Gov. Gavin Newsom has suggested using $1.5 billion from the state’s cap-and-trade system ... Editorials represent the views of The Press Democrat editorial board and The Press Democrat as an ...

PD Editorial: Is Newsom playing politics with recycling rules? Three years ago, Senate Bill 54 aimed to shift the burden of plastic waste from consumers and local governments to producers.

A loophole in a decades-old California law could produce a windfall for venture capitalists pursuing a mega-development in the North Bay.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, in New Hampshire to attend a fundraising event for President Joe Biden’, greets people at the Common Man Roadside Cafe & Deli in Hooksett, N.H., on July 8, 2024. Photo by Reba ...

Though Gov. Gavin Newsom has made fire response a priority in the past, the state faces a $12 billion deficit this year, meaning major investments in climate preparedness are on the chopping block.

North Bay journalists and elected officials are concerned for the future of Santa Rosa’s Press Democrat after it was sold to the nation’s largest private newspaper operator this week.. The newspaper’s ...