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California’s $20 fast food wage yields higher prices, fewer jobs, more automation

UC - Santa Cruz found fewer jobs and worker hours, but more order kiosks, mobile apps and AI drive-through ordering systems at CA eateries.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 19, 2026

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Labor unions’ influence in LA mayor’s race is harder to predict this year

As Mayor Karen Bass vies to keep her seat, she has a liberal opponent and a more complicated relationship with some labor leaders.

经过 Jim Newton • 3 月 19, 2026

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To many people, César Chávez had become ‘too big to fail’

Many of the women who had dedicated themselves to the farmworker movement were overlooked or driven out by César Chávez's corrosive behavior.

By Matt Garcia • 3 月 19, 2026

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Small California communities deserve protection from big polluting manufacturers 

Lawmakers passed exemptions for advanced manufacturing in CEQA, the state’s main environmental law. Now they should plug some of those holes.

By Beverly Whitfield and Christina Velazquez • 3 月 18, 2026

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California lawmakers weigh statewide plan to be accountable for closing student achievement gaps

The four-bill plan calls for a "comprehensive statewide strategy with clear goals, measurable benchmarks and annual performance targets."

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 18, 2026

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The $500 Million Lesson: California needs a new plan to protect Highway 1

Mudslides closed California's iconic coastal route in recent years, costing hundreds of millions of dollars in lost business, tourism and taxes.

By Stafford Nichols • 3 月 18, 2026

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When home insurance fails, California’s families and communities feel the fallout 

Homes that lose coverage can become un-mortgageable. Property values decline. Communities that stood for decades begin to be hollowed out.

By Marcella Cranford • 3 月 17, 2026

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Billionaires bolt from blue states amid tax fears, mirroring rebellion in ‘Atlas Shrugged’ novel

In Ayn Rand's novel, society suffered after business leaders and other achievers left. Will that really occur if a tax chases away the rich?

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 17, 2026

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Real journalism tells real stories, not YouTube fables to solicit money

Real journalism is distinct from social news tricks for clicks. Journalists hold the powerful accountable, and most won't ask you for money.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 3 月 13, 2026

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Don’t demonize plastic food packaging. Recycled, it’s better for the environment than some alternatives

Plastics are the most sustainable option. Food suppliers are decades away from other material that performs as well at food safety and waste.

By Kevin Kelly • 3 月 13, 2026