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Starting Monday, fast-food workers in California at chains with more than 60 national locations earn $20 an hour, higher than the state's broader minimum wage of $16 per hour. California pay is already highwatch nowWhile the new fast-food minimum wage is among the highest in the U.S., California employers are used to paying more for their labor. Even when it is not mandated, restaurants usually find themselves paying more than the minimum wage to attract hourly workers. As a full-service restaurant chain, the company won't be obligated to pay its California workers $20 an hour. Advocates prepare to go biggerFrom start to finish, the California law, which was backed by the Service Employees International Union, has been controversial.
Persons: David Paul Morris, Gavin Newsom, Matthew Haller, Daniel Zhao, Zhao, Lauren Crabbe, she's, Crabbe, Matthew Clark, Jennifer B, Perez, I'm, it's, Newsom, Greg Flynn, Flynn Organizations: McDonald's Corp, Bloomberg, Getty, International Franchise Association, CNBC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Service Employees International Union, Gov, SEIU Locations: Oakland , California, U.S, California, , California, Fresno, San Francisco, Long Beach
Gavin Newsom said he's raising pay at his Panera Bread locations after it was widely reported that they'd be exempt from a new state law boosting the minimum wage. Greg Flynn, the franchise owner of 24 Panera Breads in the state, announced on Tuesday that he would raise the minimum wage at his locations from $16 to $20. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Newsom and Flynn have known each other for years, and Flynn has been a longtime donor to Newsom's campaign, Business Insider previously reported. That connection brought Newsom under fire last week because the state's new law appeared to have a potential, specific exception for Panera Bread.
Persons: , Gavin Newsom, they'd, Greg Flynn, Newsom, Flynn Organizations: Service, California Gov, Business, Bloomberg, Flynn Locations: California, , California
Read previewCalifornia's minimum wage increase from $16 to $20 an hour for fast-food restaurant workers, set to go into effect in April, caused a stir among fast-food chains — but not Panera. He owns 12 Panera locations in California. When asked last year about the bread exemption that baffled many, Newsom said, "That's part of the sausage-making," declining to elaborate further. Flynn, in a conversation with Bloomberg, denied having a hand in the bread exemption. A few smaller brands appear to benefit from the carve-out, including Paris Baguette and Great Harvest Bread Co, Bloomberg reported.
Persons: , Gavin Newsom, Greg Flynn —, Flynn, Taco Bell, Flynn Group's, Newsom, Panera, Paris Baguette Organizations: Service, Flynn Group, Business, Bloomberg, San Francisco Chronicle, Flynn Properties Inc, US Food and Drug Administration, Co Locations: California, Paris
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The organizers of the group, Rescue California, will present the recall petition papers to Newsom's office on Monday, kicking off what will be a lengthy and likely grueling drive to qualify the recall for the ballot. "Gavin Newsom has abandoned the state to advance his presidential ambitions, leaving behind a $73 billion budget deficit and a public safety, immigration and education crisis," Rescue California campaign director Anne Dunsmore told Politico. Newsom because he is out there defending democracy and fighting for the reelection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris." Last week, the California Legislative Analyst's Office projected the state's budget shortfall for the 2024-2025 fiscal year at $73 billion.
Persons: , Gavin Newsom, Newsom, California's COVID, should've, Larry Elder, Joe Biden's, Anne Dunsmore, Nathan Click, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Democracy's, he's, Biden Organizations: Service, Democratic, Rescue, Business, Politico, White, Trump Republicans, California Legislative, Office Locations: California, Rescue California, Los Angeles, San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don't know how much they'll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom's pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reimbursement. Homeless advocates heralded it as a novel way to safeguard residents who could not stay at home to reduce virus transmission. FEMA agreed to pay 75% of the cost, later increasing that to full reimbursement. Robert J. Fenton, the regional administrator for California who wrote the October letter, told CalMatters, which was first to report on the discrepancy last week, that the policy was not new.
Persons: Newsom's, , Gavin Newsom, ” Newsom, Robert J, Fenton, CalMatters, , Brian Ferguson, Cal OES Organizations: FRANCISCO, , Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Emergency Services, Associated Press, Cal Locations: — California, California
Donald Trump slammed Gavin Newsom's stewardship of California during a recent Fox News interview. Trump argued that Newsom would be an "easy" opponent if President Biden somehow left the WH race. Biden easily won the South Carolina Democratic primary and has given no indications he'd reverse course on 2024. Gavin Newsom would be an "easy" presidential opponent after speculating that he might not face President Joe Biden in the November general election. Michelle Obama has previously panned the idea of running for president and Newsom last year said he was firmly behind Biden's candidacy.
