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Other states are showing California how to protect its budget without cutting needed services

California leaders can boost revenue streams and make the tax system fairer to safeguard against federal cuts, as other states have, and ensure California families have their needs met.

By Chris Hoene • 5월 9, 2025

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Having the fourth-largest economy doesn’t matter if Californians can’t afford essentials

Californians face high housing, health care and food costs. The trophy their leaders hoisting — surpassing Japan in gross domestic product — doesn't mean much to them.

By Aref Aziz • 5월 8, 2025

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If social media can flip fitness tips into an eating disorder, California law needs to intervene

A San Jose parent shares how her daughter's use of social media uncovering fitness tips led to an eating disorder. It's the sort of tragically common story that she argues makes a proposed social media liability bill worth passing.

By Neveen Radwan • 5월 7, 2025

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No one should have to leave California for a career in the entertainment industry

Other cities and countries in North America have lured away thousands of film and television production jobs over the years, but California can take steps to preserve the industry.

By Ed Lammi • 5월 5, 2025

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How we discuss and enforce immigration laws has lasting impacts on California families

Growing up with the constant fear of a parent's deportation was a heavy burden, says the daughter of an undocumented father. How California communities discuss and pursue immigration enforcement has a profound impact on vulnerable children.

By Carielle Escalante • 4월 30, 2025

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California’s battle over data privacy and algorithm protections reaches a crossroads

After California lawmakers and voters enacted landmark data privacy laws, a key state agency and several politicians are folding under pressure from powerful business interests and pushing to weaken protections.

By Justin Kloczko • 4월 29, 2025

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Keeping California’s lights on will require a major electricity market, partnerships across the West

Senate Bill 540 will help California reach its challenging but achievable goals of clean, reliable and affordable electricity by moving toward an expanded energy market across the West.

By Michael Wara • 4월 22, 2025

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Salmon fishing shutdown marks a grim milestone. Why California shouldn’t give up hope

The cancelation of the commercial salmon fishing season for the third consecutive year in California is a grim milestone, but there are glimmers of hope, a top wildlife official argues.

By Charlton H. Bonham • 4월 18, 2025

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Why is it so expensive to build affordable homes in California? It takes too long

One reason for the seemingly endless upward trajectory of rents is how expensive it is to build affordable apartments in California. A researcher explains how California differs from states like Texas and Colorado.

By Jason Ward • 4월 15, 2025

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California’s lithium future must include better recognition of overlooked Salton Sea communities

An effort to formally recognize the Salton Sea as an economic region was vetoed last year, but that has not stopped underinvested and underrepresented communities there from fighting for key infrastructure as lithium mining expands.

By Silvia Paz • 4월 14, 2025