Two in a Row: April Snow Survey Shows Above Average Snowpack for Second Straight Season

Two in a Row: April Snow Survey Shows Above Average Snowpack for Second Straight Season

Phillips Station, CA…After a dry start to the year, March storms provided boost to snowpack but runoff will be the key to future water supply. Governor Newsom highlights new California Water Plan Update 2023 to chart California’s path towards a sustainable, climate-resilient, and equitable water supply The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the […]

DNA is a Match in Fatal Mountain Lion Attack in El Dorado County

DNA is a Match in Fatal Mountain Lion Attack in El Dorado County

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has confirmed that the mountain lion euthanized in a remote area near Georgetown was the same animal involved in a fatal attack earlier in the day. CDFW’s Wildlife Forensics Laboratory determined today that DNA samples collected from the scene match samples taken from the lion carcass. […]

President Biden Announces a Preliminary Agreement with Intel for a Major CHIPS & Science Act Award

President Biden Announces a Preliminary Agreement with Intel for a Major CHIPS & Science Act Award

Chandler, AZ…Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) By the way, your dad is right about unions. (Laughter.) Your dad is right: Unions built the middle class. Wall Street didn’t. Unions built the middle class. (Applause.) So, thanks, Tilden, for that introduction and — a union sheet metal worker, a proud member of the Navajo Nation. You’re going […]

California Leaders Reach Agreement to Address Budget Gap

California Leaders Reach Agreement to Address Budget Gap

Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire, and Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas issued the following statements on agreeing to budget solutions worth $12 to $18 billion to address the shortfall: Governor Gavin Newsom: “Thanks to leadership in the Assembly and Senate, California is stepping up with a balanced approach that will […]

Governor Newsom Issues 2023 Social Innovation Impact Report

Governor Newsom Issues 2023 Social Innovation Impact Report

Sacramento, CA… Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2023 Social Innovation Impact Report, the third report since 2020 to catalog California’s collaborative approach to problem-solving and partnership.  Under Governor Newsom’s leadership, the State of California has partnered with leading philanthropies and community-based organizations to address problems decades in the making, launching 59 public-private partnerships and leveraging […]

California Faces $68 Billion Deficit Says the LAO

California Faces $68 Billion Deficit Says the LAO

Sacramento, CA…California Faces a $68 Billion Deficit. Largely as a result of a severe revenue decline in 2022‑23, the state faces a serious budget deficit. Specifically, under the state’s current law and policy, we estimate the Legislature will need to solve a budget problem of $68 billion in the upcoming budget process. Unprecedented Prior‑Year Revenue […]

California Launches Reproductive Health Services Corps to Expand and Improve Abortion Access

California Launches Reproductive Health Services Corps to Expand and Improve Abortion Access

Sacramento, CA…With extremist judges and out-of-touch politicians continuing their attacks on access to abortion care, California is once again leading the fight to protect and expand reproductive freedom. Today, California is launching the Reproductive Health Service Corps to increase and diversify the reproductive health care workforce to better serve all communities as well as the […]

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