The decision by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 85, to retire comes amid Democrats’ cries for a new generation of leadership and sets the stage for a showdown between a progressive challenger and a well-known moderate state senator.
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Inside California’s high school of the future: It’s clean, no one cuts and biotech is a class
CART High in Clovis offers work experience, academics tailored to students’ interests, stronger personal connections with staff and multidisciplinary courses that link directly to careers and community needs.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
California Democrats push to block ICE from schools, hospitals and shelters
Highly publicized immigration raids in the early months of Donald Trump’s second term have rattled California communities and prompted lawmakers to push for more laws protecting immigrants.
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California lawmakers kill bid to force HOAs to follow open meetings laws
A Republican bill to require more transparency from California’s 50,000 homeowners associations failed to advance out of committee despite bipartisan support.
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License to Kill
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.
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Other states do housing better than California; a new study shows how they do it
Terrible trio of a too small housing supply, too high living costs and too many homeless people plague California. A study says metro areas elsewhere are more pro-housing.
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Hundreds arrested and suspended: How California colleges are disciplining faculty and students over protests
Students and faculty protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities throughout California are facing a range of consequences from arrests to suspensions and bans from campus. Meanwhile, students and faculty have also had to endure campus closures, canceled events and classes moving online. What are the academic and legal costs of civil disobedience for California’s college protesters?
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Why Prop 1 foes are getting back in the fight
Opponents of Proposition 1 withdrew their concession Monday as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure barely leads. The foes are launching a campaign, similar to one by Newsom’s political action committee, to find and fix rejected ballots.
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New California housing laws aimed to streamline building process take effect in 2024
A slew of housing bills from the 2023 legislative session going into effect in January promises to ease or eliminate some of the red tape involved in building new housing.