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Tag: ben allen

The new thing for California politicians? Sweet charity

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall February 18, 2020September 17, 2020

Steak dinners with lobbyists, overseas trips, favors for spouses — nonprofits set up by California legislators and their staffers are testing campaign finance laws even as they underwrite good works by elected officials. Here as elsewhere, they’re on the rise.

Red pushpin showing the location of a destination point on a map. California: Legislators are considering two bills that would place new districting rules on local governments.

State may push cities and counties to draw “fairer” districts

Avatar by Ben Christopher July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
Teachers unions and charter school advocates are battling for the future of California's classrooms.

Charter schools, for-profit schools, paying for schools—and the future of work

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 27, 2019
Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom hopes to expand early childhood education, the better to prepare kindergartners like this class in Fremont for school. Photo by Gary Reyes, Bay Area News Group

Can California afford Gavin Newsom’s vision for school kids? Here’s your K-12 primer for 2019

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano December 16, 2018June 23, 2020
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