October 2009

• Cuts to basic skills classes hurt workforce (10/02/09)

• Valley's pain not endured equally by all (10/03/09)

• 25% in the Valley lack health insurance (10/03/09)

• Immigration plan should draw crowd (10/04/09)

• Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging (10/04/09)

• Suit looming against California over school funding (10/07/09)
  

• State mostly fails to measure up in health care (10/08/09)

• New study: Latinos and the achievement gap (10/08/09)

• California bill seeks oil tax to aid colleges (10/12/09)

• Still hiring? Some professions weathering recession better (10/12/09)
  

• Figuring out the true cost of complying with California regulations (10/13/09)

• Groups seek tougher rules on pesticide drift (10/13/09)

• Field Poll finds Californians want state government overhauled (10/14/09)

• California job losses continue to climb (10/16/09) - see an Interactive Map here

• Commonly asked questions about the 'value-added' approach to teacher assessment (10/18/09)

• Environmental concerns delay solar projects in California desert (10/18/09)

• S.F. composting, recycling becomes law Wednesday (10/19/09)

• Census data show big differences within state (10/19/09)

• Better training could help fill technical jobs (10/20/09)

• Pace of foreclosures slows in California (10/20/09)

• Healthcare rule found to burden California counties (10/22/09)

• $2 million grant aids Valley work training (10/22/09)

• Uncertain water supplies worry state's farmer (10/23/09)

• Valley farmers look to solar power (10/23/09)

• Chromium 6 still threatens California's drinking water (10/26/09)

• Valley faces unique set of challenges (10/26/09)

• Underemployed compound state's jobless troubles (10/26/09)

• Government report is expected to mark end to recession (10/29/09)

• Report: US getting better at conserving water (10/29/09)

• College enrollment up, mostly at 2-year schools (10/29/09)

• Study: California sets among highest math, reading standards (10/29/09)

September 2009

• California High School Exit Exam Results (09/01/09)
  

• Community college enrollment hits all-time high (09/02/09)

• Study: 2 out of 5 working-age Californians jobless(09/06/09)

• Experts say valley jobs will take years to rebound (09/07/09)

• Union membership climbs in California (09/07/09)

• Unsafe Urban Neighborhoods Linked to Teen Weight (09/08/09)

• Editorial: Fresh food for all is this group's focus (09/08/09)

• Cal's exports and imports continue to decline (09/10/09)

• Stricter vehicle emissions rules are targeted (09/11/09)

• Californians agree: State government doesn't serve them (09/13/09)

• Recession may forge a housing shift in California (09/13/09)

• Obscure database is key to U.S. educational funds for California (09/14/09)
  

• Bad economy reduces valley birthrate (09/15/09)

• Desalination: Often overlooked in California’s water debate (09/17/09)

• California soda survey gives weight to health concerns (09/17/09)

• Outlook sunny for solar power in Valley (09/17/09)

• Valley jobless figures improve (09/18/09)

• The Conversation: Education chief wants a transformation (09/20/09); see excerpts from that interview here.

• California plans to levy greenhouse gas fees (09/20/09)

• USDA disaster declaration offers Calif. drought relief (09/21/09)

• Census: Recession had sweeping impact on U.S. life (09/21/09)
  

• State hopes for high speed rail funds (09/22/09)

• School a remedy for Valley doctor shortage (09/22/09)

• Immigrant population in California declines (09/22/09)

• Report: State will need more health workers (09/22/09)

• $1.4 million grant will boost geosciences diversity (09/22/09)

• Governor OKs bill to preserve kids' insurance (09/23/09)

• University of California campuses protest cuts, fee hikes (09/25/09)

• Aerial imaging technology assists farmers (09/25/09)
  

• New study of California water urged (09/26/09)

• Census figures show Valley pain (09/29/09)

• Schwarzenegger hosts climate summit this week (09/29/09)

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce faces revolt over its opposition to global warming legislation (09/29/09)

• State cracks down on heat violations (09/29/09)

August 2009

• Cancer risk from bad air greater in poorest areas (08/01/09)

• Residential 'gray water' rules eased (08/01/09)

• Clunker owners get second chance (08/01/09)

