May 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new diaper program for newborns
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the state is partnering with nonprofit Baby2Baby to provide new parents with 400 free diapers.
California county discovers trove of unopened ballots from last election in a locked box
The Humboldt County Office of Elections made an unnerving discovery Monday: a stack of 596 sealed ballots from the most recent election left at the bottom a locked voting drop box.
Republicans seize momentum in redistricting battle for U.S. House seats ahead of midterm elections
Alabama lawmakers are set to vote on a measure that could change the state’s congressional primaries as part of a bid to switch its U.S. House districts.
Not too early, not too late. Here’s the sweet spot for voting in California
As ballots arrive at homes throughout the state, residents have to decide when to vote, so they can respond to late-breaking events but not risk their ballot arriving too late to count.
Xavier Becerra shows that his loyalty lies with fossil fuels
It’s not just that this California gubernatorial candidate has taken big donations from Chevron. The real tell was that he refused to take on Big Oil over climate change when other attorneys general were suing.
Solar ranch aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win
A Tennessee solar developer is betting that cattle-grazing and solar panels can coexist — and benefit farmers as well as the electric grid.
Elon Musk’s Tesla compensation totals $158 billion for 2025
Elon Musk’s 2025 Tesla compensation — on paper — is exceptional even in the context of increasingly large packages for executives seen as key to their companies.
Sweeping California law on single-use plastic meets with outrage from all sides as it goes live
California’s long anticipated single-use plastic law is now in effect. Environmentalists and anti-waste activists are suing, saying loopholes make it toothless and even harmful.
Trees that survived L.A.’s wildfires are dying at alarming rate. Can they be saved?
A preliminary survey found 20% of street trees that survived the 2025 fires have gone missing in the past year. Local advocates blame a lack of watering and careless contractors.
Chinese truck drivers are going electric as gas prices soar
As electric car sales soften in China after years of breakneck growth, electric trucks are taking off, with the emerging industry expected to get a boost from the Iran war.