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San Francisco sues over Oakland airport name change April 19, 2024
The other shoe dropped — or, more accurately, was thrown hard against the floor — on Thursday when San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu made good on his threat to bring suit against the city of Oakland over plans to change the name of its airport. The post San Francisco sues over Oakland airport name […]
Why are Black Californians leaving the state? April 19, 2024
Crowd at a 2021 Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu, AP Photo Good morning, Inequality Insights readers. I’m CalMatters reporter Wendy Fry. For the first time in decades, California’s Black population decreased, from 2.2 million people in 2000 to 2.1 million now. Also Black Californians have moved away from urban centers […]
CA workers to get indoor heat protections April 19, 2024
Employees make burgers at an In-N-Out restaurant in San Francisco on March 20, 2023. Photo by Chin Hei Leung, SOPA Images/Sip USA via Reuters The long and winding road to indoor heat protections for California workers took another turn Thursday: Cal/OSHA officials announced that they plan to finish rules this summer, covering employees in industries […]
Un plan para cambiar las tarifas de los servicios públicos está dividiendo a los ambientalistas de California y esta es la razón April 19, 2024
Read this story in English El 9 de mayo, la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California votará si se permite que los proveedores de energía más grandes del estado apliquen a la mayoría de los clientes un nuevo cargo fijo. Piense en ello como pagar por un servicio de suscripción, excepto que en lugar de […]
A plan to change your utility rates is dividing California environmentalists. Here’s why April 19, 2024
In summary The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity. On May 9, the California Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to vote on whether to let the state’s largest power providers slap most customers with a new fixed charge. Think of it […]