California to Create New Jobs Through California Climate Action Corps
By Jess Taylor California has once again faced another wildfire season. According to H.D. Palmer, Deputy Director…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why the Climate Package Is the Most Immediate and Urgent Need
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor More than a decade ago, the Vanguard was among the first…
Governor Signs Historic Climate Action Package – $15 Billion to Tackle Climate Crisis and Protect Vulnerable Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With California facing a severe drought and water…
Guest Commentary: Is California Still the Land of Opportunity?
by Mark Dempsey The errors and omissions in The Atlantic’s recent The California Dream Is Dying article…
California Capitol Watch: E-Bike Incentive Bill Would Help Improve Air Quality (and Physical Fitness)
By Eric Gelber AB 117 (Horvath), sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition, would establish a pilot program…
A Lifeline for Threatened and Endangered Species: Governor Newsom Signs Rodenticide Moratorium
by Debra Chase By signing the California’s new rodenticide moratorium today, Governor Gavin Newsom has extended a…
Climate Protestors Descend on Capitol, Governor Newsom Responds with Climate-Oriented Executive Orders
By Myles Roach SACRAMENTO — On the morning of Sep. 23, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his…
Commentary: Media Focuses on One Denial by President, Ignores Another
By David M. Greenwald Most of the nation was focused on Wednesday on the revelations from Bob…
Commentary: Heat, Fires, Post-Apocalyptic Landscape Punctuate September in California
By David M. Greenwald In 1987, I was a freshman in high school in San Luis Obispo. …
California’s Mountain Lions Receive Further Protection
(From press release) In a welcome move to protect California’s mountain lions, the California Department of Fish…
Hope for California’s Southern and Central Coast Mountain Lions
(From Press Release) – Current protections under California law couldn’t save p56, the first lion killed under…
Senator Wiener Wants to Turn PG&E into a Publicly-Owned Utility
In an effort to fundamentally reform PG&E, this legislation will turn it into a public utility focused…
Assemblymember Bonta Announces Launch of California Green New Deal
(From Press Release – Assemblymember Bonta) – Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today unveiled details of the California…
Sunday Commentary: State Takeover of PG&E not only Reasonable but Warranted under the Circumstances
It is hard to blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the problems involving PG&E and the threat of…
Commentary: Wind, Fire, Power Outrages – Post Climate Change California’s Normal?
It is easy to point your finger at PG&E, at their failure to plan and maintain their…
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Trump Administration’s Attempt to Trample California’s Authority to Maintain Longstanding Clean Car Standards
(From Press Release- AG’s Office) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, with Governor Gavin Newsom and…
Trump Sets Up a Court Battle over Auto Emissions as Newsom and Becerra Prepare to Fight Back
On Wednesday the Trump administration will revoke California’s authority to set emissions rules stricter than federal standards,…
Law Would Limit Planned Black Outs
(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced new legislation to…
Gov. Newsom Bans Use of Brain-Damaging Pesticide in California
EWG: “Just because chemical agribusiness wants to use a brain-damaging pesticide doesn’t mean they should” (From Press…
Legislation Sponsored by ASUCD Moving through the Process
Students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President in February submitted an agricultural bill,…