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Click here to read the full article. Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed legislation on Wednesday that will extend California’s film and television tax credit program through 2030. If passed, the bill, SB 485, will provide $1.65 billion or $330 million annually in financial support for film and television makers and other content creators. It extends the program, which was financed until 2025, for an additional five years. In 2021, Newsom signed a temporary increase of $180 million over two years for the program, which temporarily increased the annual amount to $420 million. The governor signed a separate $150 million incentive last year for soundstage construction. More from Variety Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Abolishing Disney's Orlando Tax District Florida Legislature Votes to Abolish Disney's Self-Governing Orlando District Gov. DeSantis Escalates Disney Fight With Move to End Self-Governing District The extension also comes as Newsom is … [Read more...] about Gov. Gavin Newsom Endorses $1.65 Billion California Film and TV Tax Credit (EXCLUSIVE)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday appointed one-time nemesis and rival Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Los Angeles mayor, to a new post helping steer a gusher of federal dollars to road, port and transit projects. These days, the two are more friends than frenemies. Newsom announced that Villaraigosa would assume the post of “infrastructure czar,” an advisory position in which he would be pursuing billions of federal dollars and helping pair it with needs in the state. “Money is not our problem anymore,” the governor said, referring to a recently enacted $1 trillion federal infrastructure deal that promises to send billions for improvements to the nation's most populous state. California has to “go out and get it,” Newsom added, which is the charge Villaraigosa has in the new post. Villaraigosa said: “We got to build. We got to invest. And that’s what this is all about.” The appointment marks the latest chapter in a long-running relationship … [Read more...] about Frenemies reunited: Newsom names former LA mayor to new post

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! California should invest tens of billions of dollars in water recycling, storage and desalination over the next two decades to shore up its supply as the state gets drier and hotter, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a proposal released Thursday. It comes as drought continues to grip the U.S. West and the state prepares to lose 10% of its water supply by 2040, according to projections by the Department of Water Resources. The Democratic governor was set to discuss the proposal at the construction site of a plant to remove salts from river water that should be fresh, the type of project he said the state needs more of in the coming years. His proposed water recycling targets, which would make treated waste water safe for drinking, would cost $27 billion by 2040, his … [Read more...] about Gov. Gavin Newsom announces plans for new desalinization and water recycling plants in California

California is getting ready to open a small college savings account for every child born in the state on or after July 1, 2022, and a much larger one for all low-income children who were enrolled in a California public school in grades 1 through 12 last year or this year. The state-funded program, nicknamed CalKids, advertises that it will provide “up to $100” for newborns and “up to $1,500” for low-income students, but parents of newborns will have to jump through some hoops to get the full $100 and very few school-age students will qualify for the full $1,500. “Research has shown that having an investment or savings dedicated for college can have a positive effect on expectations of the child and parents,” said Julio Martinez, executive director of the Scholarshare Investment Board, which is managing CalKids. At the end of 2021, there were 123 programs nationwide that opened long-term savings accounts for children, usually at birth or in kindergarten and usually for college, … [Read more...] about California will soon start giving kids free money for college. Here’s what families need to know

“Hey! I had sex in that pantry!” That’s what I said to Madrone Art Bar owner Spike Krouse, grinning as we passed through the kitchen of his apartment, which is connected by a secret staircase that leads to the venue he owns downstairs. This was not the first time I’ve bragged to Krouse about my lustful dalliance in his larder, but it is probably the first time I’ve seen this place since the licentious act occurred at a Halloween party in 2006. Back then, the apartment was full of rambunctious 20-somethings who threw raucous parties and staged naked photo shoots (not necessarily at the same time, but really, anything is possible). Settling down over some mezcal at his living room table, we begin to chat about the much-adored downstairs bar that Krouse has helmed since 2008. While there, I can’t stop myself from marveling at what a difference 16 years and some semi-responsible grownups can do to a place. What I foggily remember as the type of giant, quirky, San … [Read more...] about How a Western Addition pharmacy became one of SF’s most cherished party bars

