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Mountain View sets spending plan for November tax measure, amid community concerns
After much deliberation, Mountain View has set its funding priorities for Measure G, a property transfer tax that's on the ...
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CA fast food restaurants strike back
Out restaurant in San Francisco on March 20, 2023. Photo by Chin Hei Leung, SOPA Images/Sip USA via Reuters From Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang:  When California lawmakers, Gov. Gavin Newsom, fast food ...
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No sleeping bags, keep moving: California cities increase crackdown on homeless encampments
In summary More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down ...
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California schools face twin perils: chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment
California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability. Their other numbers problem is the financial ...
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‘Steam engine’ or cautionary tale? Experts weigh in on AI role in California elections
In summary At its 50th anniversary event, the state’s campaign finance watchdog looks to the future with a discussion on artificial intelligence. Attorney General Rob Bonta warns AI companies about ...
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Project 2025 to California: Report abortion data or lose billions in Medicaid
In summary If the next Republican president implements Project 2025, California will face an ultimatum: report sensitive abortion data to the CDC or jeopardize Medicaid funding. Project 2025, the ...
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Family-run Salvadoran pupuseria Comalito opens in Redwood City
Redwood City has a new Salvadoran pupuseria that’s selling pupusas for a shockingly low price: $3.25. “You can bring in a party of four for 60 bucks, that’s including everything,” said Rene Franco, co ...
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For Californians with immigrant parents, voting becomes a sacred privilege
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Santa Clara County courts redirect mental health cases
Although Santa Clara County was one of the first in the nation to create a behavioral health court, criminal offenders with ...
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California college students want more online courses, but can they catch up to in-class peers?
In summary The number of students taking college courses online has grown, particularly at the California Community Colleges. While campuses see the modality as increasing accessibility for students, ...
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After years in California prison, voting is a personal triumph over my silent past
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California’s young voters must participate if we want a livable climate future
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