California
California
Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
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Only once in the last 20 years — the heat wave of 2006 — has the death rate been higher than it was in 2022.Education
As culture wars escalate, California officials push back on school board policies
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State officials are fighting recent board decisions that restrict LGBTQ student protections.California
Californians headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bans
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Many historically Black colleges are in states where abortion is banned. Recent high school graduates are preparing to safeguard their reproductive health during college.Arts & Entertainment
The power of arts education: A conversation with Letty Kraus
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The director of a major statewide arts initiative talks about potential impacts and likely challenges in implementing Prop 28.homelessness
Families have high hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers want to lower expectations
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The big new experiment to push people with mental illness off the streets and into treatment starts this fall.guns
‘All we want is revenge’: How social media fuels gun violence among teens
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When posts that call out rivals go viral, fueled by “likes” and comments, the danger is hard to contain.California
Toxic trash: California’s aging hazardous waste sites have troubling safety records
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Can California afford to lose one of the few facilities that still takes toxic waste?COVID-19
Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
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A new poll from KFF shows many Americans aren’t willing to embrace misinformation — but aren’t willing to reject it either. And they don’t know whom to trust.Education