Persons: Donald Trump, Gavin, Trump, Newsom, Biden, , Gavin Newsom, Joe Biden, Maria Bartiromo, he'd, Ron DeSantis, MSNBC's Alex Wagner, there's, Bartiromo, Michelle Obama, I've, Biden's Organizations: Fox, WH, South Carolina Democratic, Service, California Gov, Fox News, Democratic, Florida Gov, Trump, South, Republicans Locations: California, South Carolina
Gavin Newsom defended Taylor Swift after some Republicans made the 34-year-old singer their new political target. During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show," Newsom was asked about conspiracy theories aimed at the star by right-wing Donald Trump supporters. She wants more people to vote," Newsom said." To be clear, Swift has not endorsed Biden for the 2024 election, though she threw her support behind the president in 2020. However, these theories did not pan out after the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC championship in January.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Taylor Swift, Newsom, Donald Trump, Travis Kelce, Vivek Ramaswamy, Joe Biden, Biden, Jonathan Capehart, Swift, , Kelce Organizations: Republicans, Kansas City Chiefs, GOP, NFL, Republican Party, San Francisco 49ers, Super, New York Times, Business, Sports, AFC Locations: California
Atmospheric rivers caused downpours in the Bay Area on Wednesday, bringing cable car services to a halt, before moving on to Los Angeles and San Diego by Thursday. Officials in Santa Barbara County raised evacuation advisories to orders on Saturday, calling on residents to be at a "very high state of readiness." Heavy rain and extreme weather caused roadway erosion at San Onofre's lower parking lot, with images on social media showing sections of the lot collapsing onto the beach below. A Sunday update from the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center predicted risks of rainfall exceeding flash flood guidance across swathes of the state with "high risk" — estimated at 70% probability — for San Diego and Orange Counties. The storm comes as the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office announced it was investigating three deaths in late January as related to California's last encounter with heavy storms.
Persons: Santa Barbara County, Gloria Sandoval, Flood, Gavin Newsom's Organizations: National Weather Service, Bay Area, California State Parks, NBC, Prediction, Orange Counties, San Diego, Examiner's Locations: California, Encinitas , California, U.S, Monterey County, Jose, Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, San Jose, downpours, Bay, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Central Coast, Angeles County, Sonoma , Marin, San Francisco, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Southern California's, Orange, San Diego County
Gavin Newsom said he will not sign a proposed ban on tackle football for children under 12, ending advocates' short-lived hopes of having the bill become law this year. “I will not sign legislation that bans youth tackle football,” Newsom said in a statement late Tuesday. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe proposal to ban youth tackle football gained momentum this year amid increasing concern about concussions along with the rise in popularity of flag football. The goal was to have kids play flag football until age 12, which would give athletes about three years of playing tackle football before entering high school. “We collectively look forward to working with you and the California legislative body to drive the California Youth Football Act as the most comprehensive youth tackle football safety measure in the country,” White said.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, , ” Newsom, Kevin McCarty, Newsom's, Politico —, Newsom, , ” Ron White, ” White Organizations: , Democratic, Politico, California Capitol, California Youth Football Alliance, California Youth Football Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, California
"I'm here to tell the truth about the Biden-Harris record," Newsom said in the early minutes of the debate. "It was more of a spectacle than a debate," Akhavan said. DeSantis has also taunted Newsom to "throw his hat in the ring" and run for president in 2024 against President Joe Biden. According to a FiveThirtyEight average of national Republican presidential polls, Trump leads 60% while DeSantis sits at 12.6%. In April, a group of wealthy GOP donors appeared to sour on their support for DeSantis, questioning his presidential prospects.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ron DeSantis, They're, Sean Hannity, , Gavin Newsom sparred, aren't, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Newsom isn't, Newsom, Kambiz Akhavan, Akhavan, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Biden, Hannity, It's, Thomas Peterffy Organizations: Florida Gov, TV, Service, California Gov, Fox, USC Center, Biden, Trump, Republican, GOP Locations: California, Florida, America
Despite weak poll numbers and questions, including from some Democrats, about his age, Biden has stuck to his plan to seek a second term after clearing the field of serious Democratic primary challengers when he announced in April that he was running again. Biden loyalists, citing his record in office, argue that the party does not need a backup plan to defeat probable Republican nominee Donald Trump, who Biden beat in the 2020 election. To the chagrin of the White House, Biden's age has become a defining part of the 2024 campaign. "If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party. In 1972, then Senator George Eagleton withdrew as Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern's vice presidential running mate after revelations of his treatment for depression forced him out of the race.
