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California’s freeways are fueling its housing crisis
Caltrans construction forces families from homes and neighborhoods, though its efforts to widen freeways don’t seem to reduce traffic jams.
Spencer Pratt wants to be LA’s next mayor. His tell-all book won’t help him
In his memoir, Pratt describes himself as selfish, undisciplined and unprincipled. He deflects blame, squanders fortunes and complains a lot.
How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling could affect California’s gerrymandered districts
The High Court's decision guts the Voting Rights Act’s impetus to draw districts so non-white ethnic groups get congressional representation.
We can’t ‘restore’ American history by flagging Native American books
Pres. Donald Trump is pressuring Redwood National and State Parks to tag tribally-centered books and material critical of American history.
Billionaires aren’t going to flee California. Others will without a budget fix
The idea that billionaires will flee California over a proposed wealth tax is bunk. Still, the ballot initiative is only a Band-Aid, and impedes a more serious conversation about the state's deeper fiscal problems.
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Pedro Rios
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University of California’s $28 million system for pension payouts produced chaos and complaints
Like other California state officials, UC's managers failed to adopt its new information tech program, resulting in a lawsuit against the vendors.
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New federal law harms families who rely on CalFresh to put food on the table
Guest Commentary written by Hannah Mudgett Hannah Mudgett is a student at University of California, Berkeley, pursuing a master’s in public health Every day more than 5 million Californians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known here as CalFresh, to keep food on the table. It is our state’s largest anti-hunger program. Yet […]
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How an accessory dwelling could turn into a 20-story tower in Berkeley
Berkeley’s experience shows change is possible when local and state reforms align, and when communities let go of their fears about growth.
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Some Newsom detractors make up stuff, though there’s fodder for legitimate criticism
As California's governor prepares for an expected run for the presidency, a chorus of right-wing criticism is growing. Some of it isn't true.
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Crime is down and kids are back, but drugs still plague Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park
After a year of effort — and despite ICE’s military theatrics — L.A.’s iconic MacArthur Park is just beginning to regain some of its mojo. It still struggles with drugs and homelessness, though.
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When deportation was called repatriation: The US once expelled 1.8 million people to Mexico
Like today, Americans in the 1930s were reeling from economic hard times. Leaders made Latinos scapegoats and deported immigrants and some US citizens.
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Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s neverending water wars
Trump pushed changes at the Central Valley Project — a set of reservoirs and canals supplying water to Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — pleasing farm groups.
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Cap and trade gets a new name and a new mission beyond cutting carbon pollution
Revenues from the state's carbon emissions auction will be used for high speed rail, wildfire suppression and legislators' discretionary spending.
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California’s schools can’t afford to cut counselors. They keep kids alive in dangerous times
With suicide and violence stalking students, counselors are often the first to notice kids in trouble. They're also among the first to lose their jobs to budget cuts.