golden state

‘Drill baby drill’: Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
January 21, 2025
On the day he took his oath of office, President Trump promised to sign numerous executive orders that stand to undercut California’s aggressive auto emission standards, undo Biden-era environmental...
Harris has been called ‘soft’ and ‘tough’ on crime. What does her record show?
October 18, 2024
At every step of her political career, Kamala Harris has faced the same question: What sort of prosecutor was she?As a former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney...
Column: Kamala Harris put California at the center of politics. Will that help or hurt her?
August 25, 2024
When Kamala Harris was formally installed as the Democratic presidential nominee, her home-state delegation had the best seats in the house, right up front.Visions of the Golden State and...
See COVID’s toll on California’s life expectancy in new CDC longevity report
August 21, 2024
It was the year COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, and the pandemic’s startling death toll in California and elsewhere appeared close to being reined in.Instead, life expectancy in California...
Extreme heat forecast for Western U.S. may kick off sweltering summer. Here’s the outlook
June 2, 2024
A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records. Here, a jet soars above Phoenix during a period...