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With voting rights under attack, racial gerrymandering reappears

The U.S. Supreme Court decided it will address whether a key section of the Voting Rights Act is discriminatory and therefore illegal.

By Bernadette Reyes and Sonni Waknin • 11월 4, 2025

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California families should feel safer thanks to law confronting antisemitism in schools

AB 715 creates the nation’s first statewide antisemitism prevention coordinator, a position dedicated to helping schools respond to incidents, train educators, track data and recommend future reforms. It also requires swift responses when bias occurs and promotes inclusive learning environments so that all students can learn without fear. 

By David Bocarsly and Miller Saltzman • 10월 31, 2025

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California missed a chance to make people of Indian descent safer from foreign aggressors

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would've trained police to respond to transnational oppression, such as when foreign governments like India oppress expats living in California.

By Mohammed Jawad • 10월 27, 2025

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Kern County oil drilling law reveals who and what California lawmakers will sacrifice

A hurried law this year that expands oil drilling demonstrated how industry dollars and misleading information can convince California lawmakers to reverse climate progress.

By Sofia Carrasco • 10월 23, 2025

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When ICE comes to a California hospital, nurses and doctors must protect their patients

Federal and state laws impose duties on California's health professionals to protect and advocate for patients regardless of immigration status.

By Kimberly Galindo • 10월 21, 2025

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Stockton is redefining its identity through the evolution of its hip-hop scene

Stockton struggles with an identity crisis, born out of geography and a distance that impedes everything: access to industry, audiences and opportunities.

By Tama Brisbane • 10월 20, 2025

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Immigrant resistance movement forged in California prisons persists decades later

A protest by a Salvadoran immigrant incarcerated in California's Imperial Valley in the 1980s resonates decades later as detained migrants again participate in hunger strikes to bring awareness to the inhumane conditions they face.

By Jessica Ordaz • 10월 16, 2025

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Yosemite National Park needs protection from man-made threats 135 years later

President Trump has urged the National Parks Service to delete inconvenient truths and has laid off 1,000 workers, endangering wildlife and Yosemite's history.

By Pedro Hernández • 10월 14, 2025

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California expungement law offers a fresh start to rehabilitated people held back by a conviction

An estimated 1 in 5 Californians live with a conviction on their record. A 2022 law gives many of them a chance to expunge their record and make greater contributions to their communities.

By Joanna Hernandez • 10월 10, 2025

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Californians should ignore the federal government’s false claims about our elections

Californians can count on their elections. That hasn't changed. What has changed is the volume of false claims from the federal government.

By Gowri Ramachandran • 10월 8, 2025