Today’s CalMatters newsletter by Lynn La — Alejandra Reyes-Velarde + arfa momin on extreme heat — Ben Christopher on Gavin Newsom Rob Bonta City of Elk Grove housing — Jeanne Kuang on labor bills — Carolyn Jones on Center on Reinventing Public Education study — California Budget & Policy Center on women calmatters.org/newsletter/ext…

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Many California cities with the biggest recent population booms are the same places that will experience the most high heat days in coming years — a potentially deadly confluence, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde reports calmatters.org/environment/cl…

Reply to this post with your city, and we'll respond with the projected number of high heat days your city will experience by 2050. And read Alejandra Reyes-Velarde & arfa momin's story on intensifying heat waves in California's inland cities: cal.news/4dHS0xj 2/2

The physical dangers associated with extreme heat underscore the critical need for cooling centers, notes Tomás Aragón, ASTHO member and director of California Department of Public Health. More from Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and @arfamominof The Associated Press: apnews.com/us-news/califo…. #ClimateChange #HealthEquity

Important story from Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters on who bears the brunt of heatwaves in CA. Inland communities with big population booms will experience the most extreme heat days under climate change projections. calmatters.org/environment/cl…

Heat waves really do make the air extra gross to breathe 😤 That’s because high heat helps accelerate a molecular reaction in the air, resulting in the production of one of the main ingredients in smog: ozone. My latest on the health effects: laist.com/news/health/la…

‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach calmatters.org/environment/wa…

A new opportunity to lead as part of an exciting local news initiative launching in L.A. Be part of expanding independent, community-centered journalism in the second largest city in America. An innovative executive editor role. localnewsforla.org/jobs/executive…

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Some positive news for local reporting in LA: Philanthropists pump money into LA local news, using Boyle Heights Beat as a model for other communities. American Journalism Project Boyle Heights Beat latimes.com/california/sto…

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every journalist made the same joke at the same time

Good day to buy a print copy of the Los Angeles Times IMO. We’ve got a special section about the climate crisis, full of hopeful stories by our dozen-person environment desk. You can also buy a digital subscription and read the stories here: latimes.com/environment/st…

For a CalMatters story, I'm looking to talk to parents and teachers about their experiences with hot classrooms, classrooms without AC or with poorly functioning AC systems. If you're willing to share, DM me or email: [email protected]