Alastair Bland

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Weakling or bully? The battle over CEQA, the state’s iconic environmental law

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Meet the newest recruits in California’s war on climate change: carbon farmers

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Meet the newest recruits in California’s war on climate change: carbon farmers

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Farmworkers and families wait in line at a monthly clandestine food distribution in Santa Cruz County.

In Santa Cruz, a clandestine food bank draws hundreds of farmworkers

California Sen. Kamala Harris was among the 11 presidential hopefuls who addressed a San Francisco meeting of the Democratic National Committee — where talk of California issues was virtually absent. Photo by Ben Christopher for CalMatters

California’s political equivalent to Iowa’s corn ethanol? Democratic presidential wannabes haven’t found it yet

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Senator slams Facebook, ethnic studies stalls, what’s in store for PG&E customers, and spreading California-style democracy

How much could PG&E’s rates rise? What you need to know

Gov. Newsom on new police deadly force law: How I’ll know it’s working

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