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California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system
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The state’s environmental tool skews which communities are designated as disadvantaged, researchers say.Housing
Promises for a new city in Solano County, from roads to water, are worth hundreds of millions — if they’re binding
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Legal experts and elected officials are skeptical of California Forever's guarantees.Bay Area
Antisemitic public commenter threatens Walnut Creek city council
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Walnut Creek was the first of many Bay Area cities last year to stop using phone-in and Zoom public comments because of a spate of antisemitic callers.Elections
California voters will decide on Newsom’s mental health overhaul. How did we get here?
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Proposition 1, the latest milestone in California’s long struggle to address mental illness, would allocate new funding for housing and treatment facilities.budget
California lawmakers face a ballooning budget deficit
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A $73 billion in 2024-25 shortfall puts more pressure on legislators and the governor to find savings.California
How many bills in the 2024 California Legislature?
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AI, daylight savings, reparations, and environmental laws are among the issues legislators want to bring to the floor.Bay Area
How state lawmakers want to target retail theft
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Measure comes in response to a 29% jump in 2022 in shoplifting.business
Business, labor fight over California law few know about
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A measure on the November ballot would repeal the law, which allows employees to file class-action lawsuits over some labor law violations.Elections
