The Daily Transcript (2024)

Approximately 26,000-plus units are being planned for the region, which will surely blanket the landscape during the next two decades. By Alan Nevin

With deadlines looming for California lawmakers to pass a new state budget and finalize ballot measures, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are trying to make deals on dozens of specific items.By Dan Walters

Former Gov. Jerry Brown's commitment to shoring up the state's rainy day reserves, particularly for K-12 education, is helping schools avoid more significant cuts as California addresses a massive deficit.By Louis Freedberg

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to be carbon-neutral by 2045. However, it's uncertain how that will happen and equally uncertain what impacts it will have on major economic sectors such as Southern California's vital logistics industry.By Dan Walters

Despite many laudable programs and well-intentioned efforts, California lacks a full-fledged statewide strategy for conserving native freshwater species in the face of climate change. California needs a new approach.By Ted Sommer

The notion of bypassing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to move water from Northern California to Southern California has been kicking around for decades. It finally seems to be approaching the critical moment. By Dan Walters

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

A wide array of clean energy ventures are eligible for investment tax credits, including solar, electric vehicle infrastructure, and battery storage.By Tom Williard

Two pending California Supreme Court cases have again raised the issue of whether there should be restrictions on the use of the initiative process to make new laws.By Dan Walters

The immigration issue is distorted by political wrangling, misinformation, and dehumanizing rhetoric, which prevents people from seeing migrants as fellow humans who need protection and legal information.By Marcelo Gondim

Gov. Gavin Newsom has publicly shunned tax increases to cover California's multibillion-dollar deficit, yet his budget proposal contains billions of dollars of indirect tax increases on businesses.By Dan Walters

Public school funding is the largest chunk of California's state budget. It's also the most contentious, as a new squabble over Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal indicates.By Dan Walters

In 2018, fuel breaks protected Butte County from greater devastation as the Camp Fire threatened Magalia. With strategic placement and maintenance, they can play a critical role in managing California's wildfires.By John Hawkins

FSAs and HSAscan help you pay for medical costs and have tax benefits, but both also have possible downsides, two recently published reports found.By Ann Carrns

For years, California has supported diaper banks. But with the funding set to expire and the state facing a massive budget deficit, an Orange County service provider is calling on California leaders to honor their commitment to families.By Hiram Rodriguez-Franco