Governor Gavin Newsom

Millions of California households are getting electricity-bill credits automatically during the expensive summer months; the state says $886 million is being returned, averaging about $75 per household

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Millions of California households received a sweet surprise in their electricity bills for the months of August and September. Under a new schedule designed to place relief in the hottest, highest-use months, homes received automatic credit. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said on Tuesday that customers of Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and San…

Setback for Hindu Americans: California court strikes down state’s Diwali holiday law | World News

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A California court has struck down parts of the state’s landmark Diwali holiday law, less than a year after the festival was officially recognised as a state holiday, according to the Hindu American Foundation (HAF).The ruling centres on how the legislation described Diwali’s religious significance, rather than its broader aim of allowing students and employees…

Why California just returned 136 acres of protected coastline to Indigenous tribes, know what this historic decision means

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Every piece of land has a history that predates modern civilisation. While some was forest, another was inhabited by generations of tribes who had created their entire life around it. However, the forces of colonisation and development forced upon them the rules that never applied to them in the first place, like giving up their…