President Donald Trump’s spending bill includes cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. But it also increases a federal tax credit that helps build affordable housing in California.
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Posted inEducation
Fearing deportation, international students go silent at California’s universities
After hundreds of international students lost their status this spring, then regained it following lawsuits, the uncertainty of it happening again has created fear. Some students say they’ve changed the routes they take on California campuses, the topics they research and what they post on social media.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
California Supreme Court hands victory to rooftop solar panel owners
Justices told a lower court to revisit its decision to uphold cuts of 75% to payments for solar panel owners.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
California cut coal from its energy supply. Why it might plug back into fossil fuels
With electricity prices rising and pressure to keep the lights on, California is racing to create an expanded power market with other Western utilities to trade vast amounts of electricity.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
What California still doesn’t understand about men’s mental health
Youth and young adults in California make up just 21% of the population but account for 57% of emergency room visits due to self-harm. It’ll take more than awareness months to make a real difference, Santa Cruzan Ayo Banjo writes.
Posted inLatest News
Court blocks ammunition background checks in new blow to California’s gun control framework
California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks for ammunition purchases. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that provision violates the Second Amendment.
Posted inLatest News
California cannabis companies thought Trump would be an ally. Then the raids happened
Federal agents arrested hundreds of workers after immigration sweeps at a California cannabis company, stoking fears that President Trump might target the marijuana industry.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Thousands of Californians lost work after L.A. immigration raids. Citizens did, too
A new report from UC Merced shows Latino and white people especially lost work after the Trump administration escalated immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?
Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some California lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out there,” one warden said.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
California’s wind and solar projects face new federal hurdles
Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s climate agenda. Eleven major solar projects and one onshore wind project now face potential delays or cancellation.