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Top Stories

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised business as usual, but there could be exceptions to everyday life returning to normal. Here are questions and answers to clear up confusion.

The date of California’s recall election still is not set, but voters may decide the governor’s fate closer to Labor Day than November.

While four mostly Latino counties lack any Latino Superior Court judges, another 13 counties have a more than 30 point gap between the percentage of Latinos in the population and on the bench. Here’s what that means.

Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders finalize California’s new budget, advocates hope for expanded health care, food and financial aid to undocumented immigrants who are excluded from federal safety net programs.

As California’s reparations committee embarks on a two-year process to study the harms of slavery and systemic racism, task force members will confront how a single state, which never formally sanctioned slavery, can make amends.

As the governor and lawmakers wrangle over the budget, local public health departments are underfunded and overwhelmed. Outdated equipment and insufficient staff hamper handling of everything from asthma to syphilis.

College faculty for decades have been seeking more money to hire full-time instructors. But could that hurt colleges financially down the line if student enrollments continue to sag?

Stop AAPI Hate, a California-based coalition, has recorded nearly 7,000 hate incidents involving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders nationwide since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

The state Senate passed a bill to legalize hallucinogenic drugs for Californians 21 and older. Could psychedelics become the next cannabis?

Commentary

By Joy Sterling, member of the California Food and Agriculture Board

Lock in the details for a “middle mile” broadband infrastructure plan before June 15 to secure billions in federal funding.

By Cathy Senderling-McDonald, County Welfare Directors Association of California, and Jackie Rose, Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center

A permanent investment in supportive services could help keep children out of our foster care system.

By Allison Schallert, co-founder of Stories From the Frontline

Cities can vote on whether to implement changes in Senate bills 9 and 10.

By Dr. Tracy Delaney, Public Health Alliance of Southern California, and Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, president of the California Nurses Association

Keeping families housed should be a top priority as the state recovers from the pandemic.

By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center, and Rich Pauloo, co-founder of the Water Data Lab

Drought reporting systems can predict where wells will go dry and help communities prepare to take action before they run out of water.

Gov. Gavin Newsom owes an apology to those who have suffered distress from the state’s inabilty to process unemployment insurance claims.

By Assemblymember Robert Rivas and Andy Naja-Riese, CEO of the Agricultural Institute of Marin

State funds would allow California to support small farmers and ranchers who have been left out of publicly funded agriculture programs. This will help build resilience into our food system.

By Rick Harnish, executive director of High Speed Rail Alliance

Budget surplus puts California in a unique position to profit from federal transportation investment.

California’s highly restrictive gun laws may be headed for a Supreme Court showdown after a federal judge’s latest ruling against them.

By Rachel Norton, executive director of California State Parks Foundation

State’s budget includes innovative ideas for clearing obstacles to park access for disadvantaged communities.

By Bill Kramer and Anthony Wright

An Office of Health Care Affordability would end California’s whack-a-mole approach.

Capital punishment has been a much-debated issue in California for more than seven decades and it’s boiling over again.

The fate of Calbright, an online community college, will reveal whether California is willing to shut down failing programs and projects.







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