California
Bay Area
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.COVID-19
California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracy
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A disparate coalition of advocates is challenging efforts to continue carve-outs from open meetings law.California
California’s high court upholds voting rights law
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Santa Monica's at-large voting system was found to dilute the representation of certain minorities.Elections
Why a Colorado ambulance company wants to limit California taxes
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American Medical Response has poured more than $3 million into a November 2024 initiative to raise requirements for levying taxes and fees.Bay Area
Affordable housing for teachers breaks ground in Palo Alto
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Teachers and school employees from districts in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties will be eligible to rent units in the new complex.California
After farmworker’s death in Fresno-area heat, UFW and Sen. Padilla say it’s time for stronger protections at work
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U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up.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?Housing
California parental rights battle gets louder
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Parental oversight, book bans, disrupting school board meetings, and other "culture wars" topics collide.climate change
