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Gov. Gavin Newsom backtracks on his threat to withhold $1 billion in homelessness funding for local governments. Also, members of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Forest Service following a CapRadio/California Newsroom wildfire investigation, and the Biden administration is moving to keep California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant open.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is marking the end of “peak” fire season in the state. Also, certain nurse practitioners will be allowed to treat patients without physician supervision starting next year, and hundreds of farmworkers rallied in Washington in support of a bill that would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented farmworkers.

The report, released by the LAO, indicates California could have its weakest budget performance since the Great Depression. Though it doesn’t reflect a recession, the report says the longer inflation persists, the more likely a recession becomes.

State regulators propose fining PG&E more than $155 million for the 2020 Zogg Fire in Shasta County. Also, a Chico State virologist spoke with NSPR about the potential for a severe flu season this year, and California voters this fall are deciding whether to retain several state Supreme Court justices.

California officials will wind down the remaining provisions of its COVID-19 state of emergency early next year, barring a winter surge in cases or new vaccine-resistant variant.

Stop AAPI Hate is calling out the dangers of language that scapegoats Asians and Asian Americans ahead of the midterm election. Also, California’s attorney general gives an update on fentanyl enforcement, and polls show two sports betting measures could be headed toward electoral defeat.

The price of hay used to feed livestock across the state continues to rise. Also, the governors of California, Oregon, Washington and the premier of British Columbia signed a new climate partnership agreement. And a former security expert at Uber was found guilty of actively concealing a felony.

Starting May 1, low-income unauthorized immigrants over age 49 became eligible for full Medicaid health coverage, a significant milestone in California’s effort to expand coverage.

Advocates have praised the governor for making homelessness a state priority. But the data show the problem continues to grow.

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