Persons: Joe Biden, Eisenhower, Evelyn Hockstein, Biden, Donald Trump, Biden's, Kamala Harris, ” Biden, Daniel Wessel, Trump's, Trump, David Axelrod, Barack Obama's, Axelrod, Marianne Williamson, Dean Phillips, Harris, Gavin Newsom, Elaine Kamarck, George Eagleton, George McGovern's, Sargent Shriver, McGovern, Newsom, Ron DeSantis, Jeff Mason, Heather Timmons, Alistair Bell Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Democratic Party, Democratic, Biden, Republican, Democrat, Reuters, MAGA, Republicans, Trump, White, Twitter, U.S, Brookings Institution, Democratic National Committee, DNC, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Nevada, South Carolina, Georgia, California , Illinois, Michigan, Chicago, California, Washington, Florida
It's a high-risk gambit for the Florida governor, Republican strategists said. They insist Newsom could be a presidential contender as early as next year, though the governor has pledged to stand behind Biden's bid. "Ron DeSantis looks forward to sharing the stark contrast between his vision to revive our nation and Newsom's blueprint for failure," DeSantis campaign manager James Uthmeier said in an email. Nathan Click, a Newsom adviser, said his team was "shocked" when DeSantis agreed to the California governor's proposal to debate. The Trump campaign did not comment on the debate.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, Gavin Newsom, Joe Biden, Newsom, Biden, DeSantis, Donald Trump, he's, Charlie Gerow, Sean Hannity, James Uthmeier, Nathan Click, Trump, Nikki Haley, John Feehery, Tim Reid, Alexandra Ulmer, Colleen Jenkins, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: California's Democratic, Republican, White, Florida, Fox News, Republicans, Trump, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Georgia, Alabama, California, New Hampshire
The San Diego Zoo sent its pandas home in 2019 and the last bear at the Memphis, Tennessee, zoo went home earlier this year. Whatever the reason, San Diego Zoo officials were hopeful. "It is a moment with some heartbreak in it,” National Zoo Director Brandie Smith said at the time. The San Diego Zoo has been panda-less for four years and may need to upgrade or refurbish its facilities. The National Zoo had announced plans to renovate its panda house and outdoor enclosure, but the timing on those plans is unclear.
Persons: , Xi Jinping, Xi, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, Xiao Qi Ji —, , Daniel Ashe, ” Dennis Wilder, ” Wilder, Wilder, Gavin Newsom's, Xi’s, Paul A, Baribault, Ling, Hsing, Brandie Smith, Le Le, Didi Tang, Amy Taxin Organizations: WASHINGTON, San Diego Zoo, National Zoo, Atlanta Zoo, Veteran, Economic Cooperation, Association of Zoos, Aquariums, Georgetown University’s Initiative, U.S, California Gov, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, , Zoo, Associated Press Locations: America, California, San Diego, U.S, Memphis , Tennessee, China, Veteran China, People's Republic, Asia, San Francisco, United States, Washington, Memphis, Santa Ana , California
Presently, this relationship faces more challenges than it has encountered in the past two decades. They must also rebuild the essential habits of cooperation to address the existential challenges that have arisen. However, this deep-rooted reliance underscores their vulnerability to disruptions and uncertainties in the ever-shifting landscape of U.S.-China relations. Such a shift toward stability isn't just beneficial for these corporations but stands to bolster the overall bilateral relationship between the two nations. The summit could be the final chance to stabilize the relationship, demonstrating to domestic audiences in both countries and global stakeholders that a workable, if not entirely ideal, management framework for China-U.S. relations is possible.
Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, John Kerry, Paul J, Richards, Xi, Biden, Antony Blinken's, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Chuck Schumer, Gavin Newsom's, Yellen, Dewardric McNeal Organizations: China, Department of State, AFP, Getty, Biden, Asia Pacific Economic Conference, U.S, APEC Summit, Apple, Nike, Caterpillar, Longview Global, CNBC Locations: Washington ,, United States, China, U.S, Taiwan, Bali ., California, Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, South China, San Francisco, China's, Francisco
Gavin Newsom doesn't want to admit that he's running for president. Fetterman talked about Newsom during an Iowa Democratic Party dinner on Saturday, per NBC News. Gavin Newsom of California doesn't have "the guts" to admit that he's running a shadow campaign for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. "There are two additional Democrats running for Pennsylvania, excuse me, running for president right now," Fetterman said at an Iowa Democratic Party dinner on Saturday, per NBC News. "You may be termed out here, but does cleaning up the streets of California factor into a potential presidential run?"