• California steps up efforts to prevent heat-related deaths among farmworkers (08/03/09)

• Program paying off for S.J. County's car dealers (08/04/09)

• Cost to meet emissions goal could double (08/04/09)

• New GI Bill changed for California (08/05/09)

• Interactive Map: Counties with the most residents in prison (08/05/09)

• Lowell seen as model for urban renewal (08/05/09)

• Loss of tax break a 'recipe for urban sprawl,' farmers say (08/06/09)

• Not living off the land: Part-time farming the norm (08/09/09)

• Calif. struggles to desegregate its prison inmates (08/11/09)

• California names first digital textbooks that meet standards for high school math, science (08/11/09)

• Californians' gas usage drops again, data show (08/12/09)

• Free lunch, breakfast programs could surge in U.S. schools (08/15/09)

• Inmate hospital funds sliced (08/15/09)

• A drifting danger for Central Valley schoolchildren (08/16/09)

• Obesity a crushing weight on U.S. health care (08/16/09)

• Valley embraces trend of online college courses (08/18/09)

• The Race Equity Feed: LGBT Advocacy, Race and Poverty (08/18/09)

• Central Valley continues marathon fight for clean drinking water (08/19/09)

• Granite Bay residents oppose high-density senior housing project (08/19/09)

• Counties in valley among best in state for housing affordability (08/20/09)

• 13% late, on path to losing home (08/21/09)

• State ranks near top in attacks on homeless in nation (08/21/09)

• EPA to reclassify Central Valley for ozone air pollution (08/21/09)
  

• State jobs report shows pain, gain (08/22/09)

• Utilities, groups at odds over sources for renewable energy (08/24/09)

• When the housing crash ends, how will Sacramento grow? (08/24/09)

• Ground broken on Mendota solar project (08/24/09)

• Newsweek Series on the Central Valley (08/24/09):

• Life at the End of the Line: Can California Get Rid of Its Tent Cities?

• Valley of Shadows: Mapping the Crisis and Photo Series

• Truck builder coming to S.J. (08/25/09)

• State gets new plant for climate control (08/25/09)

• Conditional designation for S. Valley enterprise zone (08/28/09)

• National survey shows poor Cal road conditions (08/28/09)

• Charter schools grow in Valley (08/29/09)

• California hospitals seek relief from seismic safety rules (08/31/09)

• Many Californians with medical debt are insured (08/31/09)

• Report: More California employers complying with heat-stress training rules (08/31/09)

July 2009

• Obama plan expanded to help more in Valley (07/01/09)

• Restaurants must provide calorie count (07/01/09)

• Rebound expected in California's solar power sector (07/02/09)

• 2 S.J. cities rank in top 10 for sustainability (07/04/09)

• Summer school to get ahead? No, to prevent falling behind (07/06/09)

• California solar-power subsidy program approaches its limit (07/06/09)

• Controversy erupts over budget provision requiring more study for high-speed rail (07/07/09)

• S.J. air district drafts emissions mandate (07/07/09)

• Dealers optimistic about cash for clunkers program, but want details (07/07/09)

• Two programs to help veterans go to school start soon (07/11/09)

• Asthma study finds seasonal surprises (07/12/09)

• California calorie law alters chains' fare (07/14/09)

• House's $33b energy, water bill will help Valley (07/15/09)

• No Child Left Behind has effects in California (07/15/09)

• Report sees big dive in health coverage in California (07/16/09)

• California’s jobless rate hits 11.6 percent (07/17/09)

• Labor Pains at UCLA (07/17/09)

• Safety net for poor, disabled in tatters after plan's cuts, health care advocates say (07/22/09)

• Valley ozone violations down despite heat (07/22/09)

• Water technology may save ag supply (07/22/09)

• California's high school exit exam will remain a requirement for graduation (07/22/09)

• Valley church leaders spotlight immigration (07/24/09)

• Groceries more costly for Valley's poor (07/25/09)

• Valley air cleaner this summer (07/28/09)

• California schools chief reacts to U.S. criticism on teacher evaluation (07/28/09)

• A detailed map of California stimulus projects (07/29/09)

• Food safety measure comes up short in House (07/29/09)

• Restraining orders harder to get for some abuse victims (07/29/09)
  

