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Nathan Brooks

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Nathan Brooks covers Local News, Community and Rockland News.

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California Weather Patterns Explained for Newcomers

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California Weather Patterns Explained for Newcomers

Nathan Brooks

Why Political Language Uses 'Meaning' as a Weapon

Why Political Language Uses 'Meaning' as a Weapon

Nathan Brooks

Local News Legends: The Anchors Communities Grew Up With

Local News Legends: The Anchors Communities Grew Up With

Nathan Brooks

How Local Newspapers Keep Small Towns Connected

How Local Newspapers Keep Small Towns Connected

Nathan Brooks

Why Local News Coverage Decides Whether City Hall Answers to You

Why Local News Coverage Decides Whether City Hall Answers to You

Nathan Brooks

A Second Look at WCTV's Sept. 19 Politics Roundup: What It Says, and What It Doesn't

California News

A Second Look at WCTV's Sept. 19 Politics Roundup: What It Says, and What It Doesn't

Nathan Brooks

CEQA, Explained: The Law That Shapes Almost Every California Building Project

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CEQA, Explained: The Law That Shapes Almost Every California Building Project

Nathan Brooks

How to Track California Governor Vetoes and Override Attempts

How to Track California Governor Vetoes and Override Attempts

Nathan Brooks

Sacramento's Council Voted to Keep Its Sanctuary Status

Sacramento's Council Voted to Keep Its Sanctuary Status

Nathan Brooks

Mid-July Signings Put the Climate Bond Into Motion

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Mid-July Signings Put the Climate Bond Into Motion

Nathan Brooks

How California Recalls a Governor: The Rules Behind the State's Rareest Election

How California Recalls a Governor: The Rules Behind the State's Rareest Election

Nathan Brooks

BART's FY27 Budget Avoids Service Cuts by Borrowing $88.5 Million

BART's FY27 Budget Avoids Service Cuts by Borrowing $88.5 Million

Nathan Brooks

Cap-and-Invest Overhaul Reaches Its Final Regulatory Step

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Cap-and-Invest Overhaul Reaches Its Final Regulatory Step

Nathan Brooks

California's Minimum Wage Rose to $16.90 in January. Here Is How the Rules Work

California's Minimum Wage Rose to $16.90 in January. Here Is How the Rules Work

Nathan Brooks

Fresno Made It Easier to Build Affordable Housing

Fresno Made It Easier to Build Affordable Housing

Nathan Brooks

Becerra and Hilton Advance to California's Governor Race

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Becerra and Hilton Advance to California's Governor Race

Nathan Brooks

Twelve Years and Out: How Term Limits Remade the California Legislature

Twelve Years and Out: How Term Limits Remade the California Legislature

Nathan Brooks

Bass Signed the Budget. Now the Real Work Starts

Bass Signed the Budget. Now the Real Work Starts

Nathan Brooks

Newsom's AI Executive Order Prepares Workers for Disruption

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Newsom's AI Executive Order Prepares Workers for Disruption

Nathan Brooks

The June 15 Budget Deadline: How California Passes a $300 Billion Budget

The June 15 Budget Deadline: How California Passes a $300 Billion Budget

Nathan Brooks

Inside Bass's $14.8 Billion Proposal for Los Angeles

Inside Bass's $14.8 Billion Proposal for Los Angeles

Nathan Brooks

$70 Million Opens Up for Wildfire Prevention Projects

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$70 Million Opens Up for Wildfire Prevention Projects

Nathan Brooks

Proposition 4: What California's $10 Billion Climate Bond Pays For

Proposition 4: What California's $10 Billion Climate Bond Pays For

Nathan Brooks

LA28's Updated Games Plan Cleared a Key Council Committee

LA28's Updated Games Plan Cleared a Key Council Committee

Nathan Brooks

California's April Snow Survey Found Almost No Snow

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California's April Snow Survey Found Almost No Snow

Nathan Brooks

California's Top-Two Primary, Explained Before the June Vote

California's Top-Two Primary, Explained Before the June Vote

Nathan Brooks

San Jose's Budget Season Opens With a $35.6 Million Hole

San Jose's Budget Season Opens With a $35.6 Million Hole

Nathan Brooks

State Sends $44 Million to California Tribal Communities

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State Sends $44 Million to California Tribal Communities

Nathan Brooks

Why California's Capital Is Sacramento, and Why the Capitol Looks Like That

Why California's Capital Is Sacramento, and Why the Capitol Looks Like That

Nathan Brooks

San Diego's $119 Million Plan for Measure C Money Takes Shape

San Diego's $119 Million Plan for Measure C Money Takes Shape

Nathan Brooks

CARB Advances Climate Disclosure Rule for Large Companies

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CARB Advances Climate Disclosure Rule for Large Companies

Nathan Brooks

Proposition 36 Took Effect in December 2024. Here Is What It Changed

Proposition 36 Took Effect in December 2024. Here Is What It Changed

Nathan Brooks

Bass Chose the Coliseum to Make Her Case for a Second Term

Bass Chose the Coliseum to Make Her Case for a Second Term

Nathan Brooks

Hundreds of New California Laws Took Effect January 1

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Hundreds of New California Laws Took Effect January 1

Nathan Brooks

How California Puts a Law on the Ballot Without the Legislature

How California Puts a Law on the Ballot Without the Legislature

Nathan Brooks

BART Riders Are Paying 6.2 Percent More This January

BART Riders Are Paying 6.2 Percent More This January

Nathan Brooks

Newsom's Budget Plan Banks on a Refilled Rainy Day Fund

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Newsom's Budget Plan Banks on a Refilled Rainy Day Fund

Nathan Brooks

How a Bill Becomes a Law in Sacramento, From Idea to Signature

How a Bill Becomes a Law in Sacramento, From Idea to Signature

Nathan Brooks