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In a year when the coronavirus pandemic upended every aspect of normal life, the impact in the California Capitol was also dramatic.
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The North Coast’s rainforests are hotter, drier and less foggy. That means more dangerous fires that can scar iconic redwoods.
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Humboldt County, tucked into the redwoods on the state’s far North Coast, also has a much higher suicide rate than most of California. The pandemic has fueled new concerns.
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From shattered career prospects to pay cuts and sudden shift work, the pandemic is forcing skilled labor and middle-class workers into lower wages and gig jobs.
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School nurses across California have tried to get the state to again hire a statewide nurse consultant, especially as they grapple with COVID-19.
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By Jacqueline Garcia
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When the COVID-19 pandemic began, California established Project Roomkey, an ambitious initiative to house homeless people in hotels and motels.
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By Jacqueline Garcia
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Socorro Diaz, who has worked cleaning houses for 17 years, was still trying to digest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto.
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By Kate Cimini
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California lawmakers are looking to protect one of the state’s most valuable workforces.
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Three ballot measures test whether California voters endorse criminal justice reforms or believe they’ve gone too far.
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California will need to more than double renewable energy capacity in the next 10 years, and state leaders have to plan for that expansion.
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Now is the worst possible time to raise taxes, but that hasn’t stopped lawmakers in Sacramento and local politicians from proposing 243 local tax increases.
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Poseidon Water Co. wants to build a desalination plant in Orange County and seeks a deal that would lock utility into buying their water for decades.
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The second draft of the Ethnic Studies curriculum only mentions Sikhs in the context of victimization following the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
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By championing real reform, Gov. Gavin Newsom has an opportunity to reform Medi-Cal’s managed health care system for children.
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Indoor pollution from gas furnaces, heaters, dryers and gas stoves can cause asthma in children – Californians should commit to healthier homes.
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As some museums begin to reopen, museums in 25 counties continue to be closed, revealing inconsistencies in California’s response to COVID-19.
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We know that enacting legislation to restore public trust in law enforcement is an achievable goal, but it requires listening and collaboration.
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As California battles a destructive wildfire season, the state’s Resource Conservation Districts can help communities protect themselves.
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AB 1950 would reduce probation to one year for a misdemeanor and two years for a felony, time period restrictions that research shows makes sense.
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If the L.A. County Board of Supervisors designates unaccompanied women as an official subpopulation of the homeless, it will help change lives.
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Any ethnic studies curriculum must celebrate – and not further marginalize – our state’s unique population, including its Jews, specifically Jews of color.
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California has many crises, including COVID-19 and recession, but its housing shortage continues and a showdown is looming.
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As California women try to increase their numbers in political office this election and inch toward gender parity, their path may be complicated.
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