• Water politics ripple through Capitol (07/30/09)

June 2009

• Study a glimpse into 'What Matters Most' in California health care (06/01/09)

• California dairies try to put boom, bust cycle out to pasture (06/01/09)

• Renewable energy sparks a probe of a modern-day land rush (06/01/09)

• California forests hold one answer to climate change (06/01/09)

• Rooftop solar just a small part of energy solution, experts say (06/02/09)

• Delta debate rages five years later (06/03/09)

• California falls behind in Internet access (06/03/09)
  

• Farmers may benefit from carbon credits (06/04/09)

• Federal ruling helps fish, but water costs feared (06/05/09)

• End systemic abuse: 18 is too young to turn foster kids out on their own in a tough world (06/05/09)

• Valley loses clout in Legislature (06/06/09)

• Web site makes Fresno County produce into national brand (06/06/09)

• Foreclosure rates rise in Madera Co. and beyond (06/08/09)
  

• Sharing the ride: Kings County vanpool program flourishes as national model (06/09/09)

• New water use rules go into effect Friday in Sacramento (06/10/09)

• S.F. OKs toughest recycling law in U.S. (06/10/09)

• Report: Enterprise zones not creating any jobs (06/11/09)

• Ward Connerly: UC admission plan allows discrimination (06/11/09)

• Here's how high school grads can seize the world (06/12/09)

• 31 years of Prop. 13: It's time for another look at property tax measure's inequities (06/14/09)

• House hearing on Valley's plight (06/16/09)

• Valley foreclosures keep rising (06/17/09)

• Feinstein asks U.S. to help refill Valley food banks (06/18/09)

• Telemedicine: The doctor is in, just somewhere else (06/18/09)

• Worker heat reform falters (06/19/09)

• California jobless rate hits record high (06/19/09)

• Ripe for the picking? Officials fear crop theft could rise with recession (06/23/09)

• Californians staying put, changing state's demography (06/23/09)

• California wants autos to have reflecting windows (06/25/09)
  

• Grant for teachers dedicated to Valley (06/26/09)

• Do enterprise zones really generate jobs? (06/26/09)

• Constitutional convention effort comes to Fresno (06/26/09)

• Reedley small farmer thinks big (06/26/09)

• Farmers cut cows' emissions (06/27/09)

• Valley free lunch program seeks more visibility (06/28/09)

• California homeowners could save more on energy-saving upgrades (06/29/09)

• San Francisco aims for universal coverage (06/29/09)

• California's mess a national problem (06/30/09)

• On the job experience: Federal government helps young people find summer work in a lousy economy (06/30/09)

• EPA gives California emissions waiver (06/30/09)

• U.S. works to speed solar energy development in the West (06/30/09)

May 2009

• No easy solutions for California budget (05/31/09)

• Delta panel report card to give state an 'incomplete' (05/31/09)

April 2009

• Gas station owners rebel against pollution rules (04/01/09)

• California prepares to expand 3 prisons (04/01/09)

• Valley plans for denser growth (04/01/09)

• Pacific students campaign against bottled water (04/02/09)

• 500,000 lost health insurance, report says (04/02/09)

• Sierra snowpack's water is no drought-buster this year (04/02/09)

• California launches ‘transparency’ Website (04/02/09)

• Updated: University of the Pacific economic forecast (04/02/09)

• San Joaquin, Sacramento rivers top endangered list (04/06/09)

• Gottschalks a big loss for smaller cities (04/06/09)

• Ranks of homeless swell as middle class teeters (04/06/09)

• Study finds 1 in 5 obese among 4-year-olds (04/06/09)
  

• Health care can become affordable (04/07/09)

• UC Merced accepts 8 of 10 applicants for fall enrollment (04/07/09)

• Fresno State program aims to launch small-town businesses (04/07/09)
  

• Officers dismantle camp, tell homeless to go elsewhere (04/08/09)

• Lose our water, lose our food (04/08/09)

• California to use $415 million from stimulus to aid the unemployed (04/08/09)

• Cigarette use in California is in steep decline (04/09/09)

• More than a quarter of 7th graders drop out (04/09/09)

• Obama tackles immigration (04/10/09)

• Initiative to target illegal immigrants, their children (04/10/09)

