This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lawmakers on Thursday killed a controversial plan that could have allowed grizzly bears to one day return to California. The Assembly Appropriations Committee spiked Inglewood Democratic Sen. Laura Richardson’s Senate Bill 1305. The measure would have tasked the California Department of Fish and […]
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‘Don’t Flock Me’: California, U.S. Lawmakers Debate License Plate Reader Technology
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the past year alone, they’ve helped catch suspected murderers, bank robbers and hit-and-run drivers. They’ve located dozens of stolen cars and helped send a wildland arsonist to prison. They’re also distrusted and despised by privacy rights activists on the left and on the right. Just […]
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Environmental Health Officials Warn of Toxic Algae Blooms After Dog’s Death
County environmental health officials are urging residents to be on the lookout for toxic algae in rivers and other fresh water areas following the recent death of a dog shortly after the animal went swimming “in a slow, stagnant pool of water off the Eel River near Scotia.” As the Department of Health and Human […]
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Death of 77 Year Old Reported Missing After Hospital Release Under Investigation
A 77-year-old McKinleyville man was found dead this morning, 36 hours after he was reported to have been sent home in a ride service following his release from a local hospital around 10 p.m. on July 7. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, James Jaworski’s family said he never made it to his residence […]
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Sheriff’s Office: Remains of More than 100 Dogs Uncovered at Miranda’s Rescue, Investigation Continues
After three days of excavating sections of the Miranda’s Rescue property, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on Friday reported finding the intact remains of more than 100 dogs at two dig sites during a multi-agency animal cruelty and fraud investigation. “The 117 intact dogs were in various stages of decomposition. Seventy of the dogs were […]
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This Lawmaker’s Proposal Could Make California ‘the Most Secretive State in the Country’
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In March, Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco introduced a measure that would have made it more expensive for Californians to obtain government records. Amid opposition from transparency advocates and public access concerns from her own Assembly colleagues, though, the Downey Democrat diluted her proposal to […]
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California is Getting Ready to Increase a Health Insurance Tax. Will it Affect Your Premium?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Legislators this week approved a health tax bill meant to continue critical federal funding for the state’s Medicaid program, also known as Medi-Cal. Their approval comes despite warnings from health industry leaders that the tax, as designed, will raise premiums for privately insured […]
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Local Whooping Cough Case Confirmed
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services reports a local case of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has been confirmed, and is warning people may have been exposed to the illness at four locations this month. Those locations are: Public health officials are monitoring what “may be the beginning of a […]
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Becerra, Hilton Leading in Most Uncertain California Governor’s Race in Years
Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton were leading in the race for California governor in early returns Tuesday night, a nailbiter befitting the most unsettled gubernatorial race in recent memory. The two were neck-and-neck after about 4.8 million ballots, or about 55 percent of the votes, were counted statewide. It could be days or […]
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Who’s Winning California’s Statewide Races? Here’s What We Know So Far
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s primary election included more than just deciding who voters want to see in the governor’s office. Californians also voted on several statewide offices, ranging from the governor’s second in command to the regulator for the state’s embattled insurance market. The top two vote-getters will go […]
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California Voting Ends Tuesday. The Results? Don’t Expect Them Anytime Soon
Even after all the ballots have been cast on Tuesday, it might be a while before Californians know the results of some significant races this election, given the state’s notoriously slow counting. California has made headlines for trailing other states when it comes to tallying its votes. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter last […]
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Even While Courting Moderates on Voter ID, GOP Leaders Still Push Debunked Fraud Narrative
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With President Donald Trump dragging them down in the polls, California Republicans are repackaging one of his core crusades into an idea they hope will be more palatable to voters. They are framing their successful push to get a voter ID law on the November ballot […]