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Berenice Solis volunteers as a tax preparer to help low wage earners in Kern County claim tax credits. Photo by Susana Espinoza, via Berenice Solis.

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Newsom’s learning curve, breaks for low-wage workers, and another city’s homeless spike

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Expanding the ‘sanctuary’ state, while a city seeks a different type of sanctuary

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Expanding the ‘sanctuary’ state, while a city seeks a different type of sanctuary

Hedge funds fight for control of PG&E, as Newsom selects new electricity regulator

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Hedge funds fight for control of PG&E, as Newsom selects new electricity regulator

Fire, water, Ricardo Lara’s money, poking Trump, and Tom Steyer’s platform

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Fire, water, Ricardo Lara’s money, poking Trump, and Tom Steyer’s platform

Gig bill, African-American maternal health, and big money

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Gig bill, African-American maternal health, and big money

Health care threats+DMV fees+Old politics and #MeToo+flying fur

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Health care threats+DMV fees+Old politics and #MeToo+flying fur

Newsom’s learning curve, breaks for low-wage workers, and another city’s homeless spike

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Newsom’s learning curve, breaks for low-wage workers, and another city’s homeless spike

Ammunition control, common interests, and an effort to ease the price of being poor

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Ammunition control, common interests, and an effort to ease the price of being poor

Cannabis banking, horse racing deaths, college sports, and cigarette butts

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Cannabis banking, horse racing deaths, college sports, and cigarette butts

Newsom’s fire plan, lack of mental health leadership, a transgender barrier to fall

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Newsom’s fire plan, lack of mental health leadership, a transgender barrier to fall

A vaccine showdown, a tax bill, wildfire costs and poverty

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A vaccine showdown, a tax bill, wildfire costs and poverty

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