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California Might Get One of the Nation’s Toughest Police Use-of-Force Rules

May 24, 2019

After months of negotiations to craft a bill meant to reduce police shootings in California, legislative leaders have landed on a version that appears likely to pass, with law enforcement groups removing their ...

Weakling or Bully? The Battle Over CEQA, California’s Iconic Environmental Law

CALmatters

May 15, 2019

In the rugged hills to the east of the Napa Valley, chainsaws and bulldozers converted a steep hillside of scrubby oak woodland and rockpiles into another vineyard. “That was an incredible rock-hopping wonde...

Hot Off the Grille: Is California Ready to Legalize Roadkill Cuisine?

CALmatters

May 11, 2019

Let’s get the jokes out of the way first. “Meals under wheels.” “Bumper crop.” “Gravel-tenderized meat.” Chances are state Sen. Bob Archuleta has heard most of them. A Los Angeles County Democrat, h...

California Must Reform Charter Schools. Here’s How.

CALmatters

May 11, 2019

In education circles in California and nationally, the fundamental question is this: How do we ensure all public schools are high quality? Opinion Emma Turner Special to CALmatters California ...

5 Takeaways From Newsom’s Revised Budget Plan

CALmatters

May 11, 2019

Buoyed by California’s strong economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent state lawmakers a revised budget Thursday that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion. Ka-ching! Analysis Judy Lin ...

Opinion: Gig Economy Workers Deserve Basic Protections That Come With Employee Status

CALmatters

May 7, 2019

Like so many California families, Karim Bayumi of Anaheim, his wife and two young children are doing everything they can to scrape by. Opinion Art Pulaski Special to CALmatters “We’re labeled ...

When the Next Recession Hits, Will California Be Able to Count on Washington?

CALmatters

May 4, 2019

They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing, at least not lately. California’s fiscal health is in extraordinary shape. Judy Lin CALmatters California isn’t as prepared as it may seem for the...

How Powerful Lawmakers are Killing California Bills—Without a Peep

CALmatters

May 1, 2019

Gun control, school spending, curbs on greenhouse gases: With Democrats holding more power at the Capitol than they’ve had since the 19th century, California’s legislative pipeline is full this year with big, b...

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For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes

CALmatters

April 30, 2019

Diego San Luis Ortega was a toddler when his parents brought him to California from Veracruz, Mexico. Now 22 and a “Dreamer” who is protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals po...

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California’s Public School Chief Says Education No Place for Competition

CALmatters

April 26, 2019

Tony Thurmond seems to be exactly the man that his most loyal backers hoped (and his opponents feared) he would be. by Ben Christopher CALmatters “If it were not for the education, my cousin who ...

California Senate OKs Rule on Police Use-of-Force Training

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Newsom Apologizes, Calls Treatment of Native Americans Genocide

Toxic Algae a Danger for Swimmers at San Luis Reservoir

Is Privatizing Bookstores the Smart Move for Community Colleges?

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

'The Job's Not Done.' Raptors Reset, as NBA Finals Loom

Mariska Hargitay: Haven’t Been in Touch With Linda Fairstein

Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested at Raptors Rally in Toronto

Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges

Larry Patten: Hospice Won't Kill You and It's Not Giving Up

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

In California, a Blue Wave and Progressive Governor: So Why Are so Many Leftist Plans Going Under?

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Brand Still Can Be a Political Kingmaker

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

CALmatters

California Might Get One of the Nation’s Toughest Police Use-of-Force Rules

Weakling or Bully? The Battle Over CEQA, California’s Iconic Environmental Law

Hot Off the Grille: Is California Ready to Legalize Roadkill Cuisine?

California Must Reform Charter Schools. Here’s How.

5 Takeaways From Newsom’s Revised Budget Plan

Opinion: Gig Economy Workers Deserve Basic Protections That Come With Employee Status

When the Next Recession Hits, Will California Be Able to Count on Washington?

How Powerful Lawmakers are Killing California Bills—Without a Peep

For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes

California’s Public School Chief Says Education No Place for Competition

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