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Sacramento’s Latest Reckless Law Will Give Lighter Sentences to 10,000 Repeat Felons

November 11, 2019

Jerry Dewayne Williams, if popular folklore is to be believed, should be coming up for parole soon. This spring marks the silver anniversary since Williams, better known as the “pizza thief,” received 25-yea...

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California Needs You: A Veteran’s Call to Service

CalMatters

November 10, 2019

I am thankful on this Veterans Day. I had the honor to serve our country as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Now, as chief service officer for the state of California, I have the opportunity to bring home my experi...

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

CalMatters

November 7, 2019

Those of us who have watched a friend or family member wrestle with addiction or cope with mental illness recognize that certain acts are a cry for help. For one of my friends, it was getting into a car acci...

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

CalMatters

November 6, 2019

Seven years after California started pumping billions of dollars into schools with the neediest students — an attempt to narrow a chronic academic achievement gap — a new state audit has found that the state’s ...

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California Just Pushed Back School Start Times. Now What?

CalMatters

November 1, 2019

Of the dozens of education bills that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this year, few will have a more practical impact on everyday lives than the new, later start times for California’s high schools and middl...

What California Can Learn From Seattle About Police Shootings

CalMatters

October 31, 2019

By Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters As California debated a new law limiting when police can use deadly force, advocates pointed to Seattle as an example of a place that’s benefited from a similar policy. The Se...

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Is Your City Ready for California’s Next Recession?

CalMatters

October 27, 2019

By Judy Lin and Elizabeth Castillo CalMatters California might be enjoying a historic economic expansion, but pockets of the state could be devastated in the next recession and at least 18 cities are even...

How Bad Teeth and Lack of Dental Care Can Lead to Poverty, Discrimination

CalMatters

October 22, 2019

Gina Diaz-Nino considers herself an extrovert. But since her mouth began deteriorating after years of methamphetamine use and two fights, she receded into the shadows. Her teeth are yellow, crooked and brown...

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California Families Are Hungry While a Third of Crops Rot in Fields

CalMatters

October 20, 2019

Maximina Molina Sanchez is worried about going hungry this winter. She depends on a food bank in Huron to feed her husband and two kids. But with most agricultural workers out of jobs during the winter, demand ...

Newsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, Governor Bucks Both Trump and Brown

CalMatters

October 14, 2019

Californians will soon be allowed to eat roadkill but be prohibited from buying fur coats. Abortion pills will become available on college campuses, but tiny bottles of shampoo will be banned from hotel rooms. ...

Fresno Unified Wrestles With How Big to Make Bond Measure

Fresno EOC, Tulare County DA Get Federal Anti-Human Trafficking Grants

DACA Supporters Rally in Fresno As Court Weighs Case to End Protections

Drugs Hidden in Spray Foam Land Modesto Man in Nebraska Jail

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

Fresno’s Homelessness Crisis Needs Immediate United Action

Giant Plane That Led POW Rescue Mission Coming to Castle Air Museum

Meet the Scientist Who’s Been Counting California Butterflies for 47 Years and Has No Plans to Stop

Star Wars, Marvel Give Boost to Disney’s Streaming Debut

Seahawks Knock 49ers From Unbeaten Ranks With 27-24 OT Win

Gideon Levy: ‘The Two-State Solution has Left the Station’

Sacramento’s Latest Reckless Law Will Give Lighter Sentences to 10,000 Repeat Felons

Walters: Legislating by Whim

California Needs You: A Veteran’s Call to Service

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Camels in Fresno? That’s Not Bizarre — it’s (the Islamic Center) Bazaar!

Can Gen Z Figure Out How to End Islamophobia?

Democrats Growing in State. Fresno and Clovis Too.

Buttigieg Would Pick 1st Female for Veteran’s Post

Michael Bloomberg Opens Door to 2020 Presidential Campaign

AP Exclusive: Steyer Aide Offered Money for Endorsements

CalMatters

Sacramento’s Latest Reckless Law Will Give Lighter Sentences to 10,000 Repeat Felons

California Needs You: A Veteran’s Call to Service

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

California Just Pushed Back School Start Times. Now What?

What California Can Learn From Seattle About Police Shootings

Is Your City Ready for California’s Next Recession?

How Bad Teeth and Lack of Dental Care Can Lead to Poverty, Discrimination

California Families Are Hungry While a Third of Crops Rot in Fields

Newsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, Governor Bucks Both Trump and Brown

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