For high-cost cities that don’t build much housing (as in lots of urban California), the federal bill includes a novel carrot and stick.
The legislation will also create a new disaster rebuilding fund to facilitate rebuilding homes that may have been destroyed in a disaster.
The current pension fund value represents a milestone in CalPERS’ recovery from its losses during the Great Recession.
L.A. Unified and other school districts are suing companies like Meta, Google and TikTok for platforms they say are ‘addictive’ for children.
The funding contributes to an ongoing lighting retrofit project.
Since Gavin Newsom became governor, state support for California’s public universities has grown by 50%.
Dozens of charter schools face renewal under the long-delayed implementation of the 2019 charter reform law.
According to state law, campus police can own military weapons to uphold safety as long as they report it to the public.
Proponents say the state exams could be a useful tool because they are designed to measure college readiness.
If approved by voters, the tax is predicted to generate increased revenue by an additional $4 million to $13 million.
Hilton faces long odds in the November general election against Democratic former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Crime reductions coincided with a rise in arrests; in the Bay Area, Alameda County alone saw a 43% drop in homicides.
The rise in autistic college students comes from earlier diagnoses and improved interventions — along with increased awareness and reduced stigma.