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Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package

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California Politicians Ignore Ag’s Troubles, but Boost Movie Business

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When James Marshall discovered traces of gold in the ...

California Politicians Ignore Ag’s Troubles, but Boost Movie Business

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When James Marshall discovered traces of gold in the ...

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California Politicians Agree on School Money, but Poor Test Scores Need Attention

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Historically, the annual process of writing a state b...

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Bay Area Transit Systems Want More Money. But Their Payrolls Soared as Ridership Declined

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, the st...

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California’s Battle Against Homelessness Needs a ‘Combined Arms’ Approach

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. World War II was the most massive military conflict i...

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California’s Deficit Dilemma: Cut Spending, Borrow Money or Raise Taxes?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Legislature has just a few days to pas...

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Why Did the California Senate Shunt a Cost-Cutting Housing Bill?

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last month, RAND, a prominent think tank based in San...

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California Wealth and Poverty

California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for ...

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Gavin Newsom’s Off-the-Mark Budget Numbers Undermine His Credibility Again

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget assume...

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Congress Debates Two Issues With Big CA Implications: EVs, Taxes

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Four months into Donald Trump‘s second presiden...

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Democratic Candidates for CA Governor Shy Away From State’s Anti-Oil Crusade

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The most interesting moment of Monday’s labor union-s...

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press, as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2025. (Reuters/Annabelle Gordon)
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House Republicans Say They Expect to Vote Tonight on Trump’s Tax-Cut Bill

The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County has rapidly expanded to 8,396 acres with no containment, prompting evacuation orders and warnings near New Cuyama. (CalFire)
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San Luis Obispo’s Madre Fire Grows to 8,300 Acres, Prompts Evacuations

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SLO Deputies Fatally Shoot Man in Los Osos Weeks After US Marshal Impersonation Arrest

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Madera County Deputy Injured, Wanted Felon Arrested After Violent Struggle

A wildfire dubbed the Madre Fire has burned over 3,300 acres near New Cuyama with 0% containment, officials said Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (CalFire)
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San Luis Obispo County Wildfire Burns More Than 3,000 Acres. No Containment Yet

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Wired Wednesday: Why Is State Lawmaker Taking Aim at Rooftop Solar?

Jose Luna (left), 33, and Ralph Grajeda, 45, both of Visalia, have been sentenced for their roles in the 2020 shotgun killing of Robert Soto at a local motel. (Tulare County DA)
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Two Visalia Men Sentenced in 2021 Motel Killing

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (Reuters File)
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Ex-Jan. 6 Defendant Gets Life in Prison for Plot to Kill FBI Agents

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