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A group of five people, dressed in professional attire, sit on chairs on a stage in front of a crowd, with a banner behind them reading “Governor Candidate Forum.” Four of the five people sitting on stage have their hands up to answer the question while a crowd of people watches in the dark.

No clear frontrunner for governor, but new poll names five with the best shot

A poll shows three Democrats and two Republicans have voter support percentages in the teens. The top two vote-getters in June will face off in November.

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A person in medical protective clothing, wearing a face mask and a hair net, pushes a hospital gurney through a hallway inside a hospital, viewed from an open door.

She spent six of her last years in arbitration with her HMO. Her husband’s still fighting the system

Arbitrators in medical disputes are supposed to be unbiased, but this couple suspected there is an incentive to favor HMO’s in arbitration.

By Stephen Martinez

Two people face each other as they speak: the person on the left has a happy expression and her arm to her chest, while the person on the right wears a grey suit jacket and glasses. Both people are standing in a park area on a sunny day. In the background is a fence to a baseball field.

A former political ally tests LA liberals’ allegiance to Mayor Karen Bass

Mayor Karen Bass isn't vulnerable on her right, but she may be on her left, as City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist and ex-supporter, runs against her.

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Jim Newton

A close-up view of a person's hand holding a sign that reads "We wants answers! No more deaths!" and they stand at the front steps of a building surrounded by other people holding signs.

California promised accountability for inmate deaths in jails. A year later, no results.

Lawmakers passed a law creating a state department to review inmate deaths, but it hasn’t completed a single death review in its first year.

By David Myers

The California State Capitol on December 3, 2018 in Sacramento, California.

UC imposes political litmus test

The University of California implicitly denies jobs or promotions to those who don't enthusiastically endorse "diversity," however that's defined.

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• 7 月 28, 2019

Newsom now owns DMV’s woes

Having declared that he'll fix California's Department of Motor Vehicles, Gov. Gavin Newsom now owns it and will pay the penalty for failure.

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• 7 月 25, 2019

Reader Reactions

The meaning of ‘open’ primary

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• 7 月 24, 2019

California’s small business owners cannot afford health care. Here are ways to help

Mark Herbert, Small Business Majority: As beneficial as the Affordable Care Act has been to California’s small firms and solo entrepreneurs, we cannot ignore the millions of Californians still do not have insurance. To ensure small business owners, their employees and the self-employed have affordable coverage, California must help make quality healthcare available to everyone.

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• 7 月 24, 2019

California tax revenue is soaring

State and local tax revenue is up sharply—at odds with the propaganda from those who want to tax more.

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• 7 月 24, 2019

In the Dynamex fight, California lawmakers can be pro-worker and pro-innovation

Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council: Legislators must consider the serious implications of Dynamex—an overly restrictive ruling that threatens our innovation economy. California should lead to make independent work a viable and beneficial option for those who choose it.

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• 7 月 22, 2019

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Trump and California at it again

A bill requiring presidential candidates to reveal their tax returns is the latest conflict between Donald Trump and California Democrats.

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• 7 月 22, 2019

A modest proposal to deregulate NCAA sports

William L. Rukeyser, former reporter and communications specialist: College football and basketball players are hard workers and deserve to the paid that way. Unfortunately for the vast majority of them, the teams they currently work for are as close to the majors as they'll ever get and the system is intent on denying them the pay day they deserve. Many will leave the halls of academe without a degree and without a future. They deserve better.

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• 7 月 21, 2019

The day Jerry Brown stood me up and Ross Perot came to the rescue

Gregory Favre, CalMatters board member: Agree or disagree with his politics, H. Ross Perot collected the most votes ever (nearly 20%) for an independent candidate who ran on his own.

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• 7 月 20, 2019

California’s new Public Utilities Commission president must lead us to a gas-free future

Gladys Limón and V. John White, California Environmental Justice Alliance: Under Marybel Batjer’s leadership, the California Public Utilities Commission must prepare California to move beyond gas. Creating an equitable, safe and secure phase-out of gas in coming decades will be no small feat. But Batjer has demonstrated she is not afraid of taking courageous action and shaking things up.

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• 7 月 18, 2019

加州之声

Viewpoints from across California