In 23 years as a legislative and congressional aide for Republican Doug LaMalfa, Brenda Haynes logged tens of thousands of miles on the winding country roads of far northeastern California. After LaMalfa died in January, she went to work for his elected r... See more
(Photos #1 and #2 from Vicky Boyd) A coalition of agriculture advocates that successfully pushed for stronger enforcement against abandoned orchards and vineyards last year is now frustrated that the law they championed—Assembly Bill 732—has yet to be enf... See more
| As debate ramps up nationwide over the impacts of data centers — particularly in rural areas — California legislators may impose strict controls on how new ones would operate in the state and who would pay to power them. Senate Bills 886 and 887, author... See more
| California appears on the verge of allowing more aggressive deterrence methods against gray wolves after widespread cattle depredations last year prompted the state’s wildlife agency to euthanize four wolves last October. The state Department of Fish an... See more
More than seven years after the Camp Fire ripped through the Paradise area in Butte County, CA, burning 153,336 acres and killing 85 people, emotion still rings through Laurie Noble’s voice as she talks about preparations for what could be a busy wildfire... See more
