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Episode 463
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Newsom Tries to Unify California's Disjointed Homelessness Solutions
Season 2025
Episode 452
Clearing homeless camps is complex and responses differ widely. Some cities ban encampments with varying notice and storage rules. The next state funding round in 2026–27 will require local encampment policies. Court settlements in places like San Diego and San Bernardino can set binding rules. Smaller cities may lack incentives.
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California’s EV goals face setbacks with slow sales, affordability issues, and uncertain incentives.
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Concerns rise over LA cleanup workers' safety, facing toxic gases, unstable structures, and more.
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AB 239 creates a task force to speed housing recovery after disasters, using a Texas model.
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California’s investor-owned utilities collect millions in shareholder profits, adding to costs.
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The offshore wind lease ban won’t stop California’s plans but may slow renewable progress.
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A new California law bans ATM fees for declined withdrawals due to low balances.
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A wildfire destroyed an Altadena charter school, leaving staff and students displaced.
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Wildfires destroy homes and push more Californians into homelessness.
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Wildfires expose risks of building in fire-prone areas, but California keeps rebuilding.
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California halts diesel truck rules, citing federal delays, with clean air goals at stake.
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San Francisco's new policy offers bus tickets to unhoused people, raising ethical questions.
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Starbucks and Amazon unions fear setbacks as Trump’s NLRB may reverse pro-labor rulings.