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California’s Economic Recovery Lags Other States. This Is Why It’s So Sluggish.

California’s unemployment rate, 5.2% of its labor force in July, is no longer the nation’s highest after months of having that dubious disti...
Photo of men holding up signs at a rally outside of City Hall in Oakland, Calif.

California’s Economic Recovery Lags Other States. This Is Why It’s So Sluggish.

California’s unemployment rate, 5.2% of its labor force in July, is no longer the nation’s highest after months of having that dubious disti...

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In Los Angeles County and San Francisco, Government Reform Is on the Ballot

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Snark’s in Season as National Park Embraces the Hate on Social Media

A website may have made a mistake calling Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park the third-most disappointing national park in the coun...

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California’s Fast Food Workers Got a $20 Minimum Wage, but Is It Working? It’s Debatable

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Anthony W. Haddad The Millennial View Despite being the youngest on the presidential ticket and the first millennial ever nominated by a ma...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has devoted much of his second term to building a national political profile and more or less succeeded. Dan Walters Cal...

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Republicans Are Right: One Party Is ‘Anti-Family and Anti-Kid’

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Oakland Needs Serious Leadership Changes. What About Bringing Back Jerry Brown?

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