SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings, Caltrans and more than 35 volunteers joined forces in a waterfront litter cleanup today at Robert T. Matsui Park along the Sacramento River. The cleanup event highlighted how trash and debris pollute Sacramento waterways, including through stormwater flows, and encouraged community members to join the Clean California campaign to keep lakes, rivers and streams clean. …

State Climate Credit, Near-Normal Natural Gas Market Prices, and Lower Customer Usage toBring Customer Bill Relief Oakland, Calif. — After three months of higher-than-normal natural gas market prices driving up energy bills, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers can expect, on average, a 75% decline in their March natural gas bills. The decrease is due in part to PG&E distributing …

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) emergency allotments that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 officially end today, Mar. 1, 2023.  The emergency allotment was a temporary increase in benefits intended to address food insecurity brought on by COVID-19. The allotment already ended in 16 states and will end in Washington and the 34 other remaining states today. …