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Hill said there was an argument to be made for existing owners of electric vehicles paying the $100 fee and he was willing to do so, but the exemption was kept in the bill at the insistence of then-Gov. Brown. In a 2017 public hearing with Brown, Hill acknowledged that he had an electric car, and he questioned not immediately charging the $100 fee. … [Read more...] about Owners of electric cars get a break on the gas tax. It’s costing California $32 million

The weather system comes on the heels of what has been a dry January after the state saw significant rain in late November and December. Those early winter storms were enough to keep the majority of California out of drought conditions, according to a map released Thursday by the National Drought Mitigation Center. … [Read more...] about Chilly rainstorm dampens Southern California overnight. Clear skies on the horizon

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked it off by advocating free tuition for every public university student when he ran for president in 2016. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren agrees, saying she’d pay for it by imposing a “wealth tax” on people worth more than $50 million. … [Read more...] about Column: Free tuition at California public colleges helped the state prosper. There’s no reason it can’t again

The Oregon starters shot 73% with Sabally finishing 10-for-13 from the field. Boley made six of eight 3-pointers for 22 points while Ruthy Hebard added 16 points on 8-for-10 shooting, Sabrina Ionescu had 14 points to go with 10 assists and Minyon Moore chipped 11 points and six assists. … [Read more...] about Hot-shooting Ducks roll to 105-55 rout of California

One of the cougars is bigger than the others, so scientists speculate it’s the mother lion. The others are likely her cubs, but Tira does not believe all of them are from the same litter. … [Read more...] about Rare video shows 5 mountain lions together in California