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Veronica Vieyra, San Jose State University Class of 2021 graduate poses for a photograph on campus in San Jose on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Vieyra is one of 72 foster youth to receive payments of $1,000 a month in Santa Clara county’s first guaranteed basic income pilot program. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group

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Universal basic income? California moves to be first state to fund pilot efforts

by Jesse Bedayn July 16, 2021July 21, 2021

California lawmakers OK funding programs to guarantee some people — especially foster youth and pregnant women — an income floor.

People walk near boat docks as they sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom on May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most of the state. Photo by Josh Edelson, AP Photo

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Newsom insta a todos los californianos a reducir el uso de agua en un 15%

by Rachel Becker July 13, 2021July 22, 2021

People walk near boat docks as they sit on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, currently at 37% of its normal capacity, in Folsom on May 22, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency for most of the state. Photo by Josh Edelson, AP Photo

Newsom urges all Californians to cut water use by 15%

by Rachel Becker July 8, 2021July 14, 2021

Where are tenants falling through the cracks of California eviction ban?

by Manuela Tobias, Nigel Duara and John Osborn D'Agostino July 1, 2021July 9, 2021

The southern section of Stevens Creek Reservoir at Stevens Creek County Park in Cupertino on June 7, 2021. Photo by Nhat V. Meyer, Bay Area News Group

Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t

by Rachel Becker June 23, 2021July 27, 2021

Russell Jeung, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, near the office of Chinese for Affirmative Action in San Francisco Chinatown on May 7, 2021. Jeung is an Asian American Studies professor at San Francisco State University. Photo by Harika Maddala

Inside the California organization tracking anti-Asian hate incidents

by Mallika Seshadri June 7, 2021June 8, 2021

It’s time to play Newsom lingo bingo

by Ben Christopher and John Osborn D'Agostino May 19, 2021May 18, 2021

People with and without masks walk along Santa Monica Pier on May 13, 2021. In Los Angeles County, about 45% of the eligible population — or a little over a third of the entire county population — was fully vaccinated as of last week. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Herd immunity? Only two counties are even close

by Ana B. Ibarra May 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Lake Mendocino, a reservoir serving the region, is largely dried up due to drought conditions. Photo by Bobby Cochran Photography courtesy of Russian River Flood Control, & Water Conservation Improvement District

Drought emergency inflames political tensions

by Emily Hoeven April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

Brandy Brager, a small business owner in San Jose, poses for a portrait with her children at their home on April 1, 2021. Her children went back to school last week, but she’s working spread out hours, often into the night. “The way I think about my career changed. I had to cut my salary. My business had to take a bit of the back seat.” Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

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For moms, back to school is not back to normal

by Laurence Du Sault April 12, 2021April 20, 2021