President Joe Biden’s executive action could allow border agents to immediately return migrants to Mexico without considering their asylum claims. While the White House says the new measures will bring order, advocates for migrants say it could cause more chaos and danger.
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How shots instead of pills could change California’s homeless crisis
Doctors on the front lines of California’s homelessness and mental health crises are using monthly injections to treat psychosis in their most vulnerable patients.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Forget the first 220 failures to split California. This developer has a new plan to secede
The latest bid to break up California is the brainchild of a real estate developer in San Bernardino County. It taps into growing resistance to the state’s liberal governance by more conservative residents.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Why a Bay Area transit rescue plan is on hold
A Bay Area transit funding bill is delayed so supporters can seek consensus on how the money will be raised and distributed. Many California transit agencies are trying to avoid financial disaster and increase accountability.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects
Community projects can give renters and low-income homeowners a chance to go solar, but the California Public Utilities Commission’s action is unlikely to give them the option.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Planned Parenthood sought a building permit. Then a California city changed zoning rules.
In the Inland Empire, Fontana is the latest California city to block a Planned Parenthood clinic, saying it’s studying putting an entertainment hub there.
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Newsom unveils plan that would hasten insurance-rate reviews — and increases
A proposal to fix California’s insurance crisis would require the insurance department to process requests from insurers more quickly. But that could end with a lot of rate increases for consumers.
Posted inEducation
Hispanic Serving Institutions rely on federal funding to support Latino students. What happens when the money ends?
Once federal grant funding ends many resources and opportunities at Hispanic Serving Institutions – including Cabrillo College – continue only through student and faculty efforts. Experts say campuses must maintain programs to better serve Latino students.
Posted inEducation
UCLA, UC Davis student workers join UCSC’s on picket lines as strike expands, with amnesty for protesters a key demand
Student workers are striking at three University of California campuses after union members at UCLA and UC Davis on Tuesday morning followed UC Santa Cruz workers to the picket lines. The Office of President says the strike violates the union contract.
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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?