A Ravenswood Middle School six grader studies in his class in East Palo Alto, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

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Homeless counts questioned, UC takes a stand on access to scholarly research, birth complications spike for new moms

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Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.