Latest line: A good week for NIMBYs, a bad week for San Jose solar giant
NIMBYs
The not-in-my-backyard crowd gets a win as an LA court weakens a state law that had abolished single-family zoning by allowing homeowners to split their lots and construct up to four dwellings.
SunPower
San Jose solar power firm lays off 1,000 employees — 26% of its workforce — amid high interest rates and a PUC decision to cut payments to homes that sell excess solar electricity back to the grid.
Xavier Becerra
U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and former state attorney general eyes a run for governor in 2026. But his name recognition isn’t high, and he likely would face a tough contest from now-AG Rob Bonta.