After months of negotiations, university officials and the faculty union remain far apart on key contract terms. Cal State provided a 5% general raise; the union wants 12% this year.
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Dream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery
A disproportionate share of down payment loans last year went to homebuyers who were white, non-Latino and living in Sacramento. This time, state officials hope a lottery will make it more equitable.
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Supreme Court will hear case about homeless encampments, with huge implications for California
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that has implications for how much power California officials have over homeless camps. It will rule on current precedent later this year.
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Newsom OK’d a minimum wage increase for health care workers. Now he wants to delay it
About 500,000 California health care workers were expected to see pay increases under a law that set a new minimum wage for their industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay the pay bumps until the state budget has a stronger outlook.
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Digging out: Newsom outlines plan to cover state budget deficit pegged at $38B
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California’s budget deficit is far smaller than what the Legislature’s analysts projected Wednesday and proposed only $8.5 billion in cuts by delaying spending and taking $13 billion from the state’s main reserves.
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Cal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final pay offer
After months of negotiations, university officials offer a 5% pay raise. The union is seeking 12% and plans to strike at the end of January.
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Faculty diversity: Why do California community colleges struggle?
“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Why many insured Californians avoid hospitals in Monterey County: ‘It’s just too much’
High prices at hospitals in Monterey County are “an anomaly even among the most expensive” communities in California. One insurance plan there saves money by paying for members’ travel to other counties for procedures.
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State’s end-of-year affordable housing bonanza likely to leave dozens of near-ready projects ‘mothballed’
The state of California has hundreds of millions to spend on affordable housing. Developers say they need billions.
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California approves rules that turn sewage into drinking water
Suppliers now have detailed steps to create a new source of drinking water. But it’s not really “toilet-to-tap.” Due to the cost, it’ll likely be only large suppliers.