Laurel Goddard

California’s Smog Check Program is an important part of the state’s efforts to improve the air we breathe. Smog Checks are designed to identify vehicles with excess emissions so they can be properly repaired or retired. For eligible consumers whose vehicles fail Smog Check, there’s help. The Consumer Assistance Program…

Program assists consumers with special emission situations The Smog Check Program is a critical part of the state’s strategy to improve the air quality in California. Addressing any issues identified during your vehicle’s Smog Check is an important contribution you can make toward this effort and ensures we all breathe…

State and consumer efforts have cut black carbon by 90% Californians have made significant progress in reducing our exposure to harmful air pollutants over the past few decades with the help of regulations and programs based on sound science. In fact, according to the California Air Resources Board, black carbon…

It should come as no surprise that the bottom of our shoes have a hodgepodge of germs attached. Several studies have come out over the years that not only confirm that, but may make you want to think twice about how you handle your shoes and whether you want to…

Get ready for DCA’s 6th annual Earth, Safety, and Wellness Day, which will be held on Wednesday, May 22, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., at DCA headquarters at 1625 North Market Blvd. in Sacramento’s Natomas area. This year’s event will feature ideas and solutions on how to protect and…

Governor Gavin Newsom Declares May 5-11 ‘Wildfire Preparedness Week’ Thousands of wildfires strike California every year, many outside of what was traditionally considered “fire season.” Years of drought have resulted in tinder-dry landscapes and 18 million dead trees across the state, which prompted California Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a…

Do you love a good challenge? Get ready to challenge yourself, your family, your friends, and your co-workers for May is Bike Month (#MayIsBikeMonth19, #MIBM). Coordinated by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and the region’s transportation management organizations, May is Bike Month encourages the region’s residents to take advantage…

More than three-fourths of nail salon employees are low-wage workers, according to a new UCLA report that is the first to examine the multibillion-dollar nail salon industry nationally with a focus on labor conditions. The report, “Nail Files: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Industry in the United States,”…

The Office of Administrative Law has approved state regulations for cannabis businesses across the supply chain from cultivation to retail, superseding emergency regulations that were put in place as the legal sale and production of nonmedical cannabis began a year ago. The new regulations are now in effect. The previous…