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Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, July 8. Drake to helm system at pivotal moment Michael V. Drake was named president of the University of California on Tuesday, becoming the first Black person to lead the system in its 152-year history. Drake, who turns 70 on Thursday, will be responsible for steering the system through massive […]

For local governments still sporting the budgetary scars of the last “once in a generation” recession, this downturn is at once familiar — forcing elected leaders to cut, furlough and delay — and entirely new. Never before in state history has so much economic activity ground to a halt so quickly.

Community college foundations are giving extra aid now to undocumented and low-income students, whose needs are unmet by federal pandemic relief programs.