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Gavin Newsom quickly intervened on banned textbooks. Why not school closures?

Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly acted when the Temecula school board barred textbooks referencing Harvey Milk. But when California's schools remained shuttered longer than other states during the pandemic, Newsom refused to buck teacher unions.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 8월 6, 2023

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California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs

Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.

에 의해 크리스틴 황 • 7월 31, 2023

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California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces

The iconic California burger joint known for its crossed palm trees and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work.

에 의해 아나 B. 이바라 • 7월 27, 2023

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Fight reignites against Big Oil’s neighborhood drilling

Recent California elections have imparted a valuable lesson to industries unable get their way with the Legislature: Stop a new law from taking effect by forcing it onto the ballot, and then convincing voters to reject it. Defenders of those laws have learned a lesson, too: The best defense is a good offense. So public […]

에 의해 린 라 • 7월 27, 2023

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Covered California announces biggest increase in premiums since 2018. Here’s how much

California still offers generous subsidies, but the rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.

에 의해 크리스틴 황 • 7월 26, 2023

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How Toni Atkins made California history

From CalMatters politics reporter Alexei Koseff: It wasn’t Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins’ first turn standing in for the governor of California while he was out of the state. (That came in 2014, when she was Assembly speaker and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel tried to get her to invade Oregon during her 10 hours […]

에 의해 린 라 • 7월 7, 2023

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Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules

A Bay Area woman sued her husband's employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers' comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.

에 의해 나이젤 두아라 • 7월 6, 2023

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Lengthy pandemic closures weakened already low-achieving California schools

California's school children were weak in educational attainment before COVID-19 struck and fell even further behind during the pandemic.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 7월 5, 2023

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California rent relief is still available for thousands of tenants who were denied COVID assistance

Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.

에 의해 벤 크리스토퍼 • 6월 6, 2023

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The many ways the Legislature wants to change California’s constitution

When a bill dies in the Legislature, a hail Mary move is to try to get lawmakers to put it before voters and enshrine it in the state constitution. It’s a tall order that requires a two-thirds vote in both houses — but it’s not impossible. It’s the route Assembly Republicans will take when they […]

에 의해 린 라 • 6월 6, 2023