• Marchers will seek water for Valley (04/12/09)

• Texas is wind king, but Iowa breezes past Calif. (04/12/09)

• Unemployed seek training for 'green collar' jobs (04/13/09)

• Cal fares poorly in economic ranking (04/13/09)

• Where does your food come from? New labels tell you (04/14/09)

• March for Water drew a diverse group (04/14/09)

• Satellite may send energy to Valley (04/14/09)

• Thousands gather to vent at tax day tea party (04/15/09)
  

• Recycle bins hold a surprise (04/16/09)

• Environmental groups sue California over water bank (04/16/09)

• Obama to Valley agriculture: Dry up (04/16/09)

March 2009

• Congress members urge Clinton to help protect Hmong refugees (03/01/09)

• Delta must be saved, say all speakers at symposium (03/01/09)

• County seeking panelists to weigh in on shaping S.J.'s future (03/01/09)

• Concerns arise over fast-track deportation program (03/02/09)

• Snow pack now 80 percent of average (03/02/09)

• Actor to lobby for Harvey Milk Day in California (03/02/09)

• Official: Bullet trains could arrive in Valley in 2015 (03/03/09)

• Future of dams could pit farms against fish (03/03/09)

• U.S. judge blocks California's Medicaid cut (03/03/09)

• Johnson rues bullet train's proposed bypassing of Sacramento (03/03/09)

• Obama resuming safeguards for endangered species (03/03/09)

• Valley farmers strive to save water (03/03/09)

• Suit seeks to block delta smelt rules (03/03/09)

• Commission to consider The Canyons project (03/04/09)

• Study: Obesity connected to fast-food availability (03/04/09)

• Air-quality deadlines threaten Valley development (03/04/09)

• Drug money helping homeless (03/04/09)

• Caltrans unveils new fog system to prevent pileups (03/04/09)

• Is a high-speed rail line the Valley's ticket to the future? (03/05/09)
  

• Lawmakers seek Valley disaster status (03/06/09)

• Right, left united in opposition to Prop 1A (03/08/09)

• National child homeless rate hits home in Valley (03/10/09)

• UC Merced to build new stem cell facility (03/10/09)

• Obama unveils education blueprint, emphasizes DIY (03/10/09)

• Stimulus ripples in S.J. (03/11/09)

• Recession has taken toll on alternative energy (03/11/09)

• Valley credit unions: 'We have money to lend' (03/12/09)
  

• High-speed rail lays out ambitious scenario (03/13/09)

• Study finds Mexico's rich ethnic makeup is here in Valley, too (03/13/09)

• Bill protects children in immigration raids (03/13/09)

• Some feel burned as media spotlight falls on capital's homeless camp (03/14/09)

• Bill would aid Hmong family farms in Valley (03/15/09)

• Governor unveils green jobs program for youths (03/17/09)

• Valley health departments forced to cut back (03/17/09)

• Panel approves plans for UC Merced campus growth (03/18/09)

• County, city seek movie funding: Anti-gang film new on annual wish list (03/18/09)

• California labor officials update heat-stress rules for farmworkers (03/18/09)

• Task force sees a wide range of causes behind San Joaquin County homelessness (03/18/09)

• Obama promotes economy on California trip (03/18/09)

• ARB in new territory with low-carbon fuel standard (03/19/09)

• Canal wins few converts in Delta (03/19/09)

• Critical decisions wait while federal vacancies exist (03/19/09)

• Valley unemployed turn to volunteer work (03/19/09)

• S.J. school budget cuts especially rough on Latino, low-income families (03/21/09)

• Homelessness defies simple, short-term solutions (03/22/09)

• Planners pushed to raise density in San Joaquin Valley (03/23/09)

• Crowd unleashes flood of comments at peripheral canal meeting (03/25/09)

• Board tries to pump up recycling manufacturing (03/25/09)

• Cities Deal With a Surge in Shantytowns (03/25/09)

• Business community starts 'buy locally' campaign (03/26/09)

• Five questions: An update on economic conditions in agriculture (03/26/09)

• First major census work to begin (03/27/09)

• Ceremony celebrates future San Joaquin River habitat (03/27/09)

