Changing consumer tastes, market saturation and rising costs from tariffs has forced the closure of some of the most beloved craft breweries in California.
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Prop 43 would make special taxes harder to pass. That’s the point, say anti-tax advocates
The statewide ballot measure would require two-thirds of voters to approve any local special taxes, instead of the simple majority for citizen-led initiatives. Anti-tax advocates say it should be that hard for governments to tax Californians, but local officials say it could constrain funding for essential services.
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Sudden surge in ICE arrests empties streets in California’s San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley is California’s agricultural heartland. Suddenly, it’s the focus of an immigration enforcement campaign that has communities on edge.
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How election deniers are using public records to sow doubt in California
California election skeptics filed dozens of public records requests. Some are soliciting donations from people who believe election results can’t be trusted.
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Newsom apologized to tribes for historic harms, but vetoed two bills that would have empowered them
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that would’ve given tribal governments a greater voice in water projects and in preventing the destruction of sacred Indigenous religious sites on state land.
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Why are out-of-state billionaires funding a California voter ID measure?
Republican megadonors are boosting California’s voter ID measure in the hopes its success, or failure, might reveal how similar measures could perform in more moderate states.
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The same union supporting a billionaire tax wants voters to limit clinic spending. Here’s what to know about Prop 44
Proposition 44 would require clinics to spend more money on patient care. The union pushing the measure is the same one supporting the billionaire tax proposal.
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5 tax measures are on the California ballot. Here’s how to make sense of them all
California voters haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994.
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New California law aims to stop ‘predatory’ developers from moving in on wildfire-ravaged community
As many as 200 to 300 new structures have been permitted in Altadena, but homeowners who survived the Eaton fire are struggling to rebuild.
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Abortion pills to be offered at California community college health centers under new law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law requiring California community colleges with health centers to provide access to abortion medication starting in 2029. A previous law already requires public universities in California to offer abortion pills.
