alviso, it’s a race against the clock to coordinate an engineering miracle to help keep rising waters at bay.

Perhaps more than any other part of the country, California stands to benefit from the $2.2 trillion proposal by Joe Biden.

Nuria Fernandez, former G.M. for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is now Federal Transit Administration's senior official.