• Pesticide poisonings rise in latest report (03/28/09)

• Surge of college students pursuing 'clean energy' careers (03/29/09)

• A Water Plan That Worked -- and the City Ignored (03/29/09)

• Homeless in Lancaster get free tickets to go away (03/30/09)

• State brings back public projects (03/30/09)

• As economy sinks, more schools doing social work (03/31/09)

• New planning law no mere walk in the park (03/31/09)

• 'Buy local' campaign will help boost revenue to communities (03/31/09)

February 2009

• The regional university plan creates a long peninsula of development; guess what will happen around it (02/01/09)

• Raindrops and runoff: Protecting the ground and water during construction (02/02/09)

• PG&E February gas bills 26 percent lower than last year (02/03/09)

• U.S. clean-tech raises $4.7B in 2008 (02/03/09)

• 'Free cooling' with fresh air makes McClellan Park data center greener (02/03/09)

• California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns (02/04/09)
  

• Program offers inmates hope (02/05/09)

• Valley power co-op dealing with delays (02/05/09)

• California needs a spending cap (02/05/09)

• GCID drills for data (02/05/09)

• Umpqua Bank starts loan programs (02/05/09)
  

• Butte 'teach-in' focuses on climate change (02/06/09)

• Leaders wanted: SMUD targets green teens at Youth Energy Summit (02/06/09)

• Arbuckle entrepreneurs clean 'green' (02/06/09)

• EPA begins greenhouse gas waiver review (02/06/09)

• American National Standards Institute approves green standards for homes (02/06/09)
  

• California industries lobby against proposed sales taxes (02/07/09)

• Editorial: Transit cuts will hurt riders, air (02/07/09)

• Few immigrant crime victims helped by visa law (02/07/09)

• State budget deal to be unveiled Monday (02/08/09)

• Valley housing industry tanks as sales of new homes plunge (02/08/09)

• Yuba acres sold to land trust (02/08/09)
  

• Valley responds to Obama's call for service (02/08/09)

• School energy projects ‘saving millions with nickels’ (02/08/09)

• Glenn County hopes to get energy from garbage (02/08/09)
  

• The art of employability: Schools need to teach intangible skills to tomorrow's work force (02/09/09)

• Judges tentatively order Calif. inmate release (02/09/09)

• Ban urban development in SE Fresno Co., study suggests (02/09/09)

• Fresno County eyes tax revenue from new development (02/09/09)
  

• Farms see big crop of workers (02/10/09)

• Los Angeles mayor seeks water restrictions, rate hike (02/10/09)

• Suit says state isn't doing enough to clean up north coast rivers (02/10/09)

• Bottom is predicted for region's home prices (02/10/09)

• Census finds more people in need of shelter (02/10/09)

• Insolvency will hurt valley the most (02/10/09)

• State alternative fuels program could spur economic growth (02/10/09)
  

• Sacramento County may halt medical care for undocumented immigrants (02/11/09)

• New council will help fight ag pests (02/11/09)

• Response to drought is dry run for a response to climate change (02/11/09)
  

• Governor, key legislators reach deficit-fixing accord (02/12/09)

• Maze wants to split California into two states (02/12/09)

• Whether it works or not, stimulus money headed to Valley (02/12/09)

• A boost for high-speed rail (02/14/09)

• Homeless face eviction (02/14/09)

• Central Valley hard-hit by diabetes epidemic (02/14/09)

• New UC eligibility standards will open college doors, but may change demographics (02/14/09)

• Rio Mesa's 'litigation magnet': Madera County plans in a vacuum, to the detriment of the entire region (02/15/09)

• UCR med school start-up funds not in latest state budget proposal (02/15/09)

• Census critical to boosting finances of Valley towns (02/16/09)
  

• Student homelessness on the rise (02/17/09)

• Forums put focus on valley's growth (02/17/09)

• Agencies seek to preserve water behind Calif. dams(02/17/09)

• Alternative lawns can save water(02/17/09)

• Snowpack closer to normal (02/18/09)

• Mortgage relief: Will Obama's plan help Californians enough? (02/19/09)

• California's renewable energy goals feasible (02/19/09)

• Valley growers to get bad news on water deliveries (02/19/09)

