The Safe Homes grant program is designed to help low- and middle-income homeowners with fire mitigation. People who qualify ...

A new study finds that California's rules protecting workers from excessive heat likely save dozens of lives every year. This comes as the federal government considers national heat-protection rules.

California’s transition to electric vehicles and heat pumps can put downward pressure on electric rates, despite the billions of dollars of investments needed to upgrade electric utility distribution ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

Over half of Californians both approve of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) performance in office and worry the state is heading in the wrong direction, according to a new study from the Public Policy Institute ...

Experience the laid-back charm of Visalia, a charming city in Central California with easy access to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Home to the Sierra Nevada, the longest mountain range in ...

News release in Spanish: https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/self-society/nuevo-estudio-muestra-como-la-violencia-de-los-carteles-aumenta-los-riesgos-para-los As ...

Every year, state employee compensation is part of California’s budget conversation. It will be no different in 2026. California will face familiar, precarious budget conditions next year. The ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Smoking marijuana can lead to markedly lower short-term alcohol use, according to a first-of-its-kind study that adds a new layer to the ...

Studies on California beaches often highlight their dirtiness or the fact that they’re disappearing altogether. But a recent study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found some ...

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