The State of California

California Awards $1.5 Billion for Port Infrastructure Upgrades gcaptain.com California Awards $1.5 Billion for Port Infrastructure Upgrades Mike Schuler   California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an investment of over $1.5 billion for building a more efficient, sustainable, and resilient supply chain, including $450 million for zero-emission infrastructure, locomotives, vessels, and vehicles. “No other state has a supply chain as critical to the national and global economy as California,” said Governor Newsom. “These investments – unprecedented in scope and scale – will modernize our ports, reduce pollution, eliminate bottlenecks and create a more dynamic distribution network.” California will fund 15 projects with $1.2 billion to create 20,000 jobs, increase capacity for moving goods, and reduce environmental impacts. $350 million will also be awarded to 13 projects to eliminate street-level rail crossings for safety...

My house or my beach? Why California’s housing crisis threatens its powerful coastal commission | KPBS Public Media kpbs.org My house or my beach? Why California’s housing crisis threatens its powerful coastal commission By Ben Christopher 12–15 minutes California lawmakers have been busy over the last decade trying to make it easier to build homes across a housing-strapped state. But there’s an 840-mile-long exception. In an undulating band that generally runs 1,000 yards from the shoreline, the 12 members of the California Coastal Commission have the final say over what gets built, where and how. Voters empowered the commission to protect the state’s iconic beaches in 1972, responding to a crisis of despoiled seas and the prospect of the Miami-fication of the California coast. But five decades later, the state faces a dif...

California's homeowners insurance crisis is growing and spreading to car insurance | KPBS Public Media