Persons: Sen, John Fetterman, Gavin Newsom doesn't, Fetterman, Newsom, , Gavin Newsom, Dean Phillips, Phillips, he'd, Biden, Xi Jinping, who's, Xi, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Sean Hannity, It's, Cecilia Vega, Vega Organizations: Iowa Democratic Party, NBC, Service, Democratic, Gov, South Carolina Democratic, Oval, Tribune, Politico, Florida Gov, Fox News Locations: California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Austin, China, Florida
Gavin Newsom plowed into a student while playing basketball in China. On Friday, Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, visited the Beijing Yuying School. As part of his official duties, he toured the school's farm-to-school and agricultural science programs, a representative for Newsom told Insider. California Governor Gavin Newsom accidentally topples little kid during pickup game of basketball in Beijing. We are interdependent," Newsom told Amanpour.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, , Gavin Newsom's, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Mike Sington, Xi Jinping, Xi, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Amanpour Organizations: Service, Beijing Yuying School, Economic Cooperation, Politico Locations: California, China, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Asia, San Francisco
Gavin Newsom said the US and China need to turn down the heat on bilateral tensions, per CNN. "Divorce is not an option," Newsom told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a Wednesday podcast. Newsom met Chinese leader Xi Jinping last Wednesday during a week-long trip to China. Gavin Newsom told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a Wednesday podcast. The California governor's meeting with Xi followed a meeting between Xi and a group of US senators in early October.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Xi Jinping, , We've, Xi, Gavin Newsom's Organizations: CNN, Service, San, APEC, Eurasia Group, Economic Cooperation Locations: California, China, San Francisco, Asia
Gavin Newsom sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday to discuss collaboration on addressing climate change amid fragile relations between the United States and China. Newsom is the first governor in four years to visit China and the first California governor to meet with Xi since 2017. The only way we can solve the climate crisis is to continue our long-standing cooperation with China," Newsom said in a statement. The United States as a whole has pledged to zero out its emissions by 2050. In July, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry visited China to revive climate collaboration between the two countries.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Xi Jinping, Newsom, Republican congressmembers, Kevin McCarthy, Xi, Wang Yi, Yi, Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi Organizations: of, Xi, Republican, Foreign, U.S, United, Kerry Locations: California, United States, China, of California, People's Republic of China, Newsom's, U.S, Taiwan, United Nations, Dubai
With Sen. Laphonza Butler not running for a full term, the California race remains wide open. Former MLB All-Star Steve Garvey, a Republican, jumped into the Senate race earlier this month. Sen. Laphonza Butler, center, will not run for a full Senate term in 2024. There will be two Senate races on the November 2024 ballot: a special election to fill the Senate term through January 2025 and a general election for the full Senate term ending in January 2031. Given the Democratic lean of the state, there's a strong chance of a Senate race between two Democrats.
Persons: Sen, Laphonza Butler, Adam Schiff, Burbank, Steve Garvey, , Gavin Newsom, Butler, Newsom, Dianne Feinstein —, Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, Lee, Porter, Schiff, Alex Padilla, California's, Chip Somodevilla, Garvey, James P, Bradley, Eric Early, Ronald Martinez, Donald Trump — Organizations: MLB, Republican, Service, Democratic Gov, University of California, Democratic Reps, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Democratic, Sen, , Institute of California, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Burbank, California Senate Locations: California, California's, Southern California, San Francisco Bay, Irvine, Oakland
Governors of California, which has an economy larger than most countries, have a long history of climate collaboration with China. “It’s going to be very difficult to tackle the climate crisis just here in California,” Sanchez said. California Republicans said Newsom shouldn’t be visiting China at a time of tensions over international conflicts and the suppression of free speech. But climate experts said California has a significant role to play in advancing global climate policy. “There’s a natural role for California and the California governor.”___Megerian reported from Washington.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brown, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua, Xie, David Victor, ” Victor, , Newsom, Kerry, Lauren Sanchez, ” Brown, Sanchez, “ It’s, ” Sanchez, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Newsom shouldn’t, James Gallagher, “ Newsom shouldn’t, It’s, Nathaniel Keohane, ” ___ Megerian, Ken Moritsugu Organizations: , Governors, China Climate Institute, University of California, U.S, ., U.S ., White, Democrats, Republican, Florida Gov, California Republicans, Center, Climate, Energy Solutions, Associated Press Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu, He'll, Israel, California, Berkeley, United States, Taiwan, Dubai, Indonesia, U.S, San Diego, ” California, U.S . West Coast, Washington