• Fresno nonprofit aims to put HIV disparity in spotlight (02/19/09)

• Labor advocates rally for easier unionization (02/19/09)
  

• Farmers sue S.J., Stockton over water (02/21/09)

• Region will rebound strongly, experts believe (02/21/09)

• Youth seeking solutions to dropout rate (02/21/09)

• Redevelopment: What does it mean for Lodi? (02/21/09)

• High-speed rail planning still moving forward (02/21/09)

• Parolees to be homeless sooner (02/22/09)

• Changes in bird population are signs of climate change (02/24/09)

• Poll shows record high discontent in California (02/24/09)

• Obama puts spotlight on education deficit (02/25/09)

• Schwarzenegger agrees to federal conditions to bolster unemployment fund (02/25/09)

• Unions can help rebuild U.S. middle class (02/25/09)

• County Alzheimer’s disease numbers likely to more than double by 2030 (02/25/09)

• UC Merced, UC Berkeley link up to offer Fresno courses (02/25/09)

• UC program in Fresno will help retrain workers (02/25/09)

• Commission to consider Tehachapi renewable energy facility Thursday (02/25/09)

• UOP hires its first female president (02/26/09)

• Move afoot at federal level that could gut California’s Prop. 103 (02/26/09)

• Wind farms provide energy - and work (02/27/09)

January 2009

• Delta panel urges California canal without legislative, voter OK (01/03/09)

• North state counties meet clean air standards (01/06/09)

• New house in Folsom rated one of greenest in U.S. (01/07/09)

• Governor, Democrats collide over environmental exemption for Hwy. 50 project (01/08/09)

• Home builders suffer in grim '08 (01/09/09)

• The downward spiral of losing jobs in city government (01/09/09)

• Green means go: State Attorney General Jerry Brown tells Sacramento to get moving on its global-warming plan (01/11/09)

• Power shutoffs soar as economy worsens (01/11/09)

• Conference keynote talks on regional innovation (01/11/09)

• Future cloudy for California solar farm (01/13/09)

• For 'green jobs,' Obama should look to the CCC (01/13/09)

• New Prius gets 50 mpg -- and the solar roof rumors are true (01/13/09)

• Transit agencies raising fares in region (01/14/09)

• Organic Farmers can get Assistance (01/15/09)

• UC regents cut freshman enrollment by 6 percent (01/15/09)

• California could run out of cash by Feb. 1, analysts say (01/15/09)

• Not so rosy: Experts say economy is one to two years from turnaround (01/16/09)

• House stimulus bill provides $54B for clean tech (01/16/09)

• Senate OKs public land bill package (01/16/09)

• Groups sue EPA over farm emissions (01/16/09)

• The power of green power: Purchasing renewable energy reduces greenhouse gases (01/16/09)

• Editorial: Highway 50 deal: Everybody wins (01/19/09)

• Weak oversight brought us to depleted Delta (01/19/09)

• Los Rios Community College District attendance soars (01/20/09)

• Sacramento faces $10.5 million budget shortfall (01/21/09)

• California receives $10.9 million in USDA funds to improve air quality (01/22/09)

• Protesting education cuts (01/23/09)

• Repaired Delta levee leaking again (01/25/09)

• Obama green lights tougher emission controls for California (01/26/09)

• Study: California green tech investment, patents, jobs jump (01/27/09)

• Folsom Lake could take years to replenish (01/27/09)

• Supervisors warned that proposed state laws would limit growth (01/28/09)

• Going green may be worth some green, experts say (01/28/09)

• Water-related job losses could total 40,000+, UC estimates (01/28/09)

• Campus goes crazy for recycling (01/29/09)

• Like it or not, 'smart growth' is state's future (01/29/09)

• Building trade employees to train for green jobs (01/30/09)

• First 5 Shasta will help pay children's medical bills (01/30/09)

• Cutting prison expenses is vital to California budget fix (01/30/09)

• Preservation ordinance hits snag (01/30/09)

December 2008

• Capital growth plan: Focus on existing neighborhoods (12/01/08)

• Arnold’s green U-turn: Schwarzenegger wants environmental rules off the table for projects like Highway 50 expansion effort (12/02/08)

• With the economy slowing and government services facing cuts, can volunteers help fill the gap?

• Solar industry pleads for more federal help (12/03/08)

• More kids eating free or reduced-price lunches (12/04/08)

• Need to create jobs doesn't make environmental goals disappear (12/04/08)

• Community colleges score high for being affordable (12/05/08)

• Home Front: Foreclosed Sacramento property to sprout new houses (12/05/08)

• Growing number of Calif. ag businesses go solar (12/05/08)

• The Conversation: Something in the air (12/07/08)

• Despite deficit, Steinberg sure he can get all state's kids insured (12/07/08)

• California's Nichols has a plan for global warming (12/10/08)

• Greenhouse gas plan has big shortcomings (12/10/08)

• Farmers caught in climate crossfire (12/11/08)

• LEED loopholes close as certification goes regional (12/12/08)

• California brings heavy-duty diesels under clean air rules (12/13/08)

• State reviving drought water bank (12/15/08)

• Architecture can influence where criminals set up shop (12/15/08)

• Low-income schools win statewide award (12/15/08)

• GOP seeks deep cuts (12/16/08)

• Sierra Health granting $1M to nonprofits (12/16/08)

• Experts say closing down bridge projects would harm north state economy (12/19/08)

• Report urges database on state's students (12/19/08)

• Home Front: Impact fees may be the next battlefield for area builders (12/19/08)

• Butte College offers new 'green' classes and workshops (12/22/08)

• Energy-saving lights catch on (12/23/08)

• Cloud seeding plans spark debate (12/23/08)

• Farmers provide definition of 'sustainability' (12/24/08)

• My View: Climate plan needs refinement (12/26/08)

• California Leads Recycling Efforts and Hits a Milestone (12/30/08)

November 2008

• The Conversation: Can bikes and cars coexist? (11/16/08)

• Sustainable practices, certification gains ground (11/20/08)

• PG&E charges ahead: Company breaks ground on $700 million plant (11/20/08)

• State emissions plan debated at Sacramento hearing (11/21/08)

• Drought a reality for California (11/21/08)

• More California cities hurtling into fiscal void? (11/21/08)

• More people head back to school for job training (11/21/08)

• City manager pushes waste-to-energy proposal; county cautious (11/22/08)

• California bulks up defenses against tide of global warming (11/24/08)

• Overwhelmed by conservation, Yolo County wants a say (11/25/08)

• Law to allow chefs to buy direct from farms (11/26/08)

• Ag lands in budget crosshairs (11/27/08)

• Sacramento could get boost from green economy (11/30/08)

• Increasingly scarce water is the new California gold (11/30/08)

October 2008

• Sunne McPeak: Securing California's water future -- now is the time for action (10/10/08)

September 2008

• Q&A with director of Department of Water Resources on $10 billion water bond (9/29/08)

• Overqualified & underemployed: Immigrants in the San Joaquin Valley (9/28/08)

• Riverbank brings free wi-fi downtown as part of beautification project (9/27/08)

• Schwarzenegger plans international climate change summit (9/26/08)

• Western states propose plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions (9/24/08)

• Schwarzenegger signs California budget 85 days late (9/24/08)

• State budget impasse threatens health care; health providers call lawmakers "criminally negligent" (9/5/08)

• Thousands of new residences found at downtown Sacramento railyard project (9/5/08)

• Study finds black & Latino performance in California schools catching up to whites & Asians (9/5/08)

• Impacts of climate change impacts on Sierra Nevada (9/4/08)

• Without transit funding, smart growth efforts may not be enough (9/4/08)

• Farmworkers leaving the Valley in search of jobs (9/1/08)

August 2008

• Disposable grocery bags may soon be a thing of the past in California (8/25/08)

• The housing bust in Merced (8/23/08)

• Sierra club rates UC campus system a "shining star" of sustainability (8/21/08)

• Legislature takes aim at urban sprawl and global warming (8/21/08)

• California court rules doctors cannot discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation (8/19/08)

• Editorial: Good news on solar electricity (8/18/08)

• Sacramento area residents urged to cut water use (8/17/08)

• Fighting sprawl in San Jose (8/17/08)

• PG&E plans big investment in solar (8/15/08)

• Forum: The future of suburbia (8/12/08)

• Climate change caused widespread tree death in California mountains, study confirms (8/11/08)

• Central Valley receives millions of dollars in state grants (8/11/08)

• California's population gets bigger, more diverse, and older (8/11/08)

• Study looks at health of farm workers (8/11/08)

• State budget impasse looks poised to worsen (8/11/08)

• Monterey County tests buses running on mustard seed oil (8/11/08)

• Deal reached on bill to give state a voice on local land-use plans (8/7/08)

• New strategies for agricultural water delivery in California (8/6/08)

July 2008

• Climate scientists predict more fires in California due to rising temperatures (7/20/08)

• California unemployment rate highest in a decade (7/18/2008)

• California uses more gasoline than any country (7/17/08)

• UC Davis MBAs design urban oasis for Sacramento homeless (7/16/08)

• San Joaquin Valley ranks last in nationwide survey of well-being (7/16/08)

• Mudslides ooze onto highway & homes in Sierra (7/14/08)

• Sacramento Blueprint receives national attention for planning efforts (7/13/08)

• Wildfires burning a hole in state budget (7/13/08)

• Fish affect California water supply (7/11/08)

June 2008

• California releases new plan to curb emissions 30% by 2020 (6/26/08)

• Fuel prices shift math for life in the suburbs (6/25/08)

• Climate change threatens 2/3 of California's unique plants (6/25/08)

• Local agencies get look at new emissions rules (6/20/08)

• New health program for migrant workers launches in San Joaquin Valley (6/20/08)

• U.S. Supreme Court strikes down California labor law (6/20/08)

• Southern California renewable energy plan calls for power lines cutting through parkland (6/16/08)

• PG&E adds Central Valley solar power (6/12/08)

• Governor declares state of emergency in 9 counties due to water shortages  (6/12/08)

• Transit takes off, but state sets brake (6/14/08)

• Public input wanted on I-5 project- Give your feedback here! (6/12/08)

• Fabian Nunez and Bill Clinton cancel respective commencement speeches at UC Davis and UCLA graduations over UC labor disputes (6/11/08)

• USGS critiques water deal between federal government and Central Valley farmers (6/11/08)

• San Francisco approves solar incentive program (6/11/08)

• Americans rediscover the railroad as gas prices rise (6/11/08)

• Governor announces $136 million for transit projects statewide (6/10/08)

• Fresno homeless residents win settlement over destruction of personal property (6/6/08)

• Governor to hold press conference regarding California water resources- watch the live webcast! (6/4/08)

• Heated arguments begin over new climate change legislation (6/3/08)

• Discussion on new national climate change legislation (6/3/08)

• Federal officials reduce water to Valley farms (6/2/08)

• Discussion on High Speed Rail: What about the little guys?

May 2008

• Heavy lifting begins in California's fight against greenhouse gas emissions (5/29/08)

• Smarter growth "a must" for Valley's future (5/29/08)

• Farmer's markets increase in popularity (5/27/08)

• California farm product exporters face shipping squeeze (5/18/08)

• Immigration raids in California workplaces (5/17/08)

• Substandard housing persists for many farmworkers (5/17/08)

• Major land deal protects nearly 240,000 acres in southern California (5/9/08)

• Housing construction nearly ceases in some California markets (5/5/08)

• Special Report: Health in the Central Valley (5/9/08)

April 2008

• Making Sacramento sustainable (4/21/08)

• San Joaquin Valley leaders discuss cooperative regional solutions (4/28/08)

• California foreclosure rates up 327% from last year (4/22/08)

• State bills press for health care mandates (4/20/08)

• 18 states, including California, team up for action on climate change (4/18/08)

• California worker confidence at record low (4/18/08)

• Climate change requires adaptation, not just reduction of emissions (4/15/08)

• Transit-oriented development gains in popularity (4/18/08)

• Local communities struggle for control over energy (4/16/08)

• California bans salmon fishing in coastal waters (4/16/08)

• New report on California's Inland Empire: projections for 2015 (4/9/08)

• 'Green' building materials get cheaper (4/9/08)

• Editorial: California needs rail, not roads (4/4/08)

• Day laborers and the housing construction market (4/7/08)