The public has turned against data centers, prompting a flood of legislation in California. Business interests are trying to blunt the backlash.
Posted inPolitics
California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them
Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves following reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making moves to buy and use them.
Posted inPolitics
California lawmakers reject caps on abuse payouts, but deal could still give schools relief
Lawmakers spent two years negotiating a compromise that would protect sexual assault survivors’ path to justice without bankrupting cash-strapped school districts, cities and counties.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
Tomó una decisión fatal a los 22 años. Ahora está en prisión, intentando encontrarse a sí misma cada día
Grace Coleman despertó en un hospital y descubrió que había provocado un accidente mortal. Ahora, en una prisión de California, lucha por asumir la responsabilidad de sus actos.
Posted inHomelessness
Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says
When Californians voted to reduce drug penalties in 2014, it likely had the unintended consequence of also increasing homelessness in the state, according to a new report. The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California, set out to measure the long-term effects of Proposition 47 – a 2014 ballot measure that lowered […]
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She made a fatal choice at 22. Now she’s in prison, figuring herself out one day at a time
Grace Coleman woke up in a hospital and learned she caused a fatal crash. Now in a California prison, she’s striving to hold herself accountable.
Posted inCommentary
Increased spending on California public schools has not raised achievement. Here’s what’s next
The governor will appoint new state education leadership. But three bills to hold the state more accountable just died in the state senate.
Posted inHealth
Can California help lower the cost of GLP-1s? Here’s what lawmakers are proposing
An LA-area Democrat wants California to partner with drug manufacturers to make weight loss drugs cheaper — drawing on her own experience paying out of pocket.
Posted inHigher Education
Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities
UCLA’s new major fuses technological tools for statistical analysis, coding, 3D mapping and data visualization with traditional humanities in subjects like history, literature and global cultures.
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A broken promise could cost some California counties and cities millions of dollars
Years after California reduced vehicle license fees and promised to make cities and counties whole, a glitch in the payment system may cause San Mateo County to lose $220 million a year.