(CNN) In an attempt to slash the wide-ranging impacts of plastic pollution , California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the country's most sweeping restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging on Thursday, the same day the Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to tackle the worsening climate crisis. The law requires that single-use packaging and plastic single-use food serviceware be recyclable or compostable by 2032. It also requires by 2032 a 25% reduction in the sales of plastic packaging and for 65% of all single-use plastic packaging to be recycled. And it establishes an accountability group, which will include industry representatives, to run a new recycling program overseen by the state. "Our kids deserve a future free of plastic waste and all its dangerous impacts, everything from clogging our oceans to killing animals — contaminating the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat," Newsom, a Democrat, said in a … [Read more...] about Single-use plastic waste is getting phased out in California under a sweeping new law

SACRAMENTO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — California deberá invertir miles de millones de dólares en reciclaje, almacenamiento y desalinización de agua durante las próximas dos décadas para apuntalar su suministro a medida que el estado se vuelve más seco y caliente, dijo el gobernador Gavin Newsom en una propuesta publicada el jueves. La sequía sigue afectando al oeste de Estados Unidos y el estado se prepara para perder el 10% de su suministro de agua para 2040, según proyecciones del Departamento de Recursos Hídricos. Con los planes de Newsom, las aguas residuales tratadas serán seguras para beber y el proyecto costaría 27.000 millones de dólares para 2040. Ese fue el precio más alto asociado con el plan, que también depende de recursos aprobados en presupuestos estatales anteriores. El plan prevé que el dinero provenga de fuentes estatales y federales. En total, el gobernador quiere aumentar el suministro anual de agua en casi 3 millones de acres-pie cada año; un pie de acre … [Read more...] about Newsom: California deberá invertir millones para tener agua

SACRAMENTO — Striking a blow against a pernicious form of pollution, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday the nation’s most far-reaching restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging. The legislation heads off a November ballot measure that many lawmakers and the plastics industry hoped to avoid, and it puts California at the forefront of national efforts to eliminate polystyrene and other plastics that litter the environment, degrade into toxic particles and increasingly inhabit human blood, tissue and organs. Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) had tried for years to get state legislators to tackle the growing plastic pollution crisis but has faced opposition from the plastics industry, some food container manufacturers and environmentalists who believe the law doesn’t go far enough. “Relief,” was how he described his emotional state after the legislation was signed. “It’s been a long journey.” The California Senate approved the bill Thursday morning with 29 ayes … [Read more...] about Newsom signs nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 12 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Jared Blumenfeld, California’s top environmental regulator and a key climate adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom , will leave the administration at the end of the month, Newsom announced Friday. Newsom, a Democrat, appointed Blumenfeld as secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency on his first day in office in 2019. Blumenfeld will become the president of the Waverley Street Foundation, a $3 billion climate initiative funded by Laurene Powell Jobs. As head of the state’s environmental agency, he was responsible for departments that regulate air pollution, water use, recycling, toxic substances, pesticides, environmental health hazards like extreme heat . CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE CRISIS: DROUGHTS AND MAJOR WILDFIRES ARE THE 'NEW NORMAL' … [Read more...] about Newsom announces Jared Blumenfeld will no longer serve as head of California EPA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to extend the life of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by at least five to 10 years to maintain reliable power supplies in the climate change era. A draft bill obtained Friday by The Associated Press said the plan would allow the plant to continue operating beyond a scheduled closing by 2025. The draft proposal also includes a possible loan for operator Pacific Gas & Electric for up to $1.4 billion. The proposal was confirmed by Newsom spokesman Anthony York. The bill says impacts of climate change are occurring sooner than anticipated and are simultaneously driving up electrical demand while reducing power supplies. The draft was obtained ahead of a California Energy Commission meeting on the state’s energy needs and the role the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant could play. … [Read more...] about California governor wants to extend nuclear plant’s life