NIMBYs The not-in-my-backyard crowd gets a win as an LA court weakens a state law that had abolished single-family zoning by allowing homeowners to split their lots and construct up to four dwellings. SunPower San Jose solar power firm lays off 1,000 employees — 26% of its workforce — amid high … Read more
Growing and selling marijuana on the black market remains a lucrative business in California — long after voters approved recreational pot sales and use in 2016. But state enforcement officials have kept busy trying to dismantle illicit production to better support legal ventures. Roughly $53.6 million in illegal cannabis was seized within the first three … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom handily defeated an attempt to recall him from office in 2021, but his critics haven’t given up — on Monday they launched a new effort to remove him. “Governor Newsom has abandoned the state to advance his presidential ambitions, leaving behind a $68 billion budget deficit and a public safety, immigration and … Read more
