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Advocacy Groups Present Outline for Commonsense $6B Water Bond (dup)

In response to Governor Brown’s proposal for a scaled-down water bond released earlier this week, PCL, along with Sierra Club, League of Women Voters,...

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Federal Government Shutdown Impacts California’s Environment, Public Health

Although California often feels like its own planet, we are affected by the federal government shutdown that went into effect today.  Here’s a quick look at...

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Whose fault is it, anyways?

By Douglas P. Carstens, Chatten-Brown & Carstens The LA Times recently wrote another story about a city’s failure to require a developer to provide even...

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Freedom Film Tour Kicks Off!

The PCL Foundation is a proud member of EarthShare California. EarthShare California coordinates workplace giving for over 80 carefully selected environmental...

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New Redistricting Lines: Will Lawmakers Find Themselves Breaking Party Lines During Budget Negotiations?

The Citizens Redistricting Commission has released their first draft maps of redrawn Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization districts. Created by...

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The Changing Faces of PCL

After nearly four years at the Planning and Conservation League, Traci Sheehan Van Thull leaves PCL to spend more time with family in the near-term and...

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Huge Victories for the Environment as the Legislative Year Hits the Midway Mark

Today marks the legislative deadline for all bills introduced this year to move out of their first house. That means all bills introduced in the Assembly had...

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May Revise: Some Suffer from Deep Cuts, Others Minor Scrapes

Last week, Governor Brown released his revised budget, revealing an unanticipated $6.6 billion increase in tax revenues that may soften the blow to some...

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California Announces the Closure of 70 State Parks

Today California State Parks System announced the closure of 70 state parks as the result of state budget cuts. The closures are necessary to resolve an $11...

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State Parks Advocacy Day: They Came, They Cried, They Passed

On Tuesday, over 150 state park advocates gathered at the Capitol to show their support for state parks. California’s state parks system has faced...

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