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Reparations Proposals for Black Californians Advance to State Assembly

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday, including legislation that would create an age...

Reparations Proposals for Black Californians Advance to State Assembly

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate advanced a set of ambitious reparations proposals Tuesday, including legislation that would create an age...

/ 6 months ago

California Passed a Law to Stop ‘Pay to Play’ in Local Politics. After Two Years, Legislators Want to Gut It

Described by its author as the “most significant political reform” in decades, a 2022 law designed to limit businesses’ and contractors’ att...

/ 7 months ago

Californians Will See Lower Electricity Rates and a New Fee That Won’t Vary with Power Use

State utility regulators decided Thursday to let California’s largest power providers stick their customers with a new monthly flat fee in e...

/ 7 months ago

California’s Budget Deficit is Likely Growing, Complicating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Plans

SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won’t be good. Newsom, ...

/ 7 months ago

San Francisco Mayor Touts Possibilities After Voters Expand Police Powers, Gets Tough on Drug Users

■New measures will install cameras in high crime areas and deploy drones. ■Breed plans to bring 30,000 new residents and students downtown b...

/ 9 months ago

Charges Against Alleged White Supremacists Are Tossed by a California Judge for the Second Time

■Rise Above Movement members accused of conspiring to riot. ■Judge dismisses charges against Robert Rundo and Robert Boman. ■Prosecutors pla...

/ 9 months ago

Golden Gate Bridge Temporarily Blocked by Pro-Palestinian Protesters

■Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked Golden Gate Bridge traffic. ■No injuries or arrests were reported from the protest. ■The protest was aga...

/ 10 months ago

Californians Unite Behind These 3 Things They Say Are Wrong with the State

A December poll finds that Californians — regardless of party affiliation — agree that economic conditions, homelessness, and housing are th...

/ 11 months ago

Some Californians Released From Prison Will Receive $2,400 Under New State Re-Entry Program

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job searc...

/ 12 months ago

Some Californians Released From Prison Will Receive $2,400 Under New State Re-Entry Program

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job searc...

/ 12 months ago

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