A federal judge and advocacy groups are pushing for prisons to install air conditioning due to dangerous and potentially deadly temperatures, with temperatures reaching as high as 149 degrees, arguing that the conditions amount to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
California lawmakers are considering two bills that would require landlords to provide air conditioning in rental units, but the proposals face opposition from landlords who argue that it is not fair to force them to pay for the cost of upgrading existing buildings.
The Sacramento Homeless Union has won a federal lawsuit against the City of Sacramento, resulting in a legal settlement that provides protections for unhoused residents during extreme heat events.
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By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I have now lived in Davis nearly 30 years (since 1996). …