Flora shares insights on the policy battle behind the state’s ag equipment upgrade program and the threat the gig economy bill poses.

Almond shipments hit record * Ag regions see high job growth * Mountain lions as endangered species * Produce growers adapt to online * “Trump insurance” bill still undecided on water

Siding with environmental groups, Attorney General Xavier Becerra is pushing back on an effort to raise the dam to add storage.

A bill proposing a streamlined approval process for housing revives decades-old debates.