WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California is launching two new programs to increase and diversify the reproductive health care workforce and expand reproductive health care training for pharmacists to expand and improve care. SACRAMENTO – With extremist judges and... Read MoreRead more about California Launches Reproductive Health Services Corps to Expand and Improve Reproductive Care
WHAT TO KNOW: A new analysis estimates that more lithium is available for extraction than previously thought, an essential material for batteries that store clean energy, power electric vehicles, and more. SACRAMENTO – Lithium Valley is on track to become one of the... Read MoreRead more about New Report Highlights the Promise of Lithium Valley
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Tomiquia Moss as Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. “The housing and homelessness crisis is the number one issue facing our state, and Secretary Moss brings decades of... Read MoreRead more about Governor Newsom Appoints New Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing new legislation to increase criminal penalties for illicit uses of xylazine to curb the rising number of overdose deaths seen across the nation linked to the drug. SACRAMENTO — As part of the state’s... Read MoreRead more about Governor Newsom Announces New Legislation to Prevent Illicit Use and Trafficking of Xylazine
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Since July 1, 2021, California has cleared 5,679 encampments from the state right-of-way and now, the state is making nearly $300 million available to locals to help move even more individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness from... Read MoreRead more about California Has Removed 5,679 Encampments, Announces $300 Million in New Funding to Move People Out of Encampments