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Migrants form a line to enter the U.S. and seek asylum through El Chaparral port of entry in San Diego at the Mexico border on Dec. 22, 2022. Photo by Carlos A. Moreno for CalMatters

加州分水岭

What Biden’s border order means for California

President Biden’s executive action could allow border agents to immediately return migrants to Mexico without considering their asylum claims. While the White House says the new measures will bring order, advocates for migrants say it could cause more chaos and danger.

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温迪·弗莱

• 6 月 4, 2024

A poster with information for students on using ChatGPT, an AI platform, in English teacher Jen Roberts' class at Point Loma High School in San Diego on May 3, 2024. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

技术

California teachers are using AI to grade papers. Who’s grading the AI?

California schools are using more chatbots, and teachers are using them to grade papers and give students feedback.

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卡里·约翰逊

• 6 月 3, 2024

经济

California Senate preserves big corporate tax breaks that benefit some cities

California cities funnel $1 billion in online sales taxes back to wealthy corporations, but the state Senate killed a bill that would change the rules for those arrangements. The vote came down to whether senators represent a city with a major retailer in a tax-sharing agreement in their districts.

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瑞安·萨巴洛

• 6 月 3, 2024

国会大厦

Why a Bay Area transit rescue plan is on hold

A Bay Area transit funding bill is delayed so supporters can seek consensus on how the money will be raised and distributed. Many California transit agencies are trying to avoid financial disaster and increase accountability.

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萨米娅·卡马尔

• 6 月 1, 2024

Luis Quinonez surveys the damage to his property in the aftermath of the Highland Fire in Aguanga on Oct. 31, 2023. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

经济

Newsom unveils plan that would hasten insurance-rate reviews — and increases

A proposal to fix California’s insurance crisis would require the insurance department to process requests from insurers more quickly. But that could end with a lot of rate increases for consumers.

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利维·苏玛盖赛

• 5 月 30, 2024

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, D-Camarillo, second from left, talks with other Assembly members before the start of the Assembly session in Sacramento, in 2014. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

技术

The Legislature’s top expert on tech is taking on the industry

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin may be the Legislature’s top tech industry expert and its occasional champion. Now, she’s taking on tech over artificial intelligence.

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瑞安·萨巴洛

• 5 月 28, 2024

Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

经济

Your guide to California’s increasing minimum wage: Getting by in an expensive state

California's minimum wage is among the highest in the nation but the state's high cost-of-living strains even full-time workers.

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余丽卡

• 5 月 28, 2024

技术

How California and the EU work together to regulate artificial intelligence

California policies could have a huge effect on AI going forward. The EU wants to advise and coordinate.

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卡里·约翰逊

• 5 月 24, 2024

政治

California could require age verification to visit porn sites

The Democrat-controlled Assembly has passed a bill, similar to laws enacted in conservative states, that would require porn sites to verify visitors are adults.

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瑞安·萨巴洛

• 5 月 22, 2024

Ride-share driver and SEIU Gig Workers Union member John Mejia, center, speaks during a press conference outside of the Supreme Court of California in San Francisco on May 21, 2024. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Prop. 22, a ballot initiative that allows ride-share companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to classify drivers as independent contractors. Photo by Juliana Yamada for CalMatters

经济

California Supreme Court appears hesitant to overrule voters on gig worker law

California Supreme Court justices appear poised to uphold Prop. 22, a voter-backed initiative passed in 2020.

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利维·苏玛盖赛

• 5 月 21, 2024