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Latino GDP skyrocketed, boosting California’s economy to 4th largest in the world
Latinos’ share of California’s economic productivity grew twice as fast — and the workforce grew 15 times faster — than non-Latinos’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Cracks between Newsom and frustrated lawmakers show in first budget hearings
Newsom has steadily opposed major tax increases, but an ongoing, multiyear deficit and growing frustration among legislators has created a gulf between the governor and his allies on how to fix the problem.
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Huge trucks would decimate California’s roads and bridges, endanger drivers
Congress is considering bills allowing trucks to exceed 80,000 pounds. That would further damage California’s aging bridges and congested roads.
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It ‘took a village’ to heal her trauma and homelessness. Will California keep funding this help?
California’s Prop 36 has put at risk the funding stream for the state’s 24 Trauma Recovery Centers, which provide a variety of services to crime victims.
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Newsom wants to overhaul state oversight of California schools. Will students benefit?
Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a brief and vaguely worded section into his State of the State address earlier this month, suggesting an overhaul of how California’s vast public education system is managed. “It’s long overdue that we modernize the management of our educational system,” Newsom said, “and so in the budget I’ll be submitting tomorrow, […]
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Did California’s existential issues scare off potential candidates for governor?
Californians may never know for sure, but the half-dozen existential issues imperiling the state, from high living costs to water supply, may have scared off some candidates for governor.
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A California national monument may lose protected status, risking plant and animal life — and water
Volcanic rock at the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument filters rain and snowmelt into an underground aquifer network that holds as much as 200 of California's biggest reservoirs.
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ICE ignores hard lessons LAPD learned after Rodney King beating
Federal immigration agents are forgoing the basics that LA police espouse after their years of ignominy: de-escalation, accountability and protecting and serving.
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Would California voters actually support a wealth tax on billionaires?
Should taxing real estate be supplemented by tapping other assets of the state’s billionaires? California voters may decide this year if a wealth tax initiative qualifies for the ballot.
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A California diversion program saved her from prison and dying young
A criminal justice reform advocate who thrived after completing a diversion program says lawmakers should back a bill that would give more offenders a shot to better themselves.