Costly electric vehicles that meet state mandates impractical for lower income residents

Programs that could help lower-income Californians buy electric vehicles that meet state emission mandates are running out of money. And that's just one of many obstacles facing the state-mandated effort to convert to an electric vehicle future.

Efforts to streamline subsidies

Low-income Californians must wait more than two months to be notified if they’re selected or rejected, official says. Some programs shut down due to depleted funds. More funding from a $10 billion zero-emission vehicle investment in the state budget is on the way.

Second California case of monkeypox announced

California health authorities announced Friday that a second individual has caught monkeypox as a result of close contact with the state's first case, according to a report by CalMatters.org.

In Sacramento County, California, the first case of monkeypox was recorded on Tuesday.

The first person recently returned from a vacation to Europe, where there have been recent reports of clusters of infections. Officials did not provide the date the person returned from their vacation, nor did they provide any demographic information. Contact tracing was used to identify the second person.

Both persons are isolated in their houses, according to Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye.

"The general population is not at risk," Kasirye told CalMatters.org.