California Capitol Annex project leaders won’t say how much it costs taxpayers

Two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the California Legislature’s lack of transparency with the California Capitol Annex Project and said he would help with the issue, the project’s leaders are still refusing to say how much it’s estimated to cost taxpayers. It has been at least three years since the Legislature’s Joint Rules Committee […]

Visiting Parkfield CA, town located on San Andreas Fault

READ MORE Life on the San Andreas: A 4-part series This is a 4-part series on life in Parkfield, California, the science of its seismology, and its distinction as “Earthquake Capital of the World.” Forty minutes northeast of Paso Robles lies a tiny ranching town whose reputation far exceeds its size. Most visitors reach the […]

In California, cost of undocumented healthcare is $3B over estimates

Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a $330-million budget cut last month to scale back an expansion of healthcare coverage for undocumented adult immigrants in Illinois, where a state audit found that services for certain age groups exceeded cost estimates by more than 280%. California Democrats are facing the same financial pressure to reduce coverage during a […]