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Elon Musk plays with fire

California Assembly seeks to limit University of California from giving workers 401(k)-style retirement plans.

By Dan Morain • May 31, 2018

Newsletters

What’s next for aid-in-dying law?

By Dan Morain • May 16, 2018

Education

Crowded, crumbling classrooms—will one-time cash infusion be enough to fix the University of California?

As state funding has decreased and enrollment has soared, University of California campuses are struggling to deal with many instances of overcrowded lectures, deteriorating buildings and delayed construction. Now the governor's offering $100 million for upgrades. UC says it's not nearly enough.

By Felicia Mello • May 15, 2018

Newsletters

Brown’s lament as he honors fallen officers

Good morning, California. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Arizona and San Diego Monday announced a new border enforcement policy in which parents who cross illegally could be separated from their kids: “If you don’t like that, then don’t smuggle children over our border.” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra: “As a father, the last thing […]

By Dan Morain • May 8, 2018

Education

A push for mental health care at colleges: Depression and anxiety ‘really eat up our kids’

As the stigma of mental health care fades, California students want more campus services to help them cope with college life.

By Felicia Mello • April 25, 2018

Economy

Your pension questions answered

We answer your pension questions about California legislators, University of California retirees, and more.

By Judy Lin • March 22, 2018

Education

At California’s top public universities, why a dearth of Latino professors matters

At most University of California campuses, Latinos comprise less than 10 percent of faculty—in a state where Latinos make up nearly a quarter of UC undergrads and more than half of graduates from public high schools.

By Felicia Mello • March 14, 2018

Housing

Your frequently asked California housing crisis questions—answered

A few months back, we created an explainer to answer two questions: How bad is California's housing crisis, and how did it get so bad? We tried to cover as much ground as possible—from affordable housing funding to Proposition 13 to why no one else in your apartment building cleans out the lint filter after using the communal dryer. But we knew we couldn’t get to everything. So we asked readers “What did we miss? What questions do you still have about California’s certifiably insane housing market that we didn’t answer?”

By Matt Levin • November 16, 2017

Politics

University of California sues Trump over DACA repeal

As DACA faces a threat of extinction and its participants scramble to determine what to do if those protections disappear, Janet Napolitano and UC are suing the Trump administration to try to save it.

By Jessica Calefati • September 8, 2017

Education

California lawmakers chip away at state’s college affordability crisis

Update:  Assembly Bill 19 was signed into law in 2017, paving the way to free community college for full-time, first-year students.  California’s economy is one of the world’s largest, and according to a new report, the state needs 1 million more workers with bachelor’s degrees by 2030 to keep up with economic demand. The Public […]

By Jessica Calefati • July 6, 2017