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A Plan To Change Your Utility Rates Is Dividing California Environmentalists
The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity.
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Why Tortillas Sold In California May Be Forced To Add A New Ingredient
Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread.
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How California Legislators Got More Than $1.4 Million In Travel And Gifts In 2023
Financial disclosures show that state lawmakers were showered with more than $330,000 in gifts, plus more than $1.1 million in travel.
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California’s Early-Career Doctors Joining Unions
In some California hospitals, early-career doctors make as little as $16 per hour working 80-hour weeks.
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These Californians Just Got Protection From Big Rent Hikes
Many landlords providing new low-income housing in California won’t be able to increase the rent on their tenants by more than 10% per year.
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Newsom, Legislature Get A $17 Billion Jump On California Budget Deficit
Votes are expected next week, ahead of action on the 2024-25 budget in May and June.
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Californians Pay High Gas Prices And High Gas Taxes Yet Still Drive On Bad Highways
California's gas prices are spiking again. Motorists are not getting much in return.
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California's Most Controversial Housing Law Could Get A Makeover
Some of California's top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy”
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California Community Colleges Are Losing Millions To Financial Aid Scammers
California's community colleges are seeing a rise in financial aid fraud. In January, suspected bots represented 1 in 4 college applicants.
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Ignore Calls From Your Boss? New Bill In The CA Legislature
Calls, texts, Slack messages — they never end. This bill says it's time to carve out some privacy for workers.
Sacramento|News|
California's Liberal Government Has A Long History Caving To Special Interests
California is a liberal state where politicians enact laws and regulations aimed at improving Californians' lives.
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California Is Clearing Criminal Records — Including Violent Crimes — To Offer Second Chances
California has one of the nation's broadest laws to clear criminal records, and it's about to expand even more.
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California Gives New Moms Extra Medi-Cal Benefits
40 years later after the start of the program, there is no accountability, according to the California State Auditor.
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Gavin Newsom Faces Another Recall Attempt. Will It Do Any Better Than 2021?
Conservative critics of California’s governor announce another attempt to recall him from office.
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California Lawmakers Face A Ballooning Budget Deficit
The Legislative Analyst's Office projects the 2024-25 shortfall at $73 billion, putting more pressure on legislators and the governor.
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Business, Labor Fight Over CA Law Few Know About
A measure on the November ballot would repeal the law, which allows employees to file class-action lawsuits over some labor law violations.
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Thousands Of Californians Got A Shot At Better Careers Through This Program. Is It Working?
The state has spent roughly $370 million on these workforce programs, but the results are mixed.
El Cerrito, CA|News|
Feds Leave California On The Hook For $300 Million In COVID Homeless Spending
When CA launched an effort to shelter the homeless in hotels during COVID, state and local government thought FEMA would foot the bill.
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Los Angeles' One Weird Trick To Build Affordable Housing At No Public Cost
The term “unsubsidized 100% affordable project” was once an oxymoron. Under Mayor Karen Bass, LA is now approving them by the hundreds
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What's Happened Since California Cut Home Solar Payments? Demand Has Plunged 80%
As rooftop solar projects have plummeted, about 17,000 workers could lose their jobs. Will this derail the state's clean energy goals?
