Gov. Gavin Newsom lowered the guaranteed amount of funding for K-12 schools in this year’s budget. The California School Boards Association filed a lawsuit Thursday, saying the change is unconstitutional.
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New California law gives tenants more time to respond to eviction notices
Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from five, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will increase their costs.
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Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says
Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university. Most community college students never graduate or transfer, a state audit found.
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A new California law will scrub most medical debt from credit reports
About 4 in 10 Californians are believed to be carrying medical debt, which can harm their chances of landing a mortgage or an apartment if it shows up on credit reports.
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Critics say lawmakers watered down California’s lemon car law after secret lobbyist negotiations
A bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature could make it harder for California consumers to get refunds for defective cars under the state’s lemon law. The Legislature hastily passed the complicated bill, which auto manufacturers and attorneys drafted in secret. Did lawmakers even have time to read it?
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California ballot asks voters to invest in climate solutions
California officials cut billions from ambitious climate programs to offset an unexpected budget deficit. Now they hope voters approve a multibillion-dollar bond to fill the gap.
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What happens to homeless people after encampment sweeps? That’s on cities, Gavin Newsom says
California cities and counties are to blame for failing to get people off the street, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday — despite all the money he’s given them to do so.
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California drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace.
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California Medicaid ballot measure is popular, well funded — and perilous, opponents warn
Proposition 35, aimed at creating a dedicated stream of funding to provide health care for California’s low-income residents, would put funding for many programs at risk because the ballot measure would supersede the budget, opponents say.
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Thousands in California’s jails have the right to vote — but here’s why many won’t
While incarcerated Californians who aren’t serving felony sentences are eligible to vote, most county jails don’t make it very easy. A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would test in-person voting in jails in three counties – including Santa Cruz County.