Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus, Furthur, is the centerpiece of an exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead that opens Saturday in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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Court stalls EPA plan to override California’s vehicle pollution standards
A temporary injunction bars the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring congressional approval of a decades-old exemption allowing California to set its own clean-vehicle standards.
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Trump administration ratchets up its fight to get more oil flowing from California
The Trump administration’s latest salvo in its efforts to get more crude flowing through the Golden State is a federal review of California’s coastal management program, which is run largely by a state commission that has had a powerful role for decades in shaping development along the coast.
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Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of U.S. feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92.
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California Legislature kills bill regulating Flock cameras even as public rage grows
The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception.
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Do later school start times help California students? Here’s what new study says
Later school start times can disrupt family schedules and cost districts money, but a new study says the benefits for sleep, mental health and academic achievement for California students makes the change worthwhile.
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Defense tech has unleashed a new weapons boom in Southern California
An analysis of defense contracts by CalMatters and The Markup charts the rise of defense spending in Southern California — often in heavily Democratic districts.
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Why a bill to juice condo construction died even though California lawmakers voted for it
Supporters said a condo construction bill was a key to unlocking the type of naturally affordable for-sale housing that California desperately needs. But deadlines matter.
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California Assembly backs off voting on bill that would aid wildfire victims
The California Assembly opted not to vote Tuesday on legislation meant to help wildfire victims, deciding at the last minute to push back a decision on a bill that some Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, said wouldn’t meaningfully address the financial challenges caused by catastrophic blazes.
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Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses?
It’s been a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges. The Legislature passed another bill to allow this. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it the previous time. What will he do now?
