With Eric Swalwell now out of the California Governor's race, candidate Tom Steyer has risen to the top in the latest polling. Tom Steyer, the billionaire climate crusader, is still pitching himself as California’s affordability savior in the 2026 gubernatorial race. He vows to slash electricity bills by 25% through competition against utility monopolies and an aggressive push for renewables.

A cement plant just north of Redding (CalPortland Redding Cement Plant in the Mountain Gate area) suddenly laid off 53 employees this morning (April 10). Many of those affected were longtime members of the local United Steelworkers union.