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Supreme Court could weaken environmental law used in California housing conflicts
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A recent Supreme Court ruling could curtail misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act by those who oppose development.California
Commentary | California’s budget deficit revives state’s everlasting battle over school funding
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Public school funding is the largest chunk of California's state budget, and for the past half-century it has been its most contentious element.commentary
New battlegrounds emerge in California’s endless housing conflict
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Insights into why a wealthy South Bay community had its housing element decertified, after it had been approved only months before.commentary
Commentary | Divisive Oakland freeway may be demolished
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A decades-long debate over the fate of Oakland's Interstate 980 freeway may be nearing an end as political figures call for its demolition.commentary
Commentary | California’s immense pension dilemma
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California's public pension system faces a huge unfunded debt but dealing with it involves increasing risk.California
Commentary | Tax vote issue gets cloudier
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Conflicting Superior Court decisions have created uncertainty over the 2/3 vote requirement for some local tax increases.California
Commentary | Property tax measure altered
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Sponsors of a 2020 ballot measure to increase property taxes on commercial real estate withdrew it this week and launched a revised version.California
Commentary | Los Angeles school tax flunks out
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LA thought local voters would approve a hefty tax increase for the schools, since the burden would fall largely on large property owners. Oops.California
