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Hospitals want to be free to raise prices. California is right to limit them

A hospital group's lawsuit challenges the state's caps on price increases, as state leaders also try to help consumers cope with federal health care cuts.

By Amanda McAllister-Wallner and Kiran Savage-Sangwan • 11 月 10, 2025

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Pollution-plagued port communities near LA and Long Beach say regulator excludes them

Communities near the ports say regulators didn't consider their input when weighing a cooperative agreement about pollution from the ports.

By Theral Golden and Paola Vargas • 11 月 7, 2025

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They took her passport and treated her ‘like property.’ Will a new California law help workers like her? 

California's newly signed law regulates recruiters of foreign workers to cut down on human trafficking, a form of modern slavery.

By Kanti Salgadu • 11 月 5, 2025

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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 • 11 月 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 • 10 月 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 • 10 月 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 • 10 月 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 • 10 月 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 • 10 月 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 • 10 月 16, 2025