In a major victory in the battle against homelessness in California, voters pushed Prop 1 over the finish line and unlocked a new era of housing security, affordability and opportunity in the state. After attending the victory press conference led by Governor Newsom, the New California Coalition — a statewide organization comprising the state’s most important business and civic groups and a growing grassroots army of common sense voters — hailed this hard-earned win.

Tracy Hernandez, NCC’s CEO was at the victory event with Gov. Newsom earlier today. Take a look at the picture below.

Tracy said: “It’s clear that Californians are tired of demagoguery and are looking for practical solutions. This victory shows that voters are in line with the NCC’s mission. Today Gov. Newsom spoke about how we will see a once in a lifetime change in how we tackle homelessness and mental health treatment in California and I was proud to stand with him alongside other leaders at the victory remarks in Los Angeles. In our campaign to support Prop 1, the NCC engaged its supporters to share supporting messages, leveraged relationships with leaders and stakeholders across the state, and we connected with 97,000 common sense voters in support of this crucial initiative and help deliver a win for all of us.”

Aside from the Prop 1 victory there are some big news in California this week:

• More Californians are struggling with home insurance
• California is making huge changes to the water rights system
• Wildfires are changing the Mojave Desert

🤫 Everything you should know

- A series of news, especially the troubling news that State Farm plans to not renew roughly 72,000 property and commercial apartment policies in California starting this summer, the company announced Wednesday. ABC7’s Eyewitness News also did a large story about how homeowners across the state have been struggling. Record-breaking wildfire seasons in 2017 and 2018 started a spiral of higher premiums and cancellations that have led to huge losses for the insurance industry, and an unaffordable marketplace for homeowners in California. Sacramento Bee

- The California State Water Board started its effort to digitize its water rights records. There are as many as 4 million pieces of paper in the records room that will need to be digitized. Right now, it’s practically impossible to know who has the right to use water, how much they’re taking and from what river or stream at any given time in the state. The digitalization of the records is expected to make rights more clear and will help regulators make high-stakes decisions on who to cut off when the next drought hits. The digitization of older pieces of paper is also important since oldest rights holders have seniority, and when the state restricts water use during drought, they should be the last to be curtailed. Sacramento Bee

- Wildfires have become increasingly common in the Mojave desert as climate change brings hotter, drier conditions and more extreme swings in precipitation. Now forecasters fear the next fire seasons could be even worse. Since 2005, more than 200,000 acres have burned in and around the Mojave National Preserve; fires have destroyed lush pinyon pine and juniper woodlands, desert tortoise habitat and ancient petroglyphs. The article features the story of a house that stood for over 100 years but was destroyed by the last fire season. LA Times

Shake it Off

How much energy can 70,000 Swifties generate? A study of Taylor Swift’s LA concert at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles says a lot. By calculating the energy radiated during each song at the Los Angeles concert, Caltech researchers found that the Taylor Swift concert led to seismic energy of a 0.851 magnitude earthquake. Appropriately, the song that led to the highest vibration was Shake it Off.

Are More Millionaires a Good Thing for California?

There’s a lot of speculation about why people leave California: Taxes, challenges to starting or running a business, housing… Well, those barriers didn’t stop more millionaires from moving to the state. It’s harder for middle and lower-income families to get by but the state looks attractive for those earning 7-figures.

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