It takes tens of millions of dollars to run a statewide campaign for governor. Strategists say the many Democratic candidates aren’t raising money quickly enough.
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Child care in California was already hard to find; the immigration crackdown has made it worse
In California, almost 40% of the workforce is foreign-born and more than a million parents — immigrant and otherwise — rely on child care providers so they can go to work.
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Immigration arrests quietly surge by 1,500% in San Diego: ‘I feel the temperature rising’
San Diego doesn’t feel like a city under siege by Border Patrol, but it’s the scene of a dramatic increase in immigration arrests during President Donald Trump’s crackdown.
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Tom Steyer vows to cut electricity bills by 25%, but experts say the details fall short
California has the second-highest electricity bills in the nation, and no candidate for governor has homed in as much as climate investor Tom Steyer. But is his promise to cut bills 25% realistic?
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California state employees alarmed by demand to prove their citizenship
Close to 4,000 employees of the California Department of Public Health were told they must use the federal E-Verify system to keep federal funding. Unions are pushing back.
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California Democrats have new plans for confronting ICE: Taxes, lawsuits and location bans
The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the measure, one of several targeting ICE.
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Bachelor’s degrees at community colleges: Lawmakers say yes, UC and CSU say slow down
A bill making its way through the California Assembly would allow Southwestern College to create up to four additional bachelor’s programs aimed at workforce needs in south San Diego County.
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Los Angeles won’t be tweaking its ‘mansion tax.’ Now the debate is likely to go statewide
A ballot measure do-over in Los Angeles was intended to ward off a statewide anti-tax crusade. Hanging over the debate is the specter of a proposed statewide proposition that would sharply cap municipal transfer taxes while also restricting other local taxes.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Can AI help make homeless Californians healthier?
A California company is using artificial intelligence to help diagnose homeless Californians. The technology promises better access to health care, but it also raises questions.
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How California lawmakers are trying to speed up spending on voter-approved climate projects
Assemblymember David Alvarez is pushing a proposal to get Proposition 4 dollars out the door faster, more than a year after voters approved the state’s biggest climate bond to date.