California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.30.26 | Allen Matkins
Focus CBS News – January 27 President Trump has signed an executive order seeking to move certain permitting…
Charity bigshot Alexander Soofer busted for $34M fraud in California runs scared after court date
A charity bigwig accused of stealing $34 million through California homeless services fraud looked terrified as he pleaded…
California officials approve plan to shoot mule deer on Catalina Island to restore native habitat
Catalina Island conservationists are moving forward with an extensive plan to preserve the island’s native habitat after the…
Amazon cutting 3,339 jobs at Southern California convenience stores – Orange County Register
Amazon, which announced plans last week to shutter its grab-and-go-groceries and gadget stores, says it is laying off…
Peet’s Coffee to Close Several Locations in California As Workers Raise Concerns
Peet’s Coffee, the specialty coffee roaster and retailer, will be closing some of its locations in California, including…
California bill bans ICE agents from teaching, policing jobs
LOS ANGELES – A newly introduced bill in the California Legislature aims to block former federal immigration agents…
Decades of delay: How California got massively behind in learning from disasters
On a fall morning 34 years ago, a fire, rekindled and supercharged by Diablo winds, began its assault…
Matt Mahan’s campaign for California governor will be a voter litmus test
By Dan Walters, CalMatters San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks during a press conference at Cal Expo in…
California faces teacher strikes across state for better pay and work conditions | California
California is facing the prospect of massive teacher strikes across the state as conflicts over working conditions, pay…
California lab linked to Las Vegas suspect carried multiple deadly diseases
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The discovery of a “biological lab” in a Las Vegas neighborhood Saturday morning has…
California canceled thousands of trucking licenses. One community bore the brunt of the hit
An employee works on a semi-truck at the Gillson Trucking Inc. facility in Stockton on Jan. 16, 2026.…
Second Orange County measles case confirmed, person was at Disney California Adventure Park
The Orange County Health Care Agency confirmed a measles case in an international traveler who arrived at Los…