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The 7,000-page record for the criminal case against PG&E for sparking the Camp Fire has been kept secret since the company pleaded guilty in June 2020.

Central Valley water districts get OK to sue Dow, Shell over groundwater pollution FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 A truck sprays water in a field on Friday, July 24, 2020 in Cantua Creek, Calif.LiPo Ching/Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less 2of2 Workers harvest and package cantaloupes near Firebaugh in the Central Valley.Gosia Wozniacka/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less A state appeals court has upheld California’s cleanup standards for a cancer-causing chemical that was added to pesticides and has polluted groundwater in the Central Valley, rejecting challenges by manufacturers tha...

by Bethany Blankley, The Center Square  | May 07, 2021 11:00 AM Print this article The Third District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday, overturning a lower court’s stay after two Republican lawmakers sued alleging the governor violated the state constitution’s separation of powers clause and state Emergency Services Act (CESA) by invoking numerous executive orders. The legislators said they are appealing immediately to the California Supreme Court. In the 23-page opinion, the appeals court sided with Republican state Assemblymen James...

Vote-by-mail ballots were sent to all California registered voters during the pandemic ahead of the 2020 general election. California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his State of the State address from Dodger Stadium Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (CN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom did not abuse his powers when his office required all voters be sent vote-by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election, the Third District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday. In March 2020, Newsom declared a state of emergency in the early days of the pandemic and just days af...