2) On overhauling CEQA: One of Wiener’s most controversial bills this year would overhaul the landmark California Environmental Quality Act, which is often blamed for delaying or blocking the ...

Tesla gets first in a series of permits it needs to run robotaxis in California Tesla on Tuesday received the first in a series of approvals from California required for the electric car maker to ...

Income inequality in California has reached one of the highest levels in the nation, with the wealthiest families earning significantly more than those at the bottom, according to the U.S. Census ...

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California insurance regulators approved a request from State Farm to raise rates by 22%. The insurance giant has to justify the reason for the hike in a public hearing. The hike would likely go ...

The speckled kingsnake has a shiny black or dark brown body ... Pygmy rattlesnakes have very small rattles at the end of their tails that make a soft buzzing sound when they feel threatened. The ...

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Dr. Craig Stanford is a leading primatologist whose research has transformed how we understand great apes and their world. As a professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at the University of ...