The California Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks whether to kick a measure off the November ballot that would make it more difficult to raise taxes. The case pits Democratic leaders and unions against business and taxpayer groups.
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Californians are protecting themselves from wildfire. Why is there still an insurance crisis?
As some insurance companies, citing growing risks and costs, have paused or stopped writing new policies in California, lawmakers want mitigation measures to be tracked, updated and accounted for to help insurance availability and affordability.
Posted inEducation
California could require kids to learn how to manage money. Should voters decide curriculum?
An initiative that looks likely to appear on the November ballot and that would require a personal finance class in high school circumvents the usual process for curriculum changes.
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UC’s president had a plan to deescalate protests. How did we get a night of violence at UCLA?
The University of California’s campus safety plan was designed to calm protests by limiting law enforcement. Yet as tensions grew to violence against a UCLA student encampment erected in protest over the war in Gaza, many are criticizing law enforcement’s lack of intervention.
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California passed a law to stop ‘pay to play’ in local politics. After two years, legislators want to gut it
A 2022 law limits campaign contributions to $250 to local elected officials from a donor with a license, building permit or other proceeding before the officials. Now there’s a bill to raise the limit to $1,000 and loosen other restrictions.
Posted inEducation
Steve Garvey calls pro-Palestinian student protesters ‘terrorists’
Steve Garvey, the Republican contender for California’s U.S. Senate seat in November’s election, criticized USC student encampments as acts of terrorism. Nearly 100 demonstrators were arrested on trespassing charges.
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Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidy
A federal affordable internet subsidy is going away and 3 million Californians must decide whether to end access largely considered a human right.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Much of California’s homeless population is stuck in cycles of substance use. These strategies can help
Many Californians experiencing homelessness do not have access to the kind of care they need to overcome substance use disorder, which is almost always a significant barrier to finding stable employment or securing permanent housing. Kimberly Knopik, who has faced homelessness and issues with mental health and substance abuse, writes about what she’s learned.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Who’s selling your digital data? California gives you tools to protect your online privacy
About 450 companies are on the data broker registry in California, and a law passed last year will make it easier to delete the data they collect about people.
Posted inEducation
The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit grows
The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students.