Assembly Bill 1685 would have required local governments and universities that issue parking tickets to forgive at least $1,500 in fines each year for Californians who prove they are living unhoused.
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Fact-checking ads for California’s sports betting propositions
The campaigns for Propositions 26 and 27 on this November’s ballot have made a wide variety of claims, especially about how the money gleaned from sports betting in California will get distributed. CalMatters parses it all.
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In nonpartisan race for California superintendent of public instruction, it’s all politics
Democratic incumbent Tony Thurmond and Republican challenger Lance Christensen will face off in the race for superintendent of public instruction to oversee California schools.
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A new law could raise fast-food wages to $22 an hour — and opponents are trying to halt it
Almost as soon as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s fast-food labor law on Labor Day, critics started trying to overturn it. Here’s what you need to know about AB 257.
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California voters to decide on repeal of anti-public housing measure in 2024
The measure will ask voters to do away with Article 34 of the California Constitution, which requires voter approval before public housing is built in a community. Passed in 1950, the provision stymied low-income housing construction in California for decades and continues today to add to the cost and uncertainty of building affordable housing.
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California lawmakers pass new social media protections for minors
A pair of bills approved by California legislators would regulate how Facebook, YouTube and other platforms treat minors and seek to influence how they moderate extremist content.
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What to know about California’s November ballot propositions
California’s November election will feature seven statewide ballot measures, including on abortion rights, sports wagering and another kidney dialysis measure.
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Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows
Gov. Gavin Newsom has a strong lead for reelection as his November showdown with Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle approaches, even though voters see the state on the wrong track.
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California voters don’t want Biden or Trump to run in 2024, poll shows
Among the state’s Democrats, Gov. Gavin Newsom has the edge over Vice President Kamala Harris to be President Joe Biden’s successor in 2024.
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California’s fast food bill could link chains to wage theft and other workplace violations
Proponents say AB 257 could curb wage theft, but restaurateurs say it could raise costs and prices and fundamentally change relationships with fast food chains.
