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California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?
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In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.Housing
BART station parking lot to return to Berkeley’s historic Black neighborhood
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Plans would transform the area to a mixed-use space with five buildings that would include more than 600 apartments.California
Judge demands immigrants at Adelanto ICE center get clean water and medical care
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The ruling comes as scrutiny over the conditions inside immigrant detention centers in the Trump administration continues to mount.Bay Area
BART records highest ridership month since pandemic-induced low
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Even with the positive trend, the transit agency will continue to face a budget deficit unless new sources of revenue are found.climate change
California restricts utility shutoffs as dangerous heat ripples across state
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In a 4-0 vote, the CPUC lowered the temperature at which utilities must stop shutting off power to delinquent customers, from 100 to 90 degrees.Bay Area
Drive to double Berkeley ‘soda tax’ to 2 cents heads to November ballot
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A projected $2.2 million brought in by the higher tax would go toward public education programs and grants in Berkeley.Education
A new law holds colleges accountable if their grads don’t earn more than $36,000 a year
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About 300 California programs may fail the test, including many cosmetology and some arts programs.California
Californians may get a new way to sue big companies. Some Democrats are nervous
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A contentious bill is pitting labor unions and trial lawyers against the lobbying might of California’s business and tech industries.Education
