Information about how California’s K-12 students are performing is located on several sites and is difficult to understand, a new report finds.
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California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it
Proposition 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn’t doing much to help push back.
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California Democrats strike back against local conservative rebellions on LGBTQ rights, abortion
Some California communities are resisting progressive policies from Sacramento. Democrats in the Legislature say they are going too far and are responding with bills to shut them down.
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A stunt or first step? Inside California’s last-minute effort to cut electric bills and streamline clean energy
Consumers would get a small credit on electric bills if the legislation passes. Solar companies say the energy measures might not be effective in streamlining projects.
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Lawmakers say Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills
A trio of California Democratic lawmakers, including Santa Cruz Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation. Did the Newsom administration inflate the numbers to quietly kill the bills?
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What can California Democrats do for Kamala Harris? Flip the House
Party leaders at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago send a clear message to California delegates: Kamala Harris needs a Democratic Congress to succeed if she’s elected president.
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Why Riverside County? California lawmakers want to make the Inland Empire an EV manufacturing hub
Supporters say a bill to create an electric vehicle opportunity zone in Riverside County would be a big job boost. A big beneficiary, at least initially, could be luxury EV maker Karma Automotive in Moreno Valley.
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Taxpayers cover tuition at California’s for-profit schools. The results? Low-wage, high-turnover jobs
California officials have warned for years that for-profit schools can make misleading career claims — leaving students with “a mountain of debt” but no job. Still, many for-profit schools remain on the state’s list of recommended job training programs.
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More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
California schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a crackdown.
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California hits milestones toward 100% clean energy — but has a long way to go
Fossil fuels are still a large source of electricity, but California has made progress with renewables while keeping the lights on.