A recent legal settlement directs $2 billion to California schools to help students recover from learning loss. The lawsuit claimed remote learning was so ineffective that thousands of students were denied their right to an education.
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Posted inBusiness & Technology
Bill package takes aim at AI and elections
A suite of five bills introduced this week seeks to protect election integrity from bad actors using artificial intelligence, especially on social media.
Posted inEducation
Why California might mandate the ‘science of reading’ in all schools
More than half of the state’s students are below grade level in English language arts. Many experts say one of the main reasons why is how reading is taught.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
How Los Angeles figured out how to build affordable housing at no public cost
The term “unsubsidized 100% affordable project” was once an oxymoron. Under Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles is now approving them by the hundreds.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Newsom asked for a bill to legalize psychedelic therapy. Lawmakers move to give him one
California could follow Oregon in authorizing the use of psychedelics in therapeutic settings. Growing research characterizes certain hallucinogens as helpful in treating mental illnesses, such as depression and PTSD.
Posted inLatest News
Saving salmon: Newsom unveils blueprint for ending decades-long decline
With salmon populations throughout California declining for decades and facing the threat of extinction, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled a state strategy aimed at protecting and restoring the iconic species “amidst hotter and drier weather exacerbated by climate change.”
Posted inHousing & Development
Approaching Bay Area deadline a ‘test case’ for California’s housing crisis
On Jan. 31, dozens of cities and counties are expected to convert thousands of suburban-style tracts into apartment-ready parcels. Will the state hold them to it?
Posted inEducation
Cal State faculty ends strike after reaching a tentative contract agreement
California State University faculty agreed to a 5% raise Monday night after months of negotiations, ending what would have been a weeklong strike at the nation’s largest four-year public university system.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what?
As the FAIR Plan writes more fire-insurance policies, homeowners complain about poor service, rising costs and threats of getting kicked off.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
What you need to know from the high-stakes U.S. Senate debate
The four leading candidates for Dianne Feinstein’s former U.S. Senate seat faced off for the first time Monday. Democrats Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff clashed over earmarks and the Gaza war, then ganged up on Republican Steve Garvey over his support for former President Donald Trump. But will the debate change the dynamics of the race before the March 5 primary?