[1/2] California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at an event for the second year of the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 13, 2023. "As two of the world’s largest economies, our partnership is essential to delivering climate action for our communities and beyond," Newsom said in a statement on Wednesday. Newsom has been building up a national profile as a voice for stringent climate action, most recently gaining applause at the United Nation's Climate Ambition Summit last month for a speech railing against oil companies' climate policy obstruction. China, the world's largest methane emitter, has yet to release details of its planned methane reduction strategy despite encouragement from Kerry's team to do so. The governor also plans to tour Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory, which produces the largest number of electric vehicles in the world.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Edward R, Mario Anzuoni, Gavin Newsom's, Janet Yellen, Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Gina Raimondo, Newsom, Kerry, Valerie Volcovici, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: California, Roybal, of Film, Learning, REUTERS, Rights, United, Ambition, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, California, China, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jiangsu
Some observers say his moves are largely consistent with both the views of California voters and the political tone that Newsom struck in his first term. While Newsom delighted labor advocates with many of his signatures, he also angered them with some vetoes. “It’s because that’s what Californians want their governor to be.”Newsom's actions reflect that he is “a consistently left-of-center Democratic governor,” said Wesley Hussey, a political science professor at California State University, Sacramento. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, who heads the California Labor Federation, said “it's almost cruel” that workers who go on strike aren't guaranteed insurance benefits. Newsom signed legislation to make sure LGBTQ+ foster youth are placed with families able to support their well-being, train school staff to better support LGBTQ+ students and seal legal gender-change petition documents for minors.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Elizabeth Ashford, Robert Rivas, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's, , ” Ashford, , Wesley Hussey, Mark Baldassare, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, ” Newsom, Baldassare, Melissa Romero, Assemblymember Chris Ward, ” Ward, Sen, Shannon Grove, Grove, , ” ___ Sophie Austin, @sophieadanna Organizations: , Democratic, California State University ,, Public, Institute of California, Hollywood, California Labor Federation, Republicans, California Environmental Voters, Homelessness, California Legislative, Caucus, Republican, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, California, California State University , Sacramento,
Gavin Newsom signed two major pieces of legislation Thursday to transform the state's mental health system and address the state's worsening homelessness crisis, putting them both before voters in 2024. The Democratic governor needs voters' approval because he wants to borrow billions of dollars through a bond to pay for the proposals. It would mark the first major update to the state's mental health system in 20 years. “The days of looking away are gone.”Voters in 2004 approved a special tax on millionaires that has been used to fund mental health programs. It's one of several efforts by Newsom to reform California's mental health system.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom, ” Newsom, , Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, we're, , Democratic Sen, Susan Eggman, ” Dr, Mark Ghaly, We'll, Newsom's Organizations: , Democratic, General, , Los Angeles Mayor, ” Voters, California, Human Services Agency Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, — California, Los Angeles, California, L.A
In March, the Democratic governor announced a plan to gift several California cities hundreds of tiny homes by the fall to create space to help clear homeless encampments that have sprung up across the state’s major cities. More than 171,000 homeless people live in California, making up about 30% of the nation’s homeless population. The state has spent roughly $30 billion in the last few years to help them, with mixed results. Officials also pointed to a new law signed by Newsom in July to streamline construction of tiny homes. “It’s going to help thousands of people who are going to benefit because of the comprehensive nature of the approach here.”Sacramento and the state have also agreed to place the other 175 tiny homes at the California state fairgrounds.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom's, Newsom, it’s, ” Hafsa Kaka, , We’ve, Darrell Steinberg, “ It’s Organizations: Gov, Democratic, Sacramento Bee, WellSpace Health, Sacramento, Transportation Authority Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, Sacramento, California, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Diego, ” Sacramento, Santa Clara
Gavin Newsom on Saturday gave the greenlight for the state's transportation and energy officials to figure out how to install solar panels, battery storage and other renewable energy sites along highways. According to the state's Department of Transportation, California has 250 state highways containing more than 15,000 miles of road. The empty land alongside those roads could be used to generate one gigawatt of potential solar energy, which could power over 270,000 California homes, according to a joint report from Environment California, a nonprofit backer of SB 49, and highway solar advocate The Ray. In 2008, Oregon became the first state to develop a solar highway project, which now has nearly 600 solar panels. Using empty space along highways to install clean energy sites would help alleviate pressure on the state's deserts where many solar panels are currently housed.
Persons: Gavin Newsom, Ray, Sen, Josh Becker Organizations: Port, Los Angeles , California ., Los Angeles , California . California Gov, Saturday, Department of Transportation, state's Department of Transportation Locations: Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, Los Angeles , California, Los Angeles , California . California, state's Department of Transportation , California, California, Environment California